| Yavneh Academy | |
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| Location | |
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155 North Farview Avenue, Paramus, New Jersey 07652 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°55′49″N 74°03′55″W / 40.930296°N 74.065143°W |
| 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 |
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.
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]
- ^ a b c d e School data for Yavneh Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
- ^ 5767 - Yavneh Academy Board of Education - 2007-2008, Yavneh Academy. Accessed April 3, 2008.
- ^ Goldrich, Lois. New resource for special needs youngsters, Jewish Standard, September 14, 2006.