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Christopher Academy Montessori

510 Hillcrest Avenue, Westfield, NJ, 07090 -

School Notes Overview:

Christopher Academy offers an exceptional learning environment, tailored to the individual child, driven by the community. With homelike classrooms, the Montessori Method is filled with hands-on materials, each with a lesson to learn and a problem to solve. Our students enjoy a prepared environment designed to recognize and propel each child to learn, to grow, to achieve at the most appropriate pace to the best of his or her own ability. Christopher Academy ensures the quality of its program from classroom to classroom and campus to campus by supporting professional, career teachers. With the average faculty tenure approaching ten years, Christopher Academy provides a tradition and continuity of exceptional care. Each of our Lead Teachers is university educated, with many holding advanced degrees. Our Lead Teachers are all fully Montessori certified. Our school's history includes professional teachers who have served children in our community for decades....

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School Overview:

	Christopher Academy Montessori
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	Other Montessori association(s) National Association for the Education of Young Children
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 1
County	Union County, NJ
Student Body
Total Students	98 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
% Students of Color	16%	32%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 73 students
	Kind - 21 students
	Grade 1 - 4 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	4 teachers
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:24	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	178 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Christopher Academy offers an exceptional learning environment, tailored to the individual child, driven by the community. With homelike classrooms, the Montessori Method is filled with hands-on materials, each with a lesson to learn and a problem to solve. Our students enjoy a prepared environment designed to recognize and propel each child to learn, to grow, to achieve at the most appropriate pace to the best of his or her own ability. Christopher Academy ensures the quality of its program from classroom to classroom and campus to campus by supporting professional, career teachers. With the average faculty tenure approaching ten years, Christopher Academy provides a tradition and continuity of exceptional care. Each of our Lead Teachers is university educated, with many holding advanced degrees. Our Lead Teachers are all fully Montessori certified. Our school's history includes professional teachers who have served children in our community for decades.
Profile last updated: 03/04/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (07090)	School Zip (07090)	(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate)	32,797 people	8,413,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	66%	36%
Population Average Age	39 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.7 persons
Median Household Income	$98,684	$57,061
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	7.2 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	59 years old	46 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	83% / 17%	62% / 38%