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Beacon School

5670 Camden Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95124-0951 -

School Notes Overview:

Beacon School provides a therapeutic educational setting designed to meet the needs of special education students. Beacon School provides a safe supportive environment that will help each student to develop independent living skills, academic achievement consistent with his or her potential, and the opportunity to gain sufficient maturity and judgment to be successful in daily living. A full curriculum is offered for students grades six through twelve and all students are required to participate in prevocational and independent living skills course. Beacon also offers an extensive elective course opportunity including woodshop, art, drama, guitar and percussion lessons, and practical cooking skills....

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School Overview:

	Beacon School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Other associations(s) for exceptional children
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 6 - 12
County	Santa Clara County, CA
Student Body
Total Students	79 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	58%	37%
Students by Grade
	Grade 5 - 1 students
	Grade 6 - 3 students
	Grade 7 - 4 students
	Grade 8 - 12 students
	Grade 9 - 15 students
	Grade 10 - 10 students
	Grade 11 - 15 students
	Grade 12 - 19 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	5 teachers
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:14	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	185 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	5 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Beacon School provides a therapeutic educational setting designed to meet the needs of special education students. Beacon School provides a safe supportive environment that will help each student to develop independent living skills, academic achievement consistent with his or her potential, and the opportunity to gain sufficient maturity and judgment to be successful in daily living. A full curriculum is offered for students grades six through twelve and all students are required to participate in prevocational and independent living skills course. Beacon also offers an extensive elective course opportunity including woodshop, art, drama, guitar and percussion lessons, and practical cooking skills.
Profile last updated: 02/21/2007

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (95124)	School Zip (95124)	(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	45,250 people	33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	46%	32%
Population Average Age	37 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.8 persons
Median Household Income	$79,008	$51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.8 rooms	4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	46 years old	41 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	73% / 27%	55% / 45%