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Maimonides Academy

103 Miry Brook Road, Danbury, CT, 06810-0681 -

School Notes Overview:

Maimonides Academy Of Western Connecticut offers fully accredited programs for students in Nursery School through Grade 6, plus early childhood programs for one- and two-year- olds. We are the only Jewish day school in Northern Fairfield County as well as Northern Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties in New York, where bus service is available! We feature small class sizes, taught by a highly experienced faculty. Our educational programs include Music, Computers, Art and Physical Education. Maimonides Academy has received national recognition from such organizations as the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth and the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education. Maimonides Academy students score on average over the 90th percentile on national standardized tests. Our Alumni have attended some of the top schools in the country, including Tufts, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Amherst, Brandeis and Princeton. All of our Alumni have a positive feeling about their time spent at Maimonides Academy....

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School Overview:

	Maimonides Academy
School Type	Elem. Or Sec. with a Special Program Emphasis
School Membership(s)	Other special emphasis association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Jewish
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 5
County	Fairfield County, CT
Student Body
Total Students	102 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
% Students of Color	5%	19%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 32 students
	Kind - 13 students
	Grade 1 - 7 students
	Grade 2 - 8 students
	Grade 3 - 6 students
	Grade 4 - 2 students
	Grade 5 - 4 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 30 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Maimonides Academy Of Western Connecticut offers fully accredited programs for students in Nursery School through Grade 6, plus early childhood programs for one- and two-year- olds. We are the only Jewish day school in Northern Fairfield County as well as Northern Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties in New York, where bus service is available! We feature small class sizes, taught by a highly experienced faculty. Our educational programs include Music, Computers, Art and Physical Education. Maimonides Academy has received national recognition from such organizations as the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth and the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education. Maimonides Academy students score on average over the 90th percentile on national standardized tests. Our Alumni have attended some of the top schools in the country, including Tufts, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Amherst, Brandeis and Princeton. All of our Alumni have a positive feeling about their time spent at Maimonides Academy.
Profile last updated: 02/03/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (06810)	School Zip (06810)	(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate)	44,961 people	3,405,565 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	26%	41%
Population Average Age	34 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.7 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$46,116	$56,323
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.6 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	50 years old	48 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	44% / 56%	64% / 36%