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Heritage Mission

1825 W Shoaff Road, Huntertown, IN, 46748-0467 -

School Notes Overview:

Heritage Mission is a non-profit Christian boarding school for children who have been separated from their families. We shepherd children with individualized instruction, and administer to the whole child, satisfying physical, academic, and spiritual needs. Our mission is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, and soul, to present the Gospel of our Lord to the world, to train children and Christian laymen to be witnesses, teachers, and servants, to provide a Christian boarding school for children in need of permanent housing, to provide Christian education for children that have difficulty functioning in the traditional classroom environment. Heritage Mission School provides a unique form of specialized education for children in grades K-12. Christian training and intense personal investment is a key for faltering students to do well. Many incoming students have unique needs that require staff and volunteers to invest hundreds of hours of labor. Heritage Mission seeks to lead students to become all that God wants them to be. Additionally, most students that enroll at Heritage Mission are not working at grade level. The school evaluates and places them at an appropriate level. Bringing students up to grade level usually requires intense personal commitment and hundreds of additional hours of attention from staff and volunteers....

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School Overview:

	Heritage Mission
School Membership(s)	Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow) American Association of Christian Schools (AACS) Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered	Grades 3 - 11
County	Allen County, IN
Student Body
Total Students	5 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IN) School Avg.
% Students of Color	50%	13%
Students by Grade
	Grade 3 - 1 students
	Grade 4 - 1 students
	Grade 8 - 1 students
	Grade 11 - 1 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 1 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	2 teachers
	This School	(IN) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:1	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	225 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	8 hours	7 hours

School Notes:

Heritage Mission is a non-profit Christian boarding school for children who have been separated from their families. We shepherd children with individualized instruction, and administer to the whole child, satisfying physical, academic, and spiritual needs. Our mission is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, and soul, to present the Gospel of our Lord to the world, to train children and Christian laymen to be witnesses, teachers, and servants, to provide a Christian boarding school for children in need of permanent housing, to provide Christian education for children that have difficulty functioning in the traditional classroom environment. Heritage Mission School provides a unique form of specialized education for children in grades K-12. Christian training and intense personal investment is a key for faltering students to do well. Many incoming students have unique needs that require staff and volunteers to invest hundreds of hours of labor. Heritage Mission seeks to lead students to become all that God wants them to be. Additionally, most students that enroll at Heritage Mission are not working at grade level. The school evaluates and places them at an appropriate level. Bringing students up to grade level usually requires intense personal commitment and hundreds of additional hours of attention from staff and volunteers.
Profile last updated: 02/14/2009

In the News:

School days (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
posted on September 26, 2009 at 07:03:02 am
Ten students attend Heritage Mission school. Abebech Tekle-Wold. Sewlanchi Tekle-Wold. Dirshaye Tekle-Wold. You might notice a pattern. Photo caption: Students study in the main classroom at Heritage Mission School. Photo by Samuel Hoffman | The Journal Gazette
Teacher mixes foods into lessons (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
posted on September 19, 2009 at 08:25:04 pm
Kathy Richards decided in 1981 to use her baking skills to earn a living. ?When my kids got old enough, that?s when I started baking out of my home. I was delivering into five stores in West Lafayette,? she said. ?I was going to quit.. Photo caption: Kathy Richards whips up Extra Peanut Butter Cookies, made with natural peanut butter and oat flour. Photo by Dean Musser Jr. | The Journal Gazette

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (46748)	School Zip (46748)	(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate)	3,300 people	6,080,485 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	30%	20%
Population Average Age	36 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$58,456	$42,650
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.2 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	33 years old	43 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	84% / 16%	68% / 32%