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Hi-star Center For Children

Box 6466, Glendale, AZ, 85312-0853 -

School Notes Overview:

The Hi-Star Center for Children is a private special education day school, serving students with severe language/communication, learning and behavioral needs. Hi-Star is an academically based program which incorporates language acquisition skills into the daily curriculum, along with a structured behavior management program. Hi-Star works with students in Kindergarten through 12th grades. The elementary program consists of a series of five developmental, language-based academic classrooms, which serves children between the ages of 5 and 13. These classrooms are designed to meet the individual needs of students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Classroom groupings are based on the student’s overall academic, language, behavioral and social needs. Language/communication skills are part of the child’s daily instructional program, presented in a continuous and on-going model through out the day. Academic instruction in reading, writing and math are part of the daily curriculum; along with science, social studies, art, music, RT and cooking activities. All activities are presented using direct instruction techniques....

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School Overview:

	Hi-star Center For Children
School Type	Special Education School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - Nursery/Preschool
County	Maricopa County, AZ
Student Body
Total Students	54 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(AZ) School Avg.
% Students of Color	19%	31%
Students by Grade
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 54 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	8 teachers
	This School	(AZ) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	176 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	7 hours

School Notes:

The Hi-Star Center for Children is a private special education day school, serving students with severe language/communication, learning and behavioral needs. Hi-Star is an academically based program which incorporates language acquisition skills into the daily curriculum, along with a structured behavior management program. Hi-Star works with students in Kindergarten through 12th grades. The elementary program consists of a series of five developmental, language-based academic classrooms, which serves children between the ages of 5 and 13. These classrooms are designed to meet the individual needs of students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Classroom groupings are based on the student’s overall academic, language, behavioral and social needs. Language/communication skills are part of the child’s daily instructional program, presented in a continuous and on-going model through out the day. Academic instruction in reading, writing and math are part of the daily curriculum; along with science, social studies, art, music, RT and cooking activities. All activities are presented using direct instruction techniques.
Profile last updated: 02/10/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (85312)	School Zip (85312)	(AZ) State Average
Population (Approximate)	n/a	5,130,874 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	n/a	25%
Population Average Age	n/a	34 years old
Average Household size	n/a	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	n/a	$44,677
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	n/a	5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	n/a	29 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	n/a / n/a	62% / 38%