At a Glance
An intimate yeshiva serving a specific community, where every child is known by name
Best suited for
Families within the Syrian Jewish community who want a small, values-based Torah education for their elementary-age children and prioritize a personal, familiar environment over academic breadth.
What stands out
- Total enrollment of just 31 students means genuinely individualized attention — the 6.3:1 student-teacher ratio is among the most personal in the city.
- A dual Torah and general studies curriculum designed specifically for the Syrian Jewish community, with separate boys' and girls' tracks.
- An early childhood through elementary continuum, allowing children to stay in one community from the earliest years.
- A values-driven culture that explicitly emphasizes character, respect, and personal accountability alongside academics.
Things to consider
- At 31 students schoolwide, the peer group is very small — there are limits to social diversity and the range of friendships and activities that comes with a larger school.
- Parent feedback in public forums describes the school as not considered highly academic within the community, and mentions some past administrative turnover.
- The 19-minute walk to the nearest subway (Avenue M on the Q) means the school is not a convenient commute for families relying on transit from elsewhere in the city.
- Because the school serves a specific community, families outside that community are unlikely to feel the cultural fit, even if the academics appealed to them.
- The small size means a limited extracurricular menu compared with larger yeshivas in the borough.
Identity
A yeshiva offering a dual curriculum that pairs Torah study with general studies, serving elementary grades (PK through 5) with an emphasis on character development and personal accountability. It is rooted in the Syrian Jewish community, with separate tracks for boys and girls at the elementary and high school level.
Community
The student body is drawn almost entirely from the surrounding Syrian Jewish community, which is reflected in the demographic data showing a homogeneous White enrollment. It is a small, close-knit population where families often know one another outside school.
Neighborhood
Flatlands is a middle-income Brooklyn neighborhood where median household income sits around $85,000 and about a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The Kings Highway corridor is a working commercial strip, and the broader area is largely residential with a mix of single-family homes and small apartment buildings. The community ties that feed this school are deeply local.
The Avenue M station on the Q line is about a 19-minute walk away, so most families will drive or arrange carpool rather than rely on the subway.
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What Parents Are Saying
Limited parent reviews available; forum comments indicate it's a school for a specific part of the Syrian Jewish community, with some turnover in administration noted a few years ago and feedback that it's not considered highly academic
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is YESHIVA LEV TORAH - SITE 2 a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for YESHIVA LEV TORAH - SITE 2 yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Flatlands.
- What grades does YESHIVA LEV TORAH - SITE 2 serve?
- YESHIVA LEV TORAH - SITE 2 serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into YESHIVA LEV TORAH - SITE 2?
- YESHIVA LEV TORAH - SITE 2 runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is YESHIVA LEV TORAH - SITE 2 public, charter, or private?
- YESHIVA LEV TORAH - SITE 2 is a private school.
- What neighborhood is YESHIVA LEV TORAH - SITE 2 in?
- YESHIVA LEV TORAH - SITE 2 is in Flatlands, Brooklyn.