Fire Mountain School
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....
School Overview:
Fire Mountain School |
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| 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. |
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| % 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. |
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| 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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