Kehillah Jewish High School

3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA, 94303 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

KJHS is a college preparatory high school serving Jewish students grades 9 through 12. Dual Jewish and general studies curriculum, honors, AP courses, after-school competitive sports, varied extra-curricular offerings. State-of-the- art science labs, art studio and theatre. Interactive "Smartboards" in every classroom. Graduates have been accepted to every University of California campus and a large number of "ivy league" universities....

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School Overview:

 
Kehillah Jewish High School
School Membership(s) Other religious school association(s)
Western States Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Religious Affiliation Jewish
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
Programs for Learning Differences Yes
Learning Differences Supported Mild learning differences
Year Founded 2002
County Santa Clara County, CA
Student Body
Total Students 127 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color 2% 41%
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 34 students
Grade 10 - 33 students
Grade 11 - 30 students
Grade 12 - 30 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 25 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 95%
Average Class Size 12
Number of AP Courses 10
Advanced Courses
Studio ArtsLiterature
Language U.S. History
Physics Music Theory and Composition
Modern European History Computer Programming
Chemistry Calculus AB
Biology 
Classroom dress code Casual
This School
(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:5 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 167 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $27,900
% on Financial Aid 40%
Head of School Lillian Howard
Admissions Director Marily Lerner
Sport
Total Sports Offered 8
 
Sports
BaseballBasketball
Cross CountryGolf
SoccerSwimming
TennisVolley Ball
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations 18
 
Extracurriculars
ArtCeramics
Chamber EnsembleChoir
DramaGay Student Alliance
Hiking ClubImprovisational Comedy Troupe
Israel Activist ClubPhotography
Rock/Jazz BandS.T.A.N.D. (Darfur relief group)
Speech & Debate TeamStudent Council
Student NewspaperWildlife Rescue Club
YearbookYearbook, Student Newspaper, Stand-Up Improv, Israel Club, Student Council, Speech & Debate, Hiking, Wildlife Club, Drama, Rock/Jazz Band, Ceramics, Photography, Art, Chamber Ensemble, Choir

School Notes:

  • KJHS is a college preparatory high school serving Jewish students grades 9 through 12. Dual Jewish and general studies curriculum, honors, AP courses, after-school competitive sports, varied extra-curricular offerings. State-of-the- art science labs, art studio and theatre. Interactive "Smartboards" in every classroom. Graduates have been accepted to every University of California campus and a large number of "ivy league" universities.
  • Profile last updated: 07/13/2009

In the News:

  • Feature story: It takes an 'urban' village (Palo Alto Weekly)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 04:34:11 pm
    Sunday's grand opening of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, at the corner of Charleston and San Antonio roads in south Palo Alto, felt like a village fair. ==B Photos by Veronica Weber. Video by Veronica Weber and Carol Blitzer/Palo Alto Online.== ==B Related material:== ■ [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=14265 What's inside the Taube ...
  • 19 local Jews in running for national ‘hero’ award (J Weekly)
    posted on October 1, 2009 at 06:33:30 pm
    What does a Jewish Community Hero actually do? In the Bay Area, they teach cooking classes to children, practice law, write books, advocate for LGBT Jews and make people laugh as a stand-up comedian.
  • New school campus rises on motel row (Palo Alto Weekly)
    posted on September 21, 2009 at 04:19:31 pm
    A surprising new enterprise has blossomed this month along El Camino Real's "motel row." Tucked in near the Glass Slipper and the Comfort Inn is a gleaming new middle school campus for Keys School, a private K-8 school that has operated on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto since 1973. by Chris Kenrick
  • PUBLIC AGENDA: City Council, business-license tax (Palo Alto Weekly)
    posted on June 19, 2009 at 09:58:24 pm
    The Palo Alto City Council is scheduled to hold a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) hearing on a Kehillah Jewish High School request to issue bonds for financing a new high school at 3900 Fabian Way. by PaloAltoOnline.com
  • Voices of the high schools' Class of 2009 (Palo Alto Weekly)
    posted on June 16, 2009 at 06:42:32 am
    Dozens of graduating seniors from 10 local high schools discussed their generation's hopes and dreams in interviews with the Palo Alto Weekly. by Chris Kenrick

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (94303)
School Zip (94303)
(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 45,483 people 33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree n/a 32%
Population Average Age 30 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 3.5 persons 2.8 persons
Median Household Income $64,256 $51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.9 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 51 years old 41 years old
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Zipcode (94303)


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