Fire Mountain School

6505 Elk Flat Rd, Arch Cape, OR, 97102-0971 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

Fire Mountain School is a small progressive elementary school dedicated to assisting children in their ongoing work of exploring and making sense of the world. Teachers and parents join together to create a community structure within which children experience discovery, challenge, experimentation, risk, failure and mastery. FMS has three central goals for children: one, that they develop a strong and positive sense of themselves; two, that they come to see learning as an ongoing, joyful and self-initiated quest; and three, that they come to know themselves as interactive participants in the wider natural, social and practical world....

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School Overview:

 
Fire Mountain School
School Type Alternative School
School Membership(s) State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 5
Year Founded 1983
County Clatsop County, OR
Student Body
Total Students 15 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(OR) School Avg.
% Students of Color 8% 14%
Students by Grade
Kind - 3 students
Grade 1 - 1 students
Grade 2 - 1 students
Grade 3 - 6 students
Grade 4 - 3 students
Grade 5 - 1 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 2 teachers
Average Class Size 10
Classroom dress code Casual
This School
(OR) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:8 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 162 days 179 days
Hours in School Day for Students 6 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $4,000
Tuition Notes some scholarships available
% on Financial Aid 40%
Average Financial Aid Grant $1,000
Admissions Director Barbara McLaughlin

School Notes:

  • Low student-teacher ratio
  • Strong community and family atmosphere
  • Child-centered and thematic approach to education
  • Encouragement of individual development
  • High value placed on creative exploration and play
  • One day a week devoted to Nature Awareness studies
  • Focus on core academic skills
  • Beautiful natural setting
  • Over 20 years experience
  • Profile last updated: 11/05/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (97102)
School Zip (97102)
(OR) State Average
Population (Approximate) 223 people 3,413,525 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 54% 26%
Population Average Age 51 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.1 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $40,500 $43,774
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 26 years old 36 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (97102)


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% Owning / % Renting 82% / 18% 61% / 39%

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