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Islamic Leadership School

2008 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, Bronx, NY, 10462 -

School Notes Overview:

Islamic Leadership School education is a lifelong process that fashions and changes our ideals and beliefs. It is necessary, therefore, to ensure that a Muslim child is so tutored that his acquired knowledge is not in conflict with his Islamic beliefs and practices. Incidents in our society indicate the Muslim students are constantly being exposed to situations where they are likely to compromise their beliefs and to adopt non-Islamic morals, values and beliefs....

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School Overview:

	Islamic Leadership School
Religious Affiliation	Islamic
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - 10
Offers Post-Graduate Year	Yes
County	Bronx County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	55 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	100%	22%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 5 students
	Grade 1 - 3 students
	Grade 2 - 11 students
	Grade 3 - 11 students
	Grade 4 - 5 students
	Grade 5 - 6 students
	Grade 6 - 5 students
	Grade 7 - 2 students
	Grade 8 - 3 students
	Grade 9 - 2 students
	Grade 10 - 2 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	8 teachers
Classroom dress code	Formal (White shirt and navy blue pants)
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	181 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$3,600
Tuition Notes	lower tuitions for families with more than one student.
Admissions Director	Mrs. Shireena Drammeh

School Notes:

Islamic Leadership School education is a lifelong process that fashions and changes our ideals and beliefs. It is necessary, therefore, to ensure that a Muslim child is so tutored that his acquired knowledge is not in conflict with his Islamic beliefs and practices. Incidents in our society indicate the Muslim students are constantly being exposed to situations where they are likely to compromise their beliefs and to adopt non-Islamic morals, values and beliefs.
Profile last updated: 09/13/2009

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Interfaith Understanding Wins Out, and a Plot Loses (New York Times)
posted on May 22, 2009 at 06:01:07 pm
A plot to bomb synagogues in the Bronx showed the importance of a program bringing together Jewish and Muslim children to breed understanding and tolerance.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (10462)	School Zip (10462)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	72,077 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	25%	32%
Population Average Age	34 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$33,735	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.4 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	65 years old	58 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (10462) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	22% / 78%	41% / 59%