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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. ...read more
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Key School |
| School Level |
Elementary and Secondary school
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Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades Prekindergarten - 12 |
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County |
Anne Arundel County, MD |
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| Total
Students |
716 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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MD )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
14% |
30% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Pre-K - 48 students | | Kind - 50 students | | Grade 1 - 49 students | | Grade 2 - 49 students | | Grade 3 - 51 students | | Grade 4 - 47 students | | Grade 5 - 52 students | | Grade 6 - 55 students | | Grade 7 - 55 students | | Grade 8 - 54 students | | Grade 9 - 50 students | | Grade 10 - 53 students | | Grade 11 - 54 students | | Grade 12 - 49 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
90 teachers |
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School |
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MD )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:8 |
1:9 *Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
175 days |
176 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 |
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- 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: 02/05/2007
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| About This
Zip Code (
21403 ) |
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Zip (
21403 ) |
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MD ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
29,607 people |
5,296,486 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
49% |
32% |
| Population Average
Age |
39 years old |
36.0 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.3 persons |
2.5 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$61,374 |
$56,884 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
5.6 rooms |
6.1 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
34 years old |
40 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (21403)
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
61% / 39% |
66% / 34% |
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