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Holden School

8 Pearl Street, Charlestown, MA, 02129-0212 -

School Notes Overview:

The Holden School provides high quality special education, counseling and behavioral interventions to low income, high risk students in grades six through twelve whose needs for intensive and individualized services cannot be met by their local public schools. The majority of the Holden School's funding comes from the school districts who refer students to us. In addition, outside financial support from individual, corporate, and institutional donors allows us to offer programs that let many of our students taste in-school success and enjoy learning in ways they may have never thought possible. All of our students are referred by public schools when all interventions at the mainstream public school level have failed. They are primarily from Boston, with additional placements from surrounding communities. Our graduates go on to community colleges, public universities, job training programs or employment in the community. ...

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School Overview:

	Holden School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Council for Exceptional Children National Association of Private Special Education Centers
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 7 - 12
County	Suffolk County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	26 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	88%	21%
Students by Grade
	Grade 7 - 2 students
	Grade 8 - 3 students
	Grade 9 - 6 students
	Grade 10 - 4 students
	Grade 11 - 6 students
	Grade 12 - 5 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	5 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:4	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The Holden School provides high quality special education, counseling and behavioral interventions to low income, high risk students in grades six through twelve whose needs for intensive and individualized services cannot be met by their local public schools. The majority of the Holden School's funding comes from the school districts who refer students to us. In addition, outside financial support from individual, corporate, and institutional donors allows us to offer programs that let many of our students taste in-school success and enjoy learning in ways they may have never thought possible. All of our students are referred by public schools when all interventions at the mainstream public school level have failed. They are primarily from Boston, with additional placements from surrounding communities. Our graduates go on to community colleges, public universities, job training programs or employment in the community.
Profile last updated: 01/28/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02129)	School Zip (02129)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	15,195 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	55%	43%
Population Average Age	34 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.1 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$55,700	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.2 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	70 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	41% / 59%	58% / 42%