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Bentley School

1000 Upper Happy Valley Rd., Lafayette, CA, 94549-0945 -

School Notes Overview:

Bentley School is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school, grades K-12. Bentley School inspires inquiry, academic excellence, personal achievement, and character by engaging students’ intellect and creativity, and by encouraging them to embrace values that enrich their community and the world. Honor, character, dignity, compassion, and ethical responsibility are fundamental ideals in our community and in our approach to teaching and learning. Our comprehensive and academically rigorous curriculum promotes a life long pursuit and love of learning; provides a range of challenging opportunities in academics, athletics and the arts; encourages balance in students’ individual interests and goals. The support of intellectual inquiry is developed by encouraging students to explore their individual skills and talents and by provoking a willingness to articulate ideas and to engage critical thought. We provide an environment that allows students to take risks and to confront challenges in creative and individual ways....

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School Overview:

	Bentley School
School Membership(s)	Institute for Independent Education
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
County	Contra Costa County, CA
Student Body
Total Students	161 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	2%	41%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 50 students
	Grade 10 - 52 students
	Grade 11 - 29 students
	Grade 12 - 30 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	23 teachers
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Bentley School is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school, grades K-12. Bentley School inspires inquiry, academic excellence, personal achievement, and character by engaging students’ intellect and creativity, and by encouraging them to embrace values that enrich their community and the world. Honor, character, dignity, compassion, and ethical responsibility are fundamental ideals in our community and in our approach to teaching and learning. Our comprehensive and academically rigorous curriculum promotes a life long pursuit and love of learning; provides a range of challenging opportunities in academics, athletics and the arts; encourages balance in students’ individual interests and goals. The support of intellectual inquiry is developed by encouraging students to explore their individual skills and talents and by provoking a willingness to articulate ideas and to engage critical thought. We provide an environment that allows students to take risks and to confront challenges in creative and individual ways.
Profile last updated: 05/11/2009

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Mike Zampa: The right side of the freeway (Walnut Creek Journal)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 09:43:54 am
NO ONE LIVES on the wrong side of the tracks in our community. There are no tracks. The train pulled out years ago.
Where to vote tomorrow (The Salem News)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 05:07:10 am
SALEM and mdash; Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow for the municipal election. Voters will elect a mayor, city councilors and School Committee members, though many of the races are uncontested. Among the contested races is the election for councilor-at-large, where four incumbents (Tom Furey, Joan Lovely, Steve Pinto and Arthur Sargent) and two challengers (Mike Allen ...
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posted on October 22, 2009 at 10:20:02 pm
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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (94549)	School Zip (94549)	(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	23,995 people	33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	72%	32%
Population Average Age	42 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.8 persons
Median Household Income	$101,555	$51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.6 rooms	4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	48 years old	41 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	76% / 24%	55% / 45%