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Cornerstones

35 Mitchell Road, Ipswich, MA, 01938-0193 -

School Notes Overview:

The Cornerstones School Program offers a 216 day school year of special element educational services spread out over 12 months. Students have complex learning, psychiatric, and behavioral challenges. The school is coeducational serving students between the age of five and thirteen. Many are survivors of abuse and suffer from various types of behavior and attachment problems with parents, caregivers and peers. Most children have not been successful in traditional special education settings because of their behaviors symptoms or learning problems and need a staff intensive and highly structured psychoeducational treatment experience with access to routine emergency mental health and psychiatric services....

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School Overview:

	Cornerstones
School Type	Alternative School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 3 - 8
County	Essex County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	14 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	14%	21%
Students by Grade
	Grade 3 - 1 students
	Grade 4 - 4 students
	Grade 6 - 5 students
	Grade 7 - 4 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	4 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:5	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	216 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The Cornerstones School Program offers a 216 day school year of special element educational services spread out over 12 months. Students have complex learning, psychiatric, and behavioral challenges. The school is coeducational serving students between the age of five and thirteen. Many are survivors of abuse and suffer from various types of behavior and attachment problems with parents, caregivers and peers. Most children have not been successful in traditional special education settings because of their behaviors symptoms or learning problems and need a staff intensive and highly structured psychoeducational treatment experience with access to routine emergency mental health and psychiatric services.
Profile last updated: 02/09/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (01938)	School Zip (01938)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	12,987 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	51%	43%
Population Average Age	42 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$57,284	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	54 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	73% / 27%	58% / 42%