|
|
Sophia Academy |
| School Level |
Elementary school
|
|
|
School Type |
Special Education School |
|
| School
Membership(s) |
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Atlanta Association of Independent Schools (AAAIS)
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) |
|
| Religious Affiliation |
Christian (no specific denomination) |
| Grades Offered |
Grades Kindergarten - 8 |
| Programs for Learning Differences |
Yes |
| Learning Differences Supported |
Average to Superior IQ, Auditory, Visual Processing difficulties, ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia |
| Year
Founded |
1999 |
|
County |
Dekalb County, GA |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
Students |
216 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
|
|
| This
School |
(
GA )
Elementary School Avg. |
|
| % Students of
Color |
15% |
32% |
|
| Students by Grade |
| Kind - 24 students | | Grade 1 - 24 students | | Grade 2 - 24 students | | Grade 3 - 24 students | | Grade 4 - 24 students | | Grade 5 - 24 students | | Grade 6 - 24 students | | Grade 7 - 24 students | | Grade 8 - 24 students | |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Classroom Teachers |
24 teachers |
| %
Faculty with Advance Degree |
50% |
| Average Class Size |
8 |
|
| This
School |
(
GA )
Elementary School Avg. |
|
| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:9 |
1:12
*Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
|
| School
Days in Calendar Year |
181 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
6 hours |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 / Rolling |
| Yearly
Tuition Cost |
$18,700 |
| Tuition Notes |
$100.00 Testing Fee,
$18,700.00 2008-2009 Tuition, $500.00 Registration/Book Fees |
| %
on Financial Aid |
15% |
| Average
Financial Aid Grant |
$1,500 |
| Acceptance
Rate |
95% |
| Headmaster |
Marie S. Corrigan |
| Admissions
Director |
Kathy Ellison |
| |
|
|
| Total
Sports Offered |
6 |
|
Sports |
| Basketball | Cheering | | Cross Country | Soccer | | Track and Field | Volley Ball |
|
| |
|
|
| Total Extracurricular
Organizations |
8 |
|
Extracurriculars |
| BETA Club | Drama Club | | Art Club | Robotics | | Intramurals | Brownies | | SGA | One Act Play |
|
| |
-
The Sophia Academy curriculum is designed specifically for students of average to superior IQ, who have a diagnosed learning disability that results in auditory and/or visual processing difficulties, dyslexia and attention deficit issues. The low teacher/student ratio, acclaimed Orton-Gillingham approach to reading and our multisensory teaching benefits all students. Our weekly chapel programs and character trait program reinforce the Christian education.
- Profile last updated:
07/03/2008
|
|
|
|
| About This
Zip Code (
30341 ) |
| School
Zip (
30341 ) |
(
GA ) State Average |
|
| Population
(Approximate) |
31,036 people |
8,185,503 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
42% |
21% |
| Population Average
Age |
31 years old |
33.4 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.7 persons |
2.5 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$50,349 |
$49,257 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
4.9 rooms |
5.8 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
38 years old |
31 years old |
|
 View current housing listings in 30341 |
Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (30341)
What's a Zindex?
Subject to Zillow Terms of Use | |
| %
Owning / % Renting |
43% / 57% |
65% / 35% |
|
|
