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in the West Hills neighborhood of

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, in the western San Fernando Valley, California. One of the largest Jewish day schools in the United States, the school adopted its new name Ryan Torok
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'', November 5, 2014. as of July 1, 2015.

Curriculum

The school offers a college preparatory program for students in grades 9-12 featuring

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courses, rigorous academics, 18 AP courses, STEM, championship athletic teams, leadership opportunities, extra curricula, comprehensive college counseling, visual/performing arts, summer programs, and global education exchange programs.

History

The school was founded in 2002 with 40 students, and was originally located at the West Hills campus of the

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. It outgrew the available space within two years, and relocated its campus to shared spaces at Shomrei Torah Synagogue, a

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synagogue in West Hills. The school outgrew that location also (then with 400 students), and in January 2011 it purchased the entire former Jewish Federation campus where it had begun. The school reopened there, after remodeling was completed, to begin the 2013–2014 academic year.Ryan Torok
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'', August 7, 2013. In October 2014, after receiving a "transformative gift" from Philip and Alyce de Toledo of

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, the school's trustees decided to rename the school in their honor, beginning with the 2015–2016 school year.

References

External links

Official website
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Curriculum

History

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