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East Dallas Community School

924 Wayne St, Dallas, TX, 75223-0752 -

School Notes Overview:

EDCS is a nonprofit, AMI-recognized Montessori school serving an ethnically diverse group of primarily low income families. We are family and community oriented, and we welcome and encourage parent involvement. For over 30 years we have been proving that all children, regardless of ethnicity or income level, can succeed when you start young and involve parents. ...

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School Overview:

	East Dallas Community School
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 3
Year Founded	1978
County	Dallas County, TX
Student Body
Total Students	84 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
% Students of Color	88%	36%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 38 students
	Kind - 22 students
	Grade 1 - 9 students
	Grade 2 - 6 students
	Grade 3 - 9 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	8 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	100%
Average Class Size	24
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:18	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	175 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	7 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$4,300
Tuition Notes	Tuition is charged on a sliding scale, depending on family income. Additionally, we offer tuition credit for volunteer work to all families, regardless of income level.
Head of School	Mary Caroline Parker

School Notes:

EDCS is an AMI-recognized Montessori school. All teachers are AMI-trained and certified.
We offer a parent education program for families with children from birth to age 3, a toddler community for children from 14 months to age 3, two primary classes for children ages 3 to 6, a lower elementary class for children ages 6 to 9, and before and after school care.
In a neighborhood in which the public high school graduation rate is less than 50%, of children who attended EDCS through the third grade and who are now old enough to have graduated from high school, 94% have graduated from high school and 88% of these have gone on to college.
Profile last updated: 12/02/2008

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (75223)	School Zip (75223)	(TX) State Average
Population (Approximate)	15,652 people	20,844,411 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	16%	23%
Population Average Age	28 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	3.4 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$28,607	$46,000
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.5 rooms	5.2 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	56 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	51% / 49%	59% / 41%