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Midwest Academy

2416 340th Street, Keokuk, IA, 52632 -

School Notes Overview:

Midwest Academy is a private boarding school designed to help struggling teens. It is a self contained facility with dormitories, gymnasium, seminar room, library, cafeteria, classrooms, and recreational space. The Academy offers a highly structured environment where students can progress both academically and personally, developing proper motivation and self-direction. Student learn skills necessary to be successful before returning to their home environment. Midwest Academy uses a self-paced curriculum with a high level of teacher and classroom support that creates an atmosphere for accelerated learning away from the many distractions of the typical high school setting. Midwest Academy is nationally accredited by Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. MWA and Keokuk Community School District have a unique duel enrollment agreement that allows a variety of educational opportunities, resources and support not available at other private schools....

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School Overview:

	Midwest Academy
School Type	Elem. Or Sec. with a Special Program Emphasis
School Membership(s)	Other special emphasis association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 7 - 12
County	Lee County, IA
Student Body
Total Students	300 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	25%	10%
Students by Grade
	Grade 7 - 50 students
	Grade 8 - 50 students
	Grade 9 - 50 students
	Grade 10 - 50 students
	Grade 11 - 50 students
	Grade 12 - 50 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	21 teachers
	This School	(IA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:14	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	n/a	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	8 hours	7 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

Midwest Academy is a private boarding school designed to help struggling teens. It is a self contained facility with dormitories, gymnasium, seminar room, library, cafeteria, classrooms, and recreational space. The Academy offers a highly structured environment where students can progress both academically and personally, developing proper motivation and self-direction. Student learn skills necessary to be successful before returning to their home environment. Midwest Academy uses a self-paced curriculum with a high level of teacher and classroom support that creates an atmosphere for accelerated learning away from the many distractions of the typical high school setting. Midwest Academy is nationally accredited by Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. MWA and Keokuk Community School District have a unique duel enrollment agreement that allows a variety of educational opportunities, resources and support not available at other private schools.
Profile last updated: 03/05/2009

In the News:

Five mayoral hopefuls seek to lead Keokuk into future (The Hawk Eye)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 05:22:15 pm
Voters head to polls to fill city's top spot Tuesday; winner needs 50 percent. KEOKUK -- With Mayor David Gudgel declining to run for re-election, five residents are seeking to become the city's chief executive officer.
5 competing for mayor's job in Keokuk (Keokuk Daily Gate City)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 06:58:27 pm
The Daily Gate City continues to look at the candidates for city council and mayor in Keokuk with responses from three mayoral candidates to questionnaires sent by the newspaper.
Parade lineup (Keokuk Daily Gate City)
posted on September 6, 2009 at 05:23:26 am
Keokuk Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Color guard American Legion Post 41, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3508, Vietnam Veterans, McGruff the crime dog, River Hills, Keokuk fire trucks Local 568 firefighters, Keokuk Volunteer Emergency Corps, Lee County Ambulance Service, Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Association trucks, Montrose fire truck and Wayland, Mo ...
Keokuk to dedicate pavilion (The Hawk Eye)
posted on July 24, 2009 at 12:36:45 pm
KEOKUK -- After more than two and a half years of planning, fundraising and hard work, residents of Keokuk will gather Sunday for the official dedication of the new Rand Park pavilion.
Mom, large donor jump start pavilion (Keokuk Daily Gate City)
posted on July 20, 2009 at 06:51:14 pm
Keokuk Mayor David Gudgel says the new Rand Park Performance Pavilion “embodies the greatness of the citizens of this community.” “This one was done with volunteers and donations by the citizens and businesses of Keokuk,” he added.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (52632)	School Zip (52632)	(IA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	13,823 people	2,926,456 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	19%	22%
Population Average Age	39 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$32,692	$40,736
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.3 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	61 years old	49 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	72% / 28%	70% / 30%