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Craig School

10 Tower Hill Rd, Mountain Lakes, NJ, 07046-0704 -

School Notes Overview:

The Craig School is an independent, non-profit day school for bright young people who have diagnosed, language-based learning differences. The school offers a strategy-based, college preparatory educational program emphasizing multisensory classroom techniques, organizational methods, effective assistive technology and a social communication curriculum. Craig provides a safe, nurturing learning environment with small structured classrooms, positive student-teacher interaction, and strong ties to parents. Our campuses in Mountain Lakes (grades 3-8) and Lincoln Park (grades 9-12) are designed to serve approximately 180 students. ...

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School Overview:

	Craig School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 3 - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	Dyslexia, Language-based learning differences
Year Founded	1980
County	Morris County, NJ
Student Body
Total Students	163 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
% Students of Color	7%	36%
Students by Grade
	Grade 3 - 10 students
	Grade 4 - 14 students
	Grade 5 - 21 students
	Grade 6 - 15 students
	Grade 7 - 25 students
	Grade 8 - 27 students
	Grade 9 - 9 students
	Grade 10 - 18 students
	Grade 11 - 10 students
	Grade 12 - 14 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	50 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	30%
Average Class Size	8
Classroom dress code	Casual (collared shirts & neat appearance)
	This School	(NJ) 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
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Tuition Notes	Call for tuition information.
Head of School	David D. Blanchard
Admissions Director	Julie Day, Ph.D.
Sport
Total Sports Offered	6
	Sports
	Basketball	Bowling
	Cross Country	Fencing
	Lacrosse	Soccer
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	1
	Extracurriculars
	Stepping out; Homework Club; many others during school year

School Notes:

The Craig School is an independent, non-profit day school for bright young people who have diagnosed, language-based learning differences. The school offers a strategy-based, college preparatory educational program emphasizing multisensory classroom techniques, organizational methods, effective assistive technology and a social communication curriculum. Craig provides a safe, nurturing learning environment with small structured classrooms, positive student-teacher interaction, and strong ties to parents. Our campuses in Mountain Lakes (grades 3-8) and Lincoln Park (grades 9-12) are designed to serve approximately 180 students.
Profile last updated: 03/18/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (07046)	School Zip (07046)	(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate)	4,260 people	8,413,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	80%	36%
Population Average Age	39 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	3.2 persons	2.7 persons
Median Household Income	$141,757	$57,061
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	9.1 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	62 years old	46 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	97% / 3%	62% / 38%