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School Notes Overview: |
Mill Springs Academy is a value-based educational community dedicated to the academic, physical and social growth of those students who have not realized their full potential in traditional classroom settings. Mill Springs Academy provides a carefully structured environment within a warm, supportive atmosphere. Our structural approach is a milieu environment that involves our Community Levels System, daily values groups, individualized contracts and Life Space Interview techniques. Mill Springs Academy bases learning strategies on Academic Plans developed for each student by our multidisciplinary staff. Learning strategies are generated from psycho-educational evaluations, previous school records, diagnostic skills assessment, observations, communication with other professionals involved with the student and our continuing experiences with the student. Mill Springs Academy is committed to a comprehensive, holistic program design that is multifaceted to meet the needs of the “total child”.
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Mill Springs Academy |
| School Level |
Elementary school
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School Type |
Special Education School |
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| School
Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Other school association(s) |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades 5 - 8 |
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County |
Fulton County, GA |
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| Total
Students |
59 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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School |
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GA )
Elementary School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
n/a |
32% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 5 - 25 students | | Grade 8 - 34 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
38 teachers |
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School |
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GA )
Elementary School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:2 |
1:12
*Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
180 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 |
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- Mill Springs Academy is a value-based educational community dedicated to the academic, physical and social growth of those students who have not realized their full potential in traditional classroom settings. Mill Springs Academy provides a carefully structured environment within a warm, supportive atmosphere. Our structural approach is a milieu environment that involves our Community Levels System, daily values groups, individualized contracts and Life Space Interview techniques. Mill Springs Academy bases learning strategies on Academic Plans developed for each student by our multidisciplinary staff. Learning strategies are generated from psycho-educational evaluations, previous school records, diagnostic skills assessment, observations, communication with other professionals involved with the student and our continuing experiences with the student. Mill Springs Academy is committed to a comprehensive, holistic program design that is multifaceted to meet the needs of the “total child”.
- Profile last updated: 02/15/2007
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| About This
Zip Code (
30004 ) |
| School
Zip (
30004 ) |
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GA ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
41,345 people |
8,185,503 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
54% |
21% |
| Population Average
Age |
35 years old |
33.4 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.6 persons |
2.5 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$72,591 |
$49,257 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
6.5 rooms |
5.8 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
14 years old |
31 years old |
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 View current housing listings in 30004 |
| %
Owning / % Renting |
74% / 26% |
65% / 35% |
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