The Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School is a private

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for girls in grades nine through twelve, located in Teaneck, in

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, United States, serving the

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communities of Bergen County and neighboring areas. The school has been accredited by the

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Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2002 and is accredited through July 2027. The school was started in 1996 and has the stated aim of inculcating values of ''Ahavat Torah'' (love of

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) and ''Yirat Shamayim'' (fear of God). The founding principal was Esther Kraussand the current principal is CB Neugroschl. As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 325 students and 41 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 7.9:1. The school's student body was 100% White.School data for Maayanot Yeshiva High School For Girls

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. Accessed September 1, 2020.

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.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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Ma'ayanot volunteering at the Hebrew Free Burial Association's Silver Lake Cemetery - November 2006
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