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Sacramento Waldorf School

3750 Bannister Road, Fair Oaks, CA, 95628-0956 -

School Notes Overview:

The Sacramento Waldorf School is a private pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade school that has been educating children in the greater Sacramento area for nearly fifty years. Its mission is to prepare young people to fulfill their highest potential by educating them according to the pedagogical and spiritual principles of Rudolf Steiner. From a gentle beginning in the Kindergarten and Lower School to a rigorous yet cooperative learning environment in the High School, a Sacramento Waldorf School education is a gift that prepares children and young people to embrace life - both its delights and challenges. We nurture our students' unquenchable thirst for knowledge, honor their individuality and passion, and develop within them a sense of community and belonging that is unparalleled in any other educational setting. SWS graduates have gone on to excel in universities such as Stanford, Rhode Island School of Design, UC Berkeley, Brown, Grinnell College, Columbia, US Air Force Academy and NYU and have become physicians, documentary film makers, psychologists, attorneys, designers, choreographers and more. Located on 22 scenic acres overlooking the American River in Fair Oaks, California, our campus provides an idyllic background for all programs, enabling teachers to enrich their classroom studies with access to gardens, a working farm, wooded streams and playing fields. The Sacramento Waldorf School offers developmentally-based education in which the arts permeate the curriculum, and intellectual challenge is infused with human connection and relationship. Come. See what SWS can be for your child, for your family, for your community. ...

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School Overview:

	Sacramento Waldorf School
School Type	Elem. Or Sec. with a Special Program Emphasis
School Membership(s)	Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
Year Founded	1959
County	Sacramento County, CA
Student Body
Total Students	433 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	20%	37%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 48 students
	Grade 1 - 29 students
	Grade 2 - 28 students
	Grade 3 - 24 students
	Grade 4 - 30 students
	Grade 5 - 28 students
	Grade 6 - 27 students
	Grade 7 - 32 students
	Grade 8 - 32 students
	Grade 9 - 34 students
	Grade 10 - 35 students
	Grade 11 - 46 students
	Grade 12 - 40 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	39 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	10%
	Advanced Courses
	Honors foreign language
Average SAT score	1680
Matriculation Data	Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	170 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid	25%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$2,676
Head of School	Liz Beaven
Admissions Director	Clare Andrews
Sport
Total Sports Offered	5
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Golf	Soccer
	Track and Field

School Notes:

Learning takes place in both the classroom and throughout our 22-acre campus, featuring a five-acre biodynamic working farm and new state-of-the-art Science and Math Complex. Arts and music education are woven throughout the curriculum in all grades. Foreign language instruction begins in First Grade; rigorous high school instruction prepares students for four-year universities.
Profile last updated: 01/28/2009

In the News:

Check it out (The Sacramento Bee)
posted on March 14, 2009 at 07:06:43 am
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Rivers' qualities on display at weekend festival (The Sacramento Bee)
posted on March 12, 2009 at 04:16:29 pm
Water enthusiasts and conservationists alike are invited to a family-friendly event this weekend showcasing rivers and recreation. The California Rivers Festival is an annual event intended to educate people about the state's rivers and work by Friends of the River to protect them, the organization's Web site states. The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Sacramento ...
Outbound Escapes: Annual River Festival (The Sacramento Bee)
posted on March 12, 2009 at 07:04:43 am
ANNUAL RIVER FESTIVAL Taking place on the bank of the American River, the California Rivers Festival promises a day of water-sports workshops, safe-boating seminars, a gear swap, live and silent auctions, adventure films, food, music and games. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Sacramento Waldorf School, 3750 Bannister Road, Fair Oaks. For more ...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (95628)	School Zip (95628)	(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	40,739 people	33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	47%	32%
Population Average Age	40 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.8 persons
Median Household Income	$60,383	$51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.1 rooms	4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	37 years old	41 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	71% / 29%	55% / 45%