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Laurel Preparatory Academy

7525 Taft Street, Merrillville, IN, 46410-0464 -

School Notes Overview:

Laurel Preparatory Academy offers a full day Kindergarten program. This helps prepare the young student for the rest of academic life both socially and educationally. The Kindergartener’s school day is specially designed with recess, play and rest breaks to ensure balance. Laurel Preparatory Academy offers a full day Kindergarten program. This helps prepare the young student for the rest of academic life both socially and educationally. The Kindergartener’s school day is specially designed with recess, play and rest breaks to ensure balance. The Word of God and Christian principles are the cor of all curriculum and instruction provided at Laurel Preparatory Academy. A traditional curriculum is taught in the Kindergarten class using the A beka curriculum and Positive Action for Christ in “Bible.” All textbook series and any supplemental teaching materials have been critically examined before being adopted as curriculum tools; this guarantees that the content reflects or does not contradict Christian values and Biblical truths in addition to maintaining the highest of educational standards. Laurel Preparatory Academy’s policies, programs, and practices are governed by the basic tenets of historic, orthodox Christianity. Its curriculum is Christ-centered and focused on educational excellence. Its educators are committed believers who reflect the love of Christ and respect the students as image-bearers of God. Its students are gifts of God entrusted to parents and teachers that they may train them to be disciples of the Master....

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School Overview:

	Laurel Preparatory Academy
School Membership(s)	Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Religious Affiliation	Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 7
County	Lake County, IN
Student Body
Total Students	53 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IN) School Avg.
% Students of Color	46%	15%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 9 students
	Kind - 12 students
	Grade 1 - 10 students
	Grade 2 - 7 students
	Grade 3 - 5 students
	Grade 4 - 4 students
	Grade 7 - 6 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	7 teachers
	This School	(IN) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:8	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	182 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Laurel Preparatory Academy offers a full day Kindergarten program. This helps prepare the young student for the rest of academic life both socially and educationally. The Kindergartener’s school day is specially designed with recess, play and rest breaks to ensure balance. Laurel Preparatory Academy offers a full day Kindergarten program. This helps prepare the young student for the rest of academic life both socially and educationally. The Kindergartener’s school day is specially designed with recess, play and rest breaks to ensure balance. The Word of God and Christian principles are the cor of all curriculum and instruction provided at Laurel Preparatory Academy. A traditional curriculum is taught in the Kindergarten class using the A beka curriculum and Positive Action for Christ in “Bible.” All textbook series and any supplemental teaching materials have been critically examined before being adopted as curriculum tools; this guarantees that the content reflects or does not contradict Christian values and Biblical truths in addition to maintaining the highest of educational standards. Laurel Preparatory Academy’s policies, programs, and practices are governed by the basic tenets of historic, orthodox Christianity. Its curriculum is Christ-centered and focused on educational excellence. Its educators are committed believers who reflect the love of Christ and respect the students as image-bearers of God. Its students are gifts of God entrusted to parents and teachers that they may train them to be disciples of the Master.
Profile last updated: 02/14/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (46410)	School Zip (46410)	(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate)	32,841 people	6,080,485 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	26%	20%
Population Average Age	37 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$48,191	$42,650
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.4 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	39 years old	43 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	69% / 31%	68% / 32%