Key School
School Notes Overview:
Key School's greatest strengths are its students, its faculty, and its program. Key students are curious, lively, articulate, and self-confident. Key teachers are noted for their experience, their intellectual vitality, and their concern for students. The program includes courses, materials, and experiences intended to instruct, stimulate, challenge, and engender a delight in learning while developing a sustaining degree of intellectual curiosity. The School emphasizes the learning process, promotes individuality, and encourages the expression of ideas and points of view in both academic and non-academic areas. The general tone of the campus is egalitarian, informal, academically focused, creative and caring. The Key School is founded upon the conviction that children are innately curious about themselves and the world; they want to learn, they want to discover, and they want to create. The School's role is to nourish and guide this natural exuberance, energy, and delight in the search for meaning, so that each student may develop into an informed, thoughtful and constructive member of society, with a lifelong commitment to learning....
School Overview:
Key School |
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| School Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association |
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| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | ||
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten - 12 | ||
| Year Founded | 1958 | ||
| County | Anne Arundel County, MD | ||
| Student Body | |||
| Total Students | 711 students | ||
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | ||
This School |
(MD) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 27% | 31% | |
| Students by Grade | |||
| Pre-K - 46 students | |||
| Kind - 51 students | |||
| Grade 1 - 49 students | |||
| Grade 2 - 49 students | |||
| Grade 3 - 50 students | |||
| Grade 4 - 49 students | |||
| Grade 5 - 51 students | |||
| Grade 6 - 52 students | |||
| Grade 7 - 54 students | |||
| Grade 8 - 54 students | |||
| Grade 9 - 54 students | |||
| Grade 10 - 50 students | |||
| Grade 11 - 50 students | |||
| Grade 12 - 52 students | |||
| Academics and Faculty | |||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 111 teachers | ||
| % Faculty with Advance Degree | 50% | ||
| Average Class Size | 16 | ||
| Matriculation Data | Link to Matriculation Data | ||
This School |
(MD) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:9 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 | |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 174 days | 177 days | |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 7 hours | 6 hours | |
| Finances and Admission | |||
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | ||
| Head of School | Marcella Yedid | ||
| Admissions Director | Jessie Dunleavy | ||
| Sport | |||
| Total Sports Offered | 13 | ||
Sports |
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| Baseball | Basketball | ||
| Cross Country | Dance | ||
| Equestrian | Field Hockey | ||
| Golf | Indoor Soccer | ||
| Lacrosse | Sailing | ||
| Soccer | Tennis | ||
| Track and Field | |||
School Notes:
- Key School's greatest strengths are its students, its faculty, and its program. Key students are curious, lively, articulate, and self-confident. Key teachers are noted for their experience, their intellectual vitality, and their concern for students. The program includes courses, materials, and experiences intended to instruct, stimulate, challenge, and engender a delight in learning while developing a sustaining degree of intellectual curiosity. The School emphasizes the learning process, promotes individuality, and encourages the expression of ideas and points of view in both academic and non-academic areas. The general tone of the campus is egalitarian, informal, academically focused, creative and caring. The Key School is founded upon the conviction that children are innately curious about themselves and the world; they want to learn, they want to discover, and they want to create. The School's role is to nourish and guide this natural exuberance, energy, and delight in the search for meaning, so that each student may develop into an informed, thoughtful and constructive member of society, with a lifelong commitment to learning.
- Profile last updated: 07/16/2009
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posted on October 24, 2009 at 12:18:39 am
The seedings for the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A, B and C conference field hockey tournaments have been released. The quarterfinal games will all be played at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. - Key School gets Earth-friendly update (Baltimore Sun)
posted on October 19, 2009 at 05:28:52 pm
Students at Key School in Annapolis push for, and get, green renovations When it came time for a major renovation to a centuries-old barn that houses classrooms at the Key School in Annapolis, school officials were thinking practical, with an eye toward adding space and infusing technology, all at a good price.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (21403) | School Zip (21403) |
(MD) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 29,607 people | 5,296,486 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 49% | 32% |
| Population Average Age | 39 years old | 36 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.3 persons | 2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income | $61,374 | $56,460 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 5.6 rooms | 6.1 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 35 years old | 40 years old |
| Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (21403) |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 61% / 39% | 65% / 35% |
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