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Manville School

53 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA, 02120-0211 -

School Notes Overview:

Since 1957, we've provided hundreds of students the combination of educational, behavioral and clinical assistance they need through our Manville school, an on-site therapeutic day school for children (ages 5 - 15). Judge Baker Children's Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children whose emotional and behavioral problems threaten to limit their potential. The Center strives to provide services of the highest standard, to search for new knowledge, to teach, and to apply and disseminate knowledge. Our mission is to provide intervention and research devoted to serving children and adolescents at-risk for persistent academic and social failure because of emotional, learning and behavioral problems and associated conditions. ...

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School Overview:

	Manville School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Council of Bilingual Education The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 1 - 10
County	Suffolk County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	82 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	40%	23%
Students by Grade
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 82 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	25 teachers
Average Class Size	8
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:5	* 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
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

Since 1957, we've provided hundreds of students the combination of educational, behavioral and clinical assistance they need through our Manville school, an on-site therapeutic day school for children (ages 5 - 15). Judge Baker Children's Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children whose emotional and behavioral problems threaten to limit their potential. The Center strives to provide services of the highest standard, to search for new knowledge, to teach, and to apply and disseminate knowledge. Our mission is to provide intervention and research devoted to serving children and adolescents at-risk for persistent academic and social failure because of emotional, learning and behavioral problems and associated conditions.
Profile last updated: 05/28/2008

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02120)	School Zip (02120)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	10,842 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	38%	43%
Population Average Age	26 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$30,658	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.2 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	53 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	12% / 88%	58% / 42%