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Ascent

819 Grand Blvd Ste 2, Deer Park, NY, 11729 -

School Notes Overview:

Ascent is a private, non-profit school for children diagnosed with autism and atypical pervasive developmental disorders. It provides a full day, 12 month academic and behavioral treatment program to preschool and school age children ranging in age from 3 to 21 years. Ascent primarily serves children with severe behavioral issues who have experienced failure in the continuum of available public special education settings and who require a high degree of individualized attention and intervention....

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School Overview:

	Ascent
School Type	Special Education School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - Prekindergarten
County	Suffolk County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	20 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	6%	36%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 2 students
	Kind - 3 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 15 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	15 teachers
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:1	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	5 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Ascent is a private, non-profit school for children diagnosed with autism and atypical pervasive developmental disorders. It provides a full day, 12 month academic and behavioral treatment program to preschool and school age children ranging in age from 3 to 21 years. Ascent primarily serves children with severe behavioral issues who have experienced failure in the continuum of available public special education settings and who require a high degree of individualized attention and intervention.
Profile last updated: 02/23/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (11729)	School Zip (11729)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	28,280 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	27%	32%
Population Average Age	37 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	3.0 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$60,340	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.5 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	47 years old	58 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (11729) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	82% / 18%	41% / 59%