North Shore Hebrew Academy (NSHA or NSHAHS) is a Modern Orthodox

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located in

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. The Academy has four divisions: Pre-K, Elementary (Grades K-5),

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(Grades 6-8) and High School (Grades 9-12). The founding principal of North Shore Hebrew Academy was Rabbi Dr. Ephraim Wolf. North Shore Hebrew Academy grades Pre-K through

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is located at 16 Cherry Lane in Great Neck, NY. It has a total student population of about 400 students. North Shore Hebrew Academy Middle School (Grades 6-8) is located at 26 Old Mill Road in Great Neck, NY 11024, sharing a campus with the Great Neck Synagogue. It has a total student population of approximately 170 students. North Shore Hebrew Academy High School (Grades 9-12) is located at 400 North Service Road, Great Neck, NY 11020. The total student population is approximately 400 students. The high school was founded in 2001; a new facility was opened in 2006. The school has been accredited by the

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. The school was rocked by a cheating scandal in 2011, as were some other schools on Long Island; local youth were paid to take SAT and ACT tests for students. In 2016, Niche.com listed it as one of the 100 best private schools in New York. The high school and middle school athletic teams are called the Lions. Ivan Kaufman is the Chairman of the Board and Daniella Muller is the President. Kaufman was the primary initiator of the effort to add a high school, which opened in September 2000.Fischler, Marcelle S
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'', December 24, 2000. Accessed December 22, 2020. "The North Shore Hebrew Academy High School is scheduled to open next September in a temporary facility leased in Lake Success. So far, 99 applications have been received for the 9th grade and 26 for the 10th grade. Plans for a new $20.5 million school -- including a synagogue, 31 classrooms, science labs, a library, lounges, tennis courts and a music conservatory, art studio and outdoor swimming pool -- were filed on Dec. 4 with the Village of Lake Success."

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