Portland Jewish Academy
Private school in the United States
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Portland Jewish Academy is a private school in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.[1] The school was established in 1986 with the merging of Hillel Academy, founded in 1961, and the Jewish Education Association, which had operated a Hebrew school program since 1934.[2]
| Portland Jewish Academy | |
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Portland, Oregon United States | |
| Coordinates | 45.4771728°N 122.7035294°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, PS-8 |
| Motto | PJA Proud |
| Religious affiliation | Jewish |
| Established | 1986 |
| Principal | Merrill Hendin |
| Head of school | Steve Albert |
| Faculty | 37 |
| Enrollment | 342 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Website | Official website |
The Hillel Academy had been founded in 1961 with about 26 students in Northwest Portland by a group of Jewish parents. In 1995 a middle school opened with six students. There were 185 total students in 2012. The school shares a campus with the Mittelman Jewish Community Center that includes a swimming pool, indoor sportsplex, gymnasium, outdoor playing fields, and a kosher café.[3]
