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Mary A Dobbins School

243 Pine Street, Mount Holly, NJ, 08060-0806 -

School Notes Overview:

Mary A. Dobbins School's mission at The Children's Home is to provide professional therapeutic and supportive services that help children and their families to become productive members of society. The Mary A. Dobbins School is large enough to provide a myriad of quality educational and therapeutic services, yet small enough that staff members know every student by name. Our teaching staff has expanded school programs, and offers students new opportunities, such as Adaptive Physical Education, and a school to work Transition Program. Students will, of course, continue to receive instruction in math, science, reading, language arts, consumer education, computer assisted instruction, social studies, health and physical education, vocational studies and distributive education that are aligned with New Jersey's core curriculum content standards. There is a reading tutorial program taught by a full time Reading Specialist, designed specifically for those students who are experiencing difficulties with reading and comprehension skills....

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School Overview:

	Mary A Dobbins School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Other associations(s) for exceptional children State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 6 - 12
County	Burlington County, NJ
Student Body
Total Students	26 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
% Students of Color	71%	36%
Students by Grade
	Grade 6 - 3 students
	Grade 7 - 3 students
	Grade 9 - 8 students
	Grade 10 - 7 students
	Grade 11 - 3 students
	Grade 12 - 2 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	9 teachers
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:3	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	210 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Mary A. Dobbins School's mission at The Children's Home is to provide professional therapeutic and supportive services that help children and their families to become productive members of society. The Mary A. Dobbins School is large enough to provide a myriad of quality educational and therapeutic services, yet small enough that staff members know every student by name. Our teaching staff has expanded school programs, and offers students new opportunities, such as Adaptive Physical Education, and a school to work Transition Program. Students will, of course, continue to receive instruction in math, science, reading, language arts, consumer education, computer assisted instruction, social studies, health and physical education, vocational studies and distributive education that are aligned with New Jersey's core curriculum content standards. There is a reading tutorial program taught by a full time Reading Specialist, designed specifically for those students who are experiencing difficulties with reading and comprehension skills.
Profile last updated: 03/08/2007

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (08060)	School Zip (08060)	(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate)	36,915 people	8,413,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	33%	36%
Population Average Age	35 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.7 persons	2.7 persons
Median Household Income	$58,022	$57,061
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.2 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	37 years old	46 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	73% / 27%	62% / 38%