Mount Ellis Academy vs. Petra Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Mount Ellis Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Montana for:
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Petra Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Montana for:
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Overview
Mount Ellis Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist High School, is open to students from all faiths. As a Christ-following community we seek to help students: DISCOVER the reality of their Creator
DEVELOP their God-given gifts SERVE in His Kingdom
Petra Academy is a Christian school. All of its board members, administrative staff and faculty ascribe to the historic creeds of the Christian faith.
Challenging classes in the Maths, Sciences, Humanities (including language arts, literature, history, and civics), and Arts form the basis of a Petra education.
Petra's classical pedagogy includes, as well, the teaching of Latin (grades 3-9), formal logic (grades 8-9), and rhetoric (grades 11-12).
Consistent with Petra's Christ-centered focus, Bible classes are taught at each level and constitute the integrating center of our curriculum.
Grades Offered
9-12
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
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No
Learning Difference Programs
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No
Year Founded
1902
1995
Students Body
Total Students
58 students
174 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
29%
3%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
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9
Kindergarten Students
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17
Grade 1 Students
-
17
Grade 2 Students
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21
Grade 3 Students
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18
Grade 4 Students
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14
Grade 5 Students
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14
Grade 6 Students
-
10
Grade 7 Students
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9
Grade 8 Students
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12
Grade 9 Students
21
6
Grade 10 Students
13
8
Grade 11 Students
15
11
Grade 12 Students
9
8
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
6 teachers
22 teachers
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:10
1:8
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(The MEA handbook outlines the rules by which students should use to dress when at school or school functions. The basic outline for the dress code is modesty.)
(The MEA handbook outlines the rules by which students should use to dress when at school or school functions. The basic outline for the dress code is modesty.)
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Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$10,137
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Tuition Notes
$16,667.00 for a boarding student, $10,137 for a day student.
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% on Financial Aid
32%
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Average Financial Aid Grant
$4,978
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Admissions Director
Juanita Starkebaum
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Sports
Total Sports Offered
3
4
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
4
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Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
BFS (Weightlifting/Fitness Program), Hiking, Rock Climbing, Snowboarding/Skiing
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