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Sayre Montessori School

1700 28th Street, West Des Moines, IA, 50266-0502 -

School Notes Overview:

Sayre Montessori School opened in the Fall of 1992 to give children a creative atmosphere in which to learn, develop, grow to their potential, and succeed. Sayre Montessori School seeks to maintain cultural and economic diversity in its student population and student/teacher ratio of 12:1. Montessori education is both a philosophy of child development and a rationale for guiding that development to take advantage of each child's own capabilities. The philosophy assumes each child should be treated as a distinct individual with specific preferences, habits, and abilities. Montessori assumes a child is capable of developing her own unique personality; the mind has a natural ability to absorb knowledge; the mind is a mathematical mind of order. There are stages of time in the child's development where the child is particularly sensitive to the acquisition of some particular knowledge or skill and has a strong interest in language, math, music, reading, handwriting and order. There is an inner discipline within the child which through patterns of consentration and sequential learning established in early childhood produces an independent, confident and directed learner in later years....

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School Overview:

	Sayre Montessori School
School Type	Montessori School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 6
County	Polk County, IA
Student Body
Total Students	55 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	19%	8%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 25 students
	Kind - 11 students
	Grade 1 - 4 students
	Grade 2 - 4 students
	Grade 3 - 3 students
	Grade 4 - 3 students
	Grade 5 - 2 students
	Grade 6 - 3 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	5 teachers
	This School	(IA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:11	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	181 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Sayre Montessori School opened in the Fall of 1992 to give children a creative atmosphere in which to learn, develop, grow to their potential, and succeed. Sayre Montessori School seeks to maintain cultural and economic diversity in its student population and student/teacher ratio of 12:1. Montessori education is both a philosophy of child development and a rationale for guiding that development to take advantage of each child's own capabilities. The philosophy assumes each child should be treated as a distinct individual with specific preferences, habits, and abilities. Montessori assumes a child is capable of developing her own unique personality; the mind has a natural ability to absorb knowledge; the mind is a mathematical mind of order. There are stages of time in the child's development where the child is particularly sensitive to the acquisition of some particular knowledge or skill and has a strong interest in language, math, music, reading, handwriting and order. There is an inner discipline within the child which through patterns of consentration and sequential learning established in early childhood produces an independent, confident and directed learner in later years.
Profile last updated: 02/04/2007

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (50266)	School Zip (50266)	(IA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	16,738 people	2,926,456 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	60%	22%
Population Average Age	31 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$54,410	$40,736
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.1 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	19 years old	49 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	57% / 43%	70% / 30%