Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls

Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls
Address
Map
291 Meadowview Avenue

Hewlett Bay Park
,
NY
11557
Coordinates40°38′12″N 73°41′41″W / 40.63667°N 73.69472°W / 40.63667; -73.69472
Information
TypePrivate, secondary
Established1992
NCES School IDA9503087[1]
PrincipalElisheva Kaminetsky and Bluma Drebin
Faculty47.5 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment338 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio7.1[1]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Websiteskahalb.org

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.

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

In 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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Dan Levin (March 27, 2008). "Weaning Teenagers Off Gossip, for One Hour at a Time". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools". Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  4. ^ Barbanel, Josh. "Village May Buy Property Where Yeshiva Is Planned", The New York Times, July 1, 1992. Accessed November 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Stuart Vincent, "Bias Charged in Plan for Ex-School- Village officials defend proposal", Newsday, July, 1992, pg. 33.
  6. ^ Josh Barbanel, "Village May Buy Property Where Yeshiva Is Planned", New York Times, July 1, 1992, pg. B5.
  7. ^ Stuart Vincent, "School's Suit Alleges Anti-Semitism", Newsday, August 13, 1993, pg. 31.
  8. ^ Stuart Vincent, "Yeshiva, Village Settle Dispute- Pact allows operation, growth", Newsday, March 16, 1994, pg. 27.