Friends Community School

4601 Calvert Road, College Park, MD, 20740-0207 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

"Friends Community School is a Kindergarten-8th grade Quaker day school with a strong sense of spirituality and a Progressive educational focus. We seek to nurture life-long learners, courageous risk-takers and joyous peacemakers. We are dedicated to encouraging an atmosphere of tolerance and cooperation. We emphasize the Quaker values of equality, honesty, simplicity, community service, cooperation, and non-violence. In keeping with the Quaker ideals that form the foundation of our school, we are deeply concerned with nurturing each child in a holistic way. We recognize that children learn and grow at different rates and we support them in their learning at individual levels, from mastery of basic skills to higher order thinking. To help each childŐs growth, we integrate individual responsibility and choice-making into the learning process."...

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School Overview:

 
Friends Community School
School Membership(s) Friends Council on Education (FCE)
State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation Friends
Grades Offered Grades Kindergarten - 7
County Prince George\'\'s County, MD
Student Body
Total Students 145 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(MD) School Avg.
% Students of Color 21% 33%
Students by Grade
Kind - 18 students
Grade 1 - 25 students
Grade 2 - 26 students
Grade 3 - 17 students
Grade 4 - 25 students
Grade 5 - 19 students
Grade 6 - 10 students
Grade 7 - 5 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 16 teachers
This School
(MD) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:8 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 173 days 179 days
Hours in School Day for Students 6 hours 6 hours
Admission Deadline None / Rolling

School Notes:

  • "Friends Community School is a Kindergarten-8th grade Quaker day school with a strong sense of spirituality and a Progressive educational focus. We seek to nurture life-long learners, courageous risk-takers and joyous peacemakers. We are dedicated to encouraging an atmosphere of tolerance and cooperation. We emphasize the Quaker values of equality, honesty, simplicity, community service, cooperation, and non-violence. In keeping with the Quaker ideals that form the foundation of our school, we are deeply concerned with nurturing each child in a holistic way. We recognize that children learn and grow at different rates and we support them in their learning at individual levels, from mastery of basic skills to higher order thinking. To help each childŐs growth, we integrate individual responsibility and choice-making into the learning process."
  • Profile last updated: 11/29/2006

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (20740)
School Zip (20740)
(MD) State Average
Population (Approximate) 31,041 people 5,296,486 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 47% 32%
Population Average Age 23 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $50,844 $56,460
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.6 rooms 6.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 46 years old 40 years old
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Zipcode (20740)


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% Owning / % Renting 55% / 45% 65% / 35%

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