Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls[2] is a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school, a college preparatory high school for grades 9–12, located in Hewlett Bay Park in Nassau County, New York, United States.
| Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls | |
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291 Meadowview Avenue , 11557 | |
| Coordinates | 40°38′12″N 73°41′41″W / 40.63667°N 73.69472°W |
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| Type | Private, secondary |
| Established | 1992 |
| NCES School ID | A9503087[1] |
| Principal | Elisheva Kaminetsky and Bluma Drebin |
| Faculty | 47.5 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 338 (as of 2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7.1[1] |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | skahalb |
The school is part of the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach which purchased the former Lawrence Country Day School 9.2-acre (37,000 m2) campus in 1992 for $2.2 million. Academics at the school focuses both on the Limudei Kodesh (Torah studies) curriculum and in secular non-Jewish studies. The school is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1999.[3] It was renamed for longtime resident Stella K. Abraham in 1994.[citation needed]
History
editIn 1992, The Hebrew Academy's purchase of the site in Hewlett Bay Park caused controversy when the village sought to acquire the property through eminent domain,[4][5][6] leading to accusations of antisemitism.[7] A $55.0 million civil rights lawsuit was filed and after nearly two years, a compromise was reached allowing the school to operate but limiting its size and the suit was dropped.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Stella K Abraham High School For Girls". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ Dan Levin (March 27, 2008). "Weaning Teenagers Off Gossip, for One Hour at a Time". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools". Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ Barbanel, Josh. "Village May Buy Property Where Yeshiva Is Planned", The New York Times, July 1, 1992. Accessed November 4, 2015.
- ^ Stuart Vincent, "Bias Charged in Plan for Ex-School- Village officials defend proposal", Newsday, July, 1992, pg. 33.
- ^ Josh Barbanel, "Village May Buy Property Where Yeshiva Is Planned", New York Times, July 1, 1992, pg. B5.
- ^ Stuart Vincent, "School's Suit Alleges Anti-Semitism", Newsday, August 13, 1993, pg. 31.
- ^ Stuart Vincent, "Yeshiva, Village Settle Dispute- Pact allows operation, growth", Newsday, March 16, 1994, pg. 27.