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Santa Fe Girls' School

310 W Zia Road, Santa Fe, NM, 87505-0875 -

School Notes Overview:

The mission of Santa Fe Girls' School is to foster intellectual growth and emotional strength in adolescent girls, preparing them for the demands of high school, college and young adulthood. Santa Fe Girls' School, grades 6 through 8, emphasizes strong academic skill development, enriched with elective classes including drama, art, voleyball, fitness, Spanish, sign language, music, dance, book making, community outreach. Classes are conducted in a Socratic, seminar style with dialogue as a primary learning mode....

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School Overview:

	Santa Fe Girls' School
School Type	Alternative School
School Membership(s)	National Coalition of Girls' Schools
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 6 - 8
Year Founded	1998
County	Santa Fe County, NM
Student Body
Total Students	33 students
Student Body Type	All-girls
	This School	(NM) School Avg.
% Students of Color	15%	40%
Students by Grade
	Grade 6 - 9 students
	Grade 7 - 9 students
	Grade 8 - 15 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	3 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	75%
Average Class Size	15
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(NM) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:9	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	175 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$9,450
Tuition Notes	Tuition assistance available.
% on Financial Aid	15%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$2,500
Acceptance Rate	85%
Head of School	Lee Lewin
Admissions Director	Janet Graham

School Notes:

Education at Santa Fe Girls' School is a dynamic, open-ended, personal process that requires dialogue and exchange of ideas among students and teachers. The school focuses on building students' critical and divergent thinking skills as they learn to articulate opinions. SFGS believes that diversity in the classroom creates excitement for learning. Multiple perspectives from students and from a variety of texts provide stimuli for lively debate.
Profile last updated: 10/08/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (87505)	School Zip (87505)	(NM) State Average
Population (Approximate)	69,658 people	1,814,374 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	41%	24%
Population Average Age	36 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$43,725	$38,590
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.1 rooms	5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	25 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	68% / 32%	66% / 34%