AHB Community School vs. ACE Academy
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School Overview
Overview
AHB Community School is Austin's oldest progressive micro school. Here students love learning, teachers love teaching, and families thrive.
AHB is the school you wish you'd gone to: challenging and creative projects, flexible program, and a strong sense of community.
Your child will look forward to school AND will learn to think critically. AHB students aren't stressed by grades yet receive an accredited education where middle schoolers outperform 90% of peers around the country.
ACE Academy is an independent, private school that offers gifted programming from K to 8th grade.
Established in 2005, ACE Academy educates an underserved community of learners in Austin, Texas.
A commonly accepted statistic is that gifted learners are those who score in the top 5% of IQ tests.
A GT student can vary radically in specific abilities or areas (asynchronous development).
Because GT children process information differently from the average student, they need a learning environment flexible enough to meet and encourage these differences.
Their unique ways of thinking are assets that must be valued and encouraged, or they may be suppressed, hidden, or lost.
Grades Offered
K-8
K-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
n/a
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
n/a
Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalulia and ADD/ADHD
Year Founded
2003
2005
Students Body
Total Students
90 students
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Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
22%
21%
Students by Grade
n/a
Students by Grade
Kindergarten Students
7
-
Grade 1 Students
11
-
Grade 2 Students
10
-
Grade 3 Students
10
-
Grade 4 Students
11
-
Grade 5 Students
11
-
Grade 6 Students
8
-
Grade 7 Students
11
-
Grade 8 Students
11
-
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
9 teachers
25 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
66%
70%
Average Class Size
10
12
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:10
n/a
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Feb. 3 / rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$12,700
$18,250
Tuition Notes
Enrollment Reservation Fee $1000. Optional Friday Extension: $2300
Sibling Discount $900
New Student Fee (one-time) $1,000
Enrollment Fee (annual) $750
Materials Fee (annual) $500
% on Financial Aid
9%
n/a
Average Financial Aid Grant
$5,000
n/a
Acceptance Rate
80%
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Admissions Director
Alexa Corbett
Ali Ronder
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
9
3
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Art Classes, Film Studies, Fresh Air Fun before and after-school, Math Pentathlon, Music Class, Scratch Coding, STEM Classes, Yearbook, Yoga
After School Care, After School Clubs, Summer Day Camp