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Joseph Academy-melrose Park

1100 N 22nd Av
Melrose Park, IL 60160
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Tel: (708)345-4500
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  • Joseph Academy is a school serving the needs of young people with severe behavioral, emotional, and learning disabilities.
  • Our program strives to give hope to our students to become successful in their learning environment.
  • Joseph Academy provides an environment that is both nurturing and challenging.
  • We seek to build students¡¯ self-esteem and productivity through a therapeutic program in which staff members constantly express respect and affection for them.

School Overview

School Type Alternative School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 3-9

Student Body

Total Students 60 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color
95%
State avg.: 31%
Students by Grade Joseph Academy-melrose Park Student By Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers 6 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 10:1
National avg.: 13:1

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  • Melrose Park
    Word Of God Christian Academy
    (Christian)
    Grades: K-12 | 24 students
    0.3 miles
    800 N 18th Ave
    Melrose Park, IL 60160
    (708)344-4995    0.3K-12
    24
  • Melrose Park
    Sacred Heart School
    (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
    Grades: K-9 | 136 students
    0.4 miles
    815 N 16th Ave
    Melrose Park, IL 60160
    (708)681-0240    0.4K-9
    136
  • Maywood
    Cradle To The Classroom Child Care
    Daycare / Preschool (Christian)
    Grades: PK-K | 21 students
    0.5 miles
    35 S 19th Ave Unit 2
    Maywood, IL 60153
    (708)450-9601    0.5PK-K
    21
  • Melrose Park
    Grace Montessori School
    Montessori School
    Grades: PK-2 | 50 students
    0.8 miles
    1112 N 9th Ave
    Melrose Park, IL 60160
    (708)344-7257    0.8PK-2
    50
  • Melrose Park
    Walther Christian Academy
    (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
    Grades: 9-12 | 320 students
    0.8 miles
    900 Chicago Avenue
    Melrose Park, IL 60160
    (708)344-0404    0.89-12
    320

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  • Grades: 3-9
  • Students: 60 students
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The average private school tuition in Cook County, IL is $7,546 for elementary schools and $13,792 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
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