Giddens School
School Notes Overview:
Giddens School provides an academically excellent curriculum enriched with a commitment to critical thinking and social responsibility. Staff and families create a community that nourishes diversity, sense of self, and love of learning. ...
School Overview:
Giddens School |
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| School Membership(s) | National Association of Independent Schools | |
| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten - 5 | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | |
| County | King County, WA | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 154 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(WA) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 45% | 21% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Nursery - 40 students | ||
| Pre-K - 28 students | ||
| Kind - 28 students | ||
| Grade 1 - 28 students | ||
| Grade 2 - 25 students | ||
| Grade 3 - 17 students | ||
| Grade 4 - 10 students | ||
| Grade 5 - 18 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 16 teachers | |
| % Faculty with Advance Degree | 50% | |
| Average Class Size | 16 | |
This School |
(WA) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:13 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 174 days | 180 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 6 hours | 6 hours |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| Admission Deadline | Feb. 8 | |
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $14,000 | |
| % on Financial Aid | 34% | |
| Average Financial Aid Grant | $8,000 | |
| Head of School | Alvin Gilmore | |
School Notes:
- Giddens School provides an academically excellent curriculum enriched with a commitment to critical thinking and social responsibility. Staff and families create a community that nourishes diversity, sense of self, and love of learning.
- Profile last updated: 11/18/2008
In the News:
- Seattle schools open with new beginnings, sad endings (seattlepi.com)
posted on September 9, 2009 at 05:20:31 am
While school starts Wednesday for 47,000 Seattle Public Schools students, it remains to be seen how many others affected by the closure of five school programs will have left the district.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (98144) | School Zip (98144) |
(WA) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 24,913 people | 5,855,424 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 41% | 29% |
| Population Average Age | 37 years old | 35 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.4 persons | 2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income | $40,693 | $49,081 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 4.7 rooms | 5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 58 years old | 38 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 51% / 49% | 62% / 38% |
School Map:
Nearby Schools:
- Seattle Girls School - 72 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
- First Place - 53 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
- St Therese School - 190 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
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- Epiphany School - 160 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
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