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Year Founded

2001

School Calendar

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Student Body

Total Students

237 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

14%

State avg.: 42%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

2 teachers

Average Class Size

15 students

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Tuition Notes

Varies with age and part time vs full time prggrams and after school programs

Admissions Director

Rebecca Eichen

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

Rocking Horse Academy opened August 4, 2002.
The owner is Jane Terrell.
Jane has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts degrees in Speech Communication.
She is also a Texas State Certified Teacher.
Jane spent her career as a speech and honors English teacher at LBJ High School.
She is currently a speech instructor at Austin Community College.
The importance of a quality education is central to what she values in life.
Rocking Horse Academy, an accredited school, is dedicated to teaching old-fashioned values tempered with today's educational research.
We believe children are our treasures.
That is why making sure they are nurtured, well-educated, and safe is so important to us.
We are committed to making our school a state-of-the art facility, designed to provide children with the best learning environment possible.
Rocking Horse Academy offers a wide range of educational programs-from a curriculum for stimulating infants to tutoring school-age children.
The staff includes teachers with degrees or childcare certification.

Rocking Horse Academy opened August 4, 2002. The owner is Jane Terrell. Jane has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts degrees in Speech Communication. She is also a Texas State Certified Teacher. Jane spent her career as a speech and honors English teacher at LBJ High School. She is currently a speech instructor at Austin Community College. The importance of a quality education is central to what she values in life. Rocking Horse Academy, an accredited school, is dedicated to teaching old-fashioned values tempered with today's educational research. We believe children are our treasures. That is why making sure they are nurtured, well-educated, and safe is so important to us. We are committed to making our school a state-of-the art facility, designed to provide children with the best learning environment possible. Rocking Horse Academy offers a wide range of educational programs-from a curriculum for stimulating infants to tutoring school-age children. The staff includes teachers with degrees or childcare certification.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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5 4/9/2012

This is a clean school. They have a good cirriculum and have great teachers. The school keeps parents well informed. Highly recommend this school.

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