Global InformationRav Teitz Mesivta Academy information
| Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy | |
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| Address | |
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330 Elmora Avenue Elizabeth , Union County , New Jersey 07208 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°40′00″N 74°14′05″W / 40.666772°N 74.234660°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Yeshiva High School, Private High School |
| Motto | תורה עם דרך ארץ (Torah with the way of the land) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox Judaism |
| Established | 1955 |
| Founder | Pinchas Mordechai Teitz |
| Sister school | Bruriah High School for Girls |
| Authority | Jewish Educational Center |
| NCES School ID | A0502330[1] |
| Dean | Elazar Mayer Teitz |
| Principal | Ami Neuman |
| Faculty | 26.1 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Enrollment | 145 (as of 2019–20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5.6:1[1] |
| Sports | Basketball, Hockey, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Wrestling, Tennis |
| Team name | Thunder, Chargers |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Newspaper | The Jolt, B'Kol Ram |
| Tuition | $22,000 (2021-22)[2] |
Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy, commonly known as RTMA or JEC High School, is a Yeshiva high school located in Elizabeth, New Jersey and a branch of the Jewish Educational Center. Founded in 1955 by Rabbi Pinchas Mordechai Teitz, RTMA adheres to the tenets and practices of Orthodox Judaism. It is one of the country's earliest and leading[4] Modern Orthodox Yeshiva high schools. RTMA's dual curriculum offers courses in Torah studies, as well as college preparatory academics. Most of its students reside in the Orthodox Jewish communities of New Jersey and New York. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2008 and is accredited until January 2024.[3]
As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 145 students and 26.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.6:1. The school's student body was 100% White.[1]
- ^ a b c d e School data for Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- ^ Tuition, Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy. Accessed January 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Jewish Educational Center, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed December 26, 2022.
- ^ "100 Best Private High Schools In New Jersey: Morristown School Is 15th". Morristown, NJ Patch. Retrieved March 25, 2016.