Pacific Oaks Children's School
School Notes Overview:
Pacific Oaks, located on campuses in Pasadena and Oakland, California, as well as online, is a unique educational institution offering upper division and graduate-level college programs in human development, counseling and teaching credentials. The Children's School, serving infants through kindergarten age children and their parents, is located in Pasadena. Pacific Oaks is an independent institution of learning influenced by its Quaker heritage and dedicated to principles of social justice, respect for diversity, and the valuing of the uniqueness of each person. Its primary focus is placed upon all needs of young children and their families, and all those who, in a direct or indirect manner, touch their lives each day. Education at Pacific Oaks includes academic, research, clinical, and community outreach components to develop an understanding of those settings within which a child acts and which, in turn, affect a child's development. Pacific Oaks promotes educational practices within the institution, profession and public schools that encourage learners to find their own voices, to take stands in the face of opposition, and to exercise competence in collaboration with others....
School Overview:
Pacific Oaks Children's School |
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| School Type | Early Childhood / Day Care | |
| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten - K | |
| County | Los Angeles County, CA | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 176 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(CA) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 44% | 40% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Pre-K - 167 students | ||
| Kind - 9 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 5 teachers | |
This School |
(CA) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:30 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 170 days | 180 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | n/a | 6 hours |
School Notes:
- Pacific Oaks, located on campuses in Pasadena and Oakland, California, as well as online, is a unique educational institution offering upper division and graduate-level college programs in human development, counseling and teaching credentials. The Children's School, serving infants through kindergarten age children and their parents, is located in Pasadena. Pacific Oaks is an independent institution of learning influenced by its Quaker heritage and dedicated to principles of social justice, respect for diversity, and the valuing of the uniqueness of each person. Its primary focus is placed upon all needs of young children and their families, and all those who, in a direct or indirect manner, touch their lives each day. Education at Pacific Oaks includes academic, research, clinical, and community outreach components to develop an understanding of those settings within which a child acts and which, in turn, affect a child's development. Pacific Oaks promotes educational practices within the institution, profession and public schools that encourage learners to find their own voices, to take stands in the face of opposition, and to exercise competence in collaboration with others.
- Profile last updated: 03/08/2007
In the News:
- School Notes: Pasadena Christian school will hold tour (Pasadena Star-News)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 06:32:50 am
Pasadena Christian School will hold a campus tour from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Nov. 5 at the school, 1515 N. Los Robles Ave. - Los Angeles-area child-care centers feeling a pinch (Los Angeles Times)
posted on July 21, 2009 at 12:40:14 am
In one more sign of the recession, more parents are cutting back on day care and asking for tuition help as they find themselves out of work. When the contracts dried up and Kim Prince found herself without a TV writing gig, she immediately cut back on day care for her two children. Full-time care is something Prince and her husband can afford only with two full-time salaries. - Pac Oaks to merge with Chicago college (Pasadena Star-News)
posted on April 22, 2009 at 12:10:24 am
PASADENA - Pacific Oaks College announced Tuesday it plans to negotiate a "permanent affiliation" with the Chicago School of Professional Psychology - Pacific Oaks will have to partner or close, officials say (Pasadena Star-News)
posted on April 3, 2009 at 02:02:31 am
PASADENA - Effectively ending 62 years as a Pasadena fixture, Pacific Oaks College can survive only by pursuing a merger or takeover by another "higher learning institution," its board of
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (91105) | School Zip (91105) |
(CA) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 10,245 people | 33,864,644 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 69% | 32% |
| Population Average Age | 48 years old | 33 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.1 persons | 2.8 persons |
| Median Household Income | $83,737 | $51,306 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 5.9 rooms | 4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 56 years old | 41 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 75% / 25% | 55% / 45% |
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