Yavneh Academy (New Jersey)
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The Yavneh Academy is a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school located in Paramus, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It educates students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The school's motto is "Stimulating the mind, Nourishing the soul." The school was originally established in Paterson, New Jersey.
Yavneh Academy | |
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Location | |
155 North Farview Avenue, Paramus, New Jersey 07652 United States | |
Coordinates | 40.930296°N 74.065143°W / 40.930296; -74.065143 |
Information | |
Established | 1942 |
NCES School ID | 02043348[1] |
Principal | Rabbi Jonathan Knapp |
Faculty | 108.5 FTEs[1] |
Grades | K – 8 |
Enrollment | 786 (as of 2017–18, plus 60 in Pre-K)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 7.2:1[1] |
Color(s) | Red and white |
Team name | Redhawks |
Website | www |
As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 786 students (plus 60 in PreK) and 108.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.2:1. The school's student body was 100% White.[1] Yavneh's graduating class of 2016 consisted of approximately 90 students.
Yavneh's principal is Rabbi Jonathan Knapp.[2]
In 2006, the SINAI Special Needs Institute, an educational program for Jewish children and young adults with special needs, opened its first full-time Jewish elementary school program in Northern New Jersey at Yavneh Academy.[3]