The Phoenix School For Creative Learning vs. Concord Academy
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School Overview
Overview
The Phoenix School recognizes the uniqueness of each student and respects his/her individual differences.
The school offers a wide variety of techniques based on each child's mode of learning to meet the needs of each individual.
The goals of the Phoenix School are to help each student achieve their maximum academic potential; to help each student further their social skill development; to develop each students' sense of self-worth and increase individual self-esteem; to set appropriate and realistic goals for each students' future; to inspire each student to achieve their maximum creative potential; and to encourage each student to assume responsibility for their own actions.
The purpose of Concord Academy is to educate and guide students with special learning and social-emotional needs by challenging them to reach their personal best in all aspects of development to attain confident, productive and fulfilling lives.
Concord Academy is a state-approved, private, non-profit school. Its instructional programs satisfy state requirements, and students who meet these requirements receive a regular traditional diploma.
The state-approved curriculum is adapted to meet the needs of students according to a realistic, yet challenging, pace for learning based on the students' abilities and achievement.
A low student-teacher ratio is maintained to provide maximum attention to individual needs.
Grades Offered
6-12
6-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
Yes
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Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
Dyslexia/Learning Disabilities/AD/HD/High Functioning Autism
language processing disorders, ADD, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety or depression, intellectual disabilities, or other neurodiverse needs.
Year Founded
199
1983
Students Body
Total Students
21 students
60 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
41%
12%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 5 Students
2
-
Grade 6 Students
2
7
Grade 7 Students
1
9
Grade 8 Students
3
8
Grade 9 Students
2
8
Grade 10 Students
6
11
Grade 11 Students
4
5
Grade 12 Students
1
12
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
4 teachers
10 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
50%
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Average Class Size
6
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Teacher : Student Ratio
1:5
1:6
Average ACT score
19
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Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Formal
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$10,500
$14,000
Tuition Notes
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Concord Academy offers four convenient tuition payment options:PLAN A: 1 payment – due August 1
PLAN B: 3 payments – due August 1, Nov. 1, and Jan. 1
PLAN C: 10 payments – due monthly, August – May
PLAN D: 12 payments – due monthly, June – May
Deadline to enroll in PLAN D is May 15. A $600 deposit is due on or before April 30 for PLAN A, B, and C.
Acceptance Rate
90%
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Admissions Director
Peggy Morris
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Admissions Associate
Peggy Morris
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