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La Crescenta Montessori School

3811 Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta, CA, 91214-0912 -

School Notes Overview:

La Crescenta Montessori is dedicated to Dr. Maria Montessori’s innovative methods for intellectual development of young children. Scientific research has confirmed her observations that children have a spontaneous interest in learning, and self-discipline. By allowing students to progress in an atmosphere of freedom, they learn to pace their own development through a series of sensitive periods where they become acutely aware of language, order, their senses, and society. These periods encourage bursts of creativity, reading, writing, and passionate curiosity. The Montessori Directress and her Staff guide each child through a program structured to meet his/her academic and psychological needs. La Crescenta Montessori was founded in 1984 by Ms. Irena Root, and she ran the school very successfully with the help of trained Montessori teachers. She applied the Montessori system up to the elementary school level. In 1989, Gail Amarasinghe, with a long history of teaching experience, took over the ownership and has continued to run the school successfully....

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School Overview:

	La Crescenta Montessori School
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	Association Montessori International (AMI) Other Montessori association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 4
County	Los Angeles County, CA
Student Body
Total Students	45 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	25%	40%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 20 students
	Kind - 14 students
	Grade 1 - 6 students
	Grade 2 - 2 students
	Grade 3 - 1 students
	Grade 4 - 1 students
	Grade 5 - 1 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	3 teachers
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:14	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

La Crescenta Montessori is dedicated to Dr. Maria Montessori’s innovative methods for intellectual development of young children. Scientific research has confirmed her observations that children have a spontaneous interest in learning, and self-discipline. By allowing students to progress in an atmosphere of freedom, they learn to pace their own development through a series of sensitive periods where they become acutely aware of language, order, their senses, and society. These periods encourage bursts of creativity, reading, writing, and passionate curiosity. The Montessori Directress and her Staff guide each child through a program structured to meet his/her academic and psychological needs. La Crescenta Montessori was founded in 1984 by Ms. Irena Root, and she ran the school very successfully with the help of trained Montessori teachers. She applied the Montessori system up to the elementary school level. In 1989, Gail Amarasinghe, with a long history of teaching experience, took over the ownership and has continued to run the school successfully.
Profile last updated: 02/10/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (91214)	School Zip (91214)	(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	29,101 people	33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	49%	32%
Population Average Age	39 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.8 persons
Median Household Income	$64,843	$51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.2 rooms	4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	52 years old	41 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	73% / 27%	55% / 45%