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Beechwood School

50 Terminal Ave, Menlo Park, CA, 94025-0940 -

School Notes Overview:

Beechwood Schools offers its young learners a safe, nurturing environment that addresses the academic and social needs of each child. The academic program includes computational and conceptual mathematics, language arts, public speaking, social studies, science, Spanish, life skills, music, computers, physical education, drama, and art. Students also participate in field trips, clubs, student government, community service, the Reading Buddies program, an outdoor education program, and special summer programs....

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School Overview:

	Beechwood School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 8
County	San Mateo County, CA
Student Body
Total Students	146 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	98%	40%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 23 students
	Grade 1 - 19 students
	Grade 2 - 17 students
	Grade 3 - 14 students
	Grade 4 - 18 students
	Grade 5 - 13 students
	Grade 6 - 12 students
	Grade 7 - 14 students
	Grade 8 - 16 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	16 teachers
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:9	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	188 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Beechwood Schools offers its young learners a safe, nurturing environment that addresses the academic and social needs of each child. The academic program includes computational and conceptual mathematics, language arts, public speaking, social studies, science, Spanish, life skills, music, computers, physical education, drama, and art. Students also participate in field trips, clubs, student government, community service, the Reading Buddies program, an outdoor education program, and special summer programs.
Profile last updated: 01/21/2009

In the News:

Redevelopment: Hope, frustration for Belle Haven residents (The Almanac)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 11:11:28 pm
Residents of Menlo Park's Belle Haven neighborhood have offered plenty of suggestions for what the city could do to help the community as part of the five-year redevelopment area plan the City Council will take up at its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 10.
'Knockout mice' and the school of hard knocks (Palo Alto Weekly)
posted on October 9, 2009 at 06:04:11 pm
A Nobel Prize-winning geneticist stopped by to visit with fifth- through eighth-graders from East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park last week. ==B Photos by Veronica Weber/Palo Alto Online.== by Chris Kenrick
Low-income housing proposal for Belle Haven stalls (Daily Breeze)
posted on September 20, 2009 at 09:13:14 pm
A low-income housing development long planned for Menlo Park's Belle Haven neighborhood may never come to fruition after residents voiced their opposition to the project at a city council study session earlier this week.
City in tough spot on affordable housing (The Almanac)
posted on September 15, 2009 at 10:13:08 pm
Faced with a surplus of funds to spend on below-market-rate housing and a paucity of places to build new units, Menlo Park is considering two possible locations for such housing in the Belle Haven neighborhood — despite a sense among some nearby residents that the city is trying to cram ill-advised projects into their neighborhood.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (94025)	School Zip (94025)	(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	39,061 people	33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	65%	32%
Population Average Age	38 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.8 persons
Median Household Income	$89,572	$51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5 rooms	4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	52 years old	41 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (94025) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	61% / 39%	55% / 45%