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Jewish Academy of Wake County

Private | K-2, 4-5 | 21 students

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Raleigh's Jewish Academy of Wake County is a private school serving 21 students in grades K-2, 4-5. It is coed, Core Knowledge, religious and Jewish affiliated. The school...

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Student diversity

100% of students at this school are White.

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Lev Cotlar leads this school.

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Gifted / high performing
Independent Study
School focus: Foreign languages

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Situated in a suburban neighborhood. The median home value is $213,600. The average monthly rent for a 2 bedroom apartment is $870.

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Student ethnicity

		Ethnicity	This school
		White	100%
		American Indian/Alaska Native	0%
		Asian/Pacific Islander	0%
		Black	0%
		Hispanic	0%

Source: NCES, 2007-2008

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	4	N/A	N/A

Source: NCES, 2007-2008

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Foreign languages spoken by school staff	Spanish
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Arts & music

Visual arts	Painting
Performing and written arts	Drama

Language learning

Specific academic themes or areas of focus	Foreign languages
Foreign languages spoken by staff	Spanish

Health & athletics

School facilities	Access to sports fields
Clubs	Gardening

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Instructional and/or curriculum models used

Gifted / high performing

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School basics

School Leader's name	Lev Cotlar
Best ways for parents to contact the school	Email
Gender	Coed
Special schedule	Extended/longer school day
Is there an application process?	Yes
Affiliation	Jewish
Associations	JCDSA

Programs

Instructional and/or curriculum models used Don't understand these terms?	Core knowledge Gifted / high performing Independent Study
Specific academic themes or areas of focus Don't understand these terms?	Foreign languages Religious

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Foreign languages spoken by staff	Spanish
School facilities	Access to sports fields Playground

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Baseball

Arts & music

Visual arts	Painting
Performing arts	Drama

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Gardening

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7400 Falls of Neuse
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Phone: (919) 841-1206

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