At a Glance
A small, specialized yeshiva-style program in Borough Park pairing ABA therapy with Jewish cultural learning for boys on the autism spectrum.
Best suited for
Families of boys with high-functioning autism who specifically want a yeshiva-style environment with ABA-informed instruction, particularly those already rooted in Borough Park's Orthodox Jewish community.
What stands out
- Specialized programming designed specifically for boys with high-functioning autism, integrated into a yeshiva-style school day rather than a separate special-education track.
- ABA-based interventions delivered alongside Limudei Kodesh, allowing students to receive intensive behavioral support without leaving a culturally immersive Jewish environment.
- An exceptionally small student-teacher ratio of 4.7:1, giving each child substantial individual attention from a team of roughly 10 teachers and staff.
- Vocational training and social-emotional learning embedded into the elementary years, not deferred to high school.
- Rolling admissions rather than fixed deadlines, which can matter for families whose needs arrive mid-year.
Things to consider
- This is a specialized school with a narrow mission — it is built for a specific profile of student and will not be the right fit for families seeking a general elementary education.
- Total enrollment is just 50 students, so the peer group is limited in both size and range.
- Tuition and financial aid data are not publicly listed, so families will need to inquire directly about cost.
- The listed religious affiliation (Church of God in Christ) sits in tension with the yeshiva-style, Jewish-studies focus described in the school's philosophy — worth a direct conversation during any visit.
- Because the student body as reported is uniformly White, families prioritizing a racially diverse peer environment will want to weigh that carefully.
Identity
Hadran Academy is an all-boys combined elementary school (PK through 5th grade) that integrates evidence-based ABA practices with classic Jewish cultural teachings in a yeshiva-style environment, serving students with high-functioning autism. The school lists affiliation with the Church of God in Christ while describing its day-to-day culture in Jewish terms — a combination parents will want to ask about directly. General studies, social emotional learning, and vocational training round out the program alongside Limudei Kodesh.
Community
With roughly 50 students total, the community here is intimate by design and the demographic data shows a homogeneous student body (100% reported as White), which reflects the surrounding Orthodox Jewish neighborhood the school serves. Every family is well known to staff, and the small size makes this less of a school in the conventional sense and more of a tight-knit program. Most families arrive looking for a specific kind of environment rather than browsing broadly.
Neighborhood
Borough Park is one of Brooklyn's most recognizable Orthodox Jewish enclaves — dense, family-heavy, and walkable, with a deeply rooted communal infrastructure of shuls, yeshivas, and kosher commerce. Census figures show a median household income of $52,529 and a poverty rate of 32.8%, numbers shaped in part by the prevalence of large young families in the area, with about 20.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Three D-train stops are within easy walking distance: 50 St in about 6 minutes, Fort Hamilton Pkwy in about 8 minutes, and 55 St in about 11 minutes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is HADRAN ACADEMY a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for HADRAN ACADEMY yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Borough Park.
- What grades does HADRAN ACADEMY serve?
- HADRAN ACADEMY serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into HADRAN ACADEMY?
- HADRAN ACADEMY runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is HADRAN ACADEMY public, charter, or private?
- HADRAN ACADEMY is a private school.
- What neighborhood is HADRAN ACADEMY in?
- HADRAN ACADEMY is in Borough Park, Brooklyn.