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Morningside Academy

201 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle, WA, 98109-0981 -

School Notes Overview:

Unique, research-based program celebrating 30 years of educating Grades 1—9 gifted and struggling learners or anyone interested in improving performance. Focus on foundation skills of reading, writing, and math integrated with strengthening study, organizational skills, higher-level reasoning and problem solving. Homogeneous groupings by skill level, not age or grade, and small class size produces measurable results. Daily report cards provided. Middle School adds high school preparation with content courses and project-based learning methods. Field trips, Art, Wushu and Psychology/Problem Solving for all students....

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School Overview:

	Morningside Academy
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Private Special Education Centers Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 1 - 10
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	LD, ADD, ADHD
Year Founded	1980
County	King County, WA
Student Body
Total Students	83 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(WA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	5%	14%
Students by Grade
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 83 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	12 teachers
Average Class Size	10
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses
Matriculation Data	Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(WA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:5	* 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
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$19,570
% on Financial Aid	15%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$3,000
Head of School	Joanne Robbins, PhD
Admissions Director	Dawn Oliver
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	7
	Extracurriculars
	Drama	Friends of Morningside
	PE	Parent organization
	Sailing	Science
	offers extracurricular clubs such as: Art

School Notes:

Students are given extensive assessment to find out what they can do well, not so well and not at all. Students practice everything until they are fluent. The goal is to be able to perform quickly, effortlessly and accurately. Teachers continually adjust their instruction based upon performance data until the students are successful. No one falls through the cracks. Students are very successful in school, sometimes for the first time in their lives. We tell families that their children will gain at least two grade levels in their skill of greatest deficit or their money back. We have returned less than 1 percent of tuition in 25 years. Students learn in an atmosphere of positive reinforcement. Teachers give their students lots of praise.
Profile last updated: 07/12/2009

In the News:

State gives provisional OK to special needs school in Hingham (The Patriot Ledger)
posted on September 9, 2009 at 06:11:01 am
Beal Street Academy in Hingham, a private three-year-old school for special needs students, is a step closer to getting full endorsement from state education officials.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (98109)	School Zip (98109)	(WA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	16,018 people	5,855,424 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	65%	29%
Population Average Age	35 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	1.6 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$49,531	$49,081
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.4 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	51 years old	38 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	33% / 67%	62% / 38%