Mountain Road School

4565 County Route 9, New Lebanon, NY, 12125-0121
Tel: (518)794-8520
Grades: PK - 8 | 28 students
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Mountain Road School supports, challenges, and empowers the whole child within a loving and collaborative community of parents, teachers, and students. A Mountain Road education fosters academic and creative excellence, ethical and spiritual development, engagement with the world, and creates a foundation for lifelong learning. Mountain Road School's philosophy of education stresses the importance of nurturing all areas of human development in the child as well as the unique pace of each child's growth socially, emotionally, and academically. Small class sizes and flexible age groupings allow these needs to be met in ways that are not possible in larger groups. There is an overall emphasis on community and nature. The campus exists of 400 acres of beautiful gardens, streams, woods and a pond.

School Overview:
Mountain Road School
School Type Alternative School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded 1975
Student Body
Total Students 28 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 5% (NY School Avg.: 38%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 5 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 6:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 90%
Average Class Size 11 students
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Tuition Notes Tuition ranges from $7000 for preschool to $12,000 for upper grades. Generous financial aid is available for qualifying students.
% on Financial Aid 60%
Average Financial Aid Grant $3,000
Acceptance Rate 95%
Admissions Director Aimee Johnson
Admissions Associate Cynthia Gray

School Notes:

    • In-depth Nature Studies
    • Community Oriented
    • Innovative Curriculum
    • Child Centered
    • Individualized Attention

    Profile last updated: 09/19/2012

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Mountain Road School
Gr. PK-8 | 0 mi. away
Darrow School
Gr. 9-12 | 4.1 mi. away
St Mark School
Gr. K-8 | 9.3 mi. away
St Joseph Central High School
Gr. 8-12 | 10 mi. away
Sinai Academy Of The Berkshires
Gr. K-6 | 10.1 mi. away
Housatonic Academy
Gr. 2-12 | 10.5 mi. away

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