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Hillcrest-brookside

P.o.box 183, Pittsfield, MA, 01202-0120 -

School Notes Overview:

Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc. was founded on the belief that our students are unique individuals with specific needs. Accordingly, the fully integrated therapeutic, educational and residential programming we offer is tailored to enable students to both reach and use their true potential. Students are referred to Hillcrest Educational Centers when their behavior is severely problematic, self-defeating, and, sometimes, dangerous to the student and/or others. Therefore, our students require residential treatment in order to develop and learn to use self control, to change their behavior, and to grow psychologically and emotionally. Hillcrest's goal is to facilitate the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical growth of our students so that they will be able to benefit from, and do well in, less restrictive settings and eventually return to the community....

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School Overview:

	Hillcrest-brookside
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - Nursery/Preschool
County	Berkshire County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	34 students
Student Body Type	All-boys
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	97%	23%
Students by Grade
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 34 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	8 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:4	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	184 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc. was founded on the belief that our students are unique individuals with specific needs. Accordingly, the fully integrated therapeutic, educational and residential programming we offer is tailored to enable students to both reach and use their true potential. Students are referred to Hillcrest Educational Centers when their behavior is severely problematic, self-defeating, and, sometimes, dangerous to the student and/or others. Therefore, our students require residential treatment in order to develop and learn to use self control, to change their behavior, and to grow psychologically and emotionally. Hillcrest's goal is to facilitate the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical growth of our students so that they will be able to benefit from, and do well in, less restrictive settings and eventually return to the community.
Profile last updated: 12/05/2006

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (01202)	School Zip (01202)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	n/a	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	n/a	43%
Population Average Age	n/a	36 years old
Average Household size	n/a	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	n/a	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	n/a	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	n/a	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	n/a / n/a	58% / 42%