Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School

Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School
Address
1650 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
United States
Coordinates 40°54′26″N 74°00′08″W / 40.907202°N 74.002355°W / 40.907202; -74.002355Coordinates: 40°54′26″N 74°00′08″W / 40.907202°N 74.002355°W / 40.907202; -74.002355
Information
Type Private High School, Yeshiva
Faculty 38.1 FTEs[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 295 (as of 2015-16)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 7.7:1[1]
Team name Rapids
Affiliation Modern Orthodox Judaism
Website www.maayanot.org

The Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School is a private Jewish day school for girls in grades nine through twelve, located in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States, serving the Orthodox communities of Bergen County and neighboring areas. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2002.[2]

The school was started in 1996 and has the stated aim of inculcating values of Ahavat Torah (love of Torah) and Yirat Shamayim (fear of God).

As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 295 students and 38.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.7:1. The school's student body was 100.0% White.[1]

Notable alumni

  • Naomi Kutin (born c. 2001), powerlifter who has set numerous records in the sport at several weight classes since starting her career at the age of 8.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School data for Maayanot Yeshiva High School For Girls, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls of Bergen County, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed September 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ Leichman, Abigail Klein. "Supergirl; Orthodox girl from Fair Lawn subject of documentary on power lifting", Times of Israel, November 10, 2016. Accessed May 29, 2018. "Then again, Naomi Kutin wasn’t a typical bat mitzvah girl. Now a sophomore at Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls in Teaneck, Naomi has been setting adult powerlifting records since her first contest, at the tender age of 8."
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