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School Notes Overview: |
The mission of Fort Worth Country Day School is to foster the intellectual, physical, emotional, and ethical development of capable students through an academically rigorous college preparatory program that integrates the arts and athletics. The purpose of Fort Worth Country Day School is to inspire the passion to learn, the courage to lead, and the commitment to serve. Fort Worth Country Day School offers an advanced curriculum, comprehensive in its emphasis of the humanities, sciences, arts, and athletics. The School values diversity in its community and encourages openness of thought and freedom of inquiry. Through its program, the School seeks to develop enthusiastic, thinking, well-rounded, and responsible citizens equipped for success in college and life. The School sees education as both a personal journey requiring guidance and a systematic process built upon knowledge, experience, and hard work. Collectively, these components promote understanding, imagination, and reason.
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Fort Worth Country Day School |
| School Level |
Elementary and Secondary school
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| School
Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools
Other school association(s) |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades Kindergarten - 12 |
| Year
Founded |
1962 |
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County |
Tarrant County, TX |
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| Total
Students |
2230 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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School |
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TX )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
12% |
29% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Kind - 70 students | | Grade 1 - 82 students | | Grade 2 - 79 students | | Grade 3 - 79 students | | Grade 4 - 83 students | | Grade 5 - 80 students | | Grade 6 - 85 students | | Grade 7 - 84 students | | Grade 8 - 83 students | | Grade 9 - 98 students | | Grade 10 - 99 students | | Grade 11 - 97 students | | Grade 12 - 96 students | | Unspecified Grade Placement - 1115 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
125 teachers |
| %
Faculty with Advance Degree |
68% |
| Average Class Size |
14 |
| Number of AP Courses |
22 |
| List of Courses Offered |
Link to List of Courses |
| Average ACT score |
26 |
| Matriculation Data |
Link to Matriculation Data |
| Classroom dress code |
Formal
(http://www.fwcds.org/ftpimages/123/download/download_group1732_id373774.pdf) |
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School |
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TX )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:10
*Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
172 days |
177 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
7 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
None / Rolling |
| Tuition Notes |
Activity Fee for Grades K-8 $400
Meal Plan required K-12
Books grades 5 12 |
| %
on Financial Aid |
15% |
| Average
Financial Aid Grant |
$7,851 |
| Headmaster |
Evan D. Peterson |
| Admissions
Director |
Barbara Jiongo |
| Admissions
Associate |
Yolnada Espinoza |
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- The mission of Fort Worth Country Day School is to foster the intellectual, physical, emotional, and ethical development of capable students through an academically rigorous college preparatory program that integrates the arts and athletics. The purpose of Fort Worth Country Day School is to inspire the passion to learn, the courage to lead, and the commitment to serve. Fort Worth Country Day School offers an advanced curriculum, comprehensive in its emphasis of the humanities, sciences, arts, and athletics. The School values diversity in its community and encourages openness of thought and freedom of inquiry. Through its program, the School seeks to develop enthusiastic, thinking, well-rounded, and responsible citizens equipped for success in college and life. The School sees education as both a personal journey requiring guidance and a systematic process built upon knowledge, experience, and hard work. Collectively, these components promote understanding, imagination, and reason.
- Profile last updated: 12/01/2008
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| About This
Zip Code (
76109 ) |
| School
Zip (
76109 ) |
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TX ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
24,007 people |
20,844,411 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
63% |
23% |
| Population Average
Age |
33 years old |
33 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.1 persons |
2.6 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$49,649 |
$46,000 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
5.3 rooms |
5.2 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
42 years old |
33 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (76109)
What's a Zindex?
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
54% / 46% |
59% / 41% |
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