Cascades Academy vs. Seven Peaks School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Cascades Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Oregon for:
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Seven Peaks School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Oregon for:
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Advanced Degrees
Student Body
Overview
Welcome to Cascades Academy. We are so glad you are here!Throughout these pages, we hope you'll discover how our unique approach to student and family engagement is designed to realize our vision to:
Cultivate Engagement. Build Community. Inspire Goodness.Our commitment to small class sizes (18-20 students) is paramount - allowing teachers to forge connections with our students, and students to develop authentic connections with each other.
This results in a safe, vibrant, and close-knit community where students are known, valued and appreciated for exactly who they are. With these relational foundations in place, transformative learning is possible.
What do we mean? We believe in learning that's engaging and challenging, authentic and meaningful, and full of rich experiences.
As you read through these pages, you'll discover how our unique approach to experiential education brings transformative learning to life. None of this would be possible without our talented team of passionate educators who are living embodiments of our mission and core values both in and outside of the classroom. In addition to being content experts, our teachers serve as role models, coaches, mentors, ski buddies, backpacking trip leaders, confidants, and the list goes on.As a parent of two Cascades Academy students myself, it's not lost on me that this wonderful group of adults is helping shape my children to be future leaders, thinkers, and doers with compassion and integrity. Our teachers share their gifts with my children so that they will go on to become forces of positive impact in the world.
I invite you to learn more about our incredible team.We are proud to be Cascades Academy, and we believe you'll fall in love with our school's positive energy just as we have.
So, please come and visit. Meet our teachers, students, and parents.
They are at the heart of this wonderful community.
Seven Peaks School is an independent IB school serving preschool through grade 8, located in beautiful Central Oregon. At Seven Peaks School we see children not only as who they are, but as who they are becoming.
In our Seven Peaks School community, we prepare every student every day to achieve their highest potential through a depth and breadth of learning opportunities, including the International Baccalaureate program and Design Thinking principles.
In a world where personalized learning matters, Seven Peaks stands out as a place where individual attention is a priority.
Our students are not just learners; they are thinkers, doers, and world-changers in the making.
We believe that students learn best in a nurturing environment that is safe and inclusive, open to new ideas, encouraging of diversity, and devoted to fostering personal integrity and concern for others.
This is where lifelong learning begins, and it starts with the unwavering engagement of our dedicated teachers and students.
Our unique travel programs extend learning beyond textbooks, making education an adventure. Contact Admissions today and learn more!
Grades Offered
PK-12
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
No
Year Founded
2003
1996
Students Body
Total Students
256 students
238 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
8%
5%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
12
36
Kindergarten Students
16
16
Grade 1 Students
11
12
Grade 2 Students
11
18
Grade 3 Students
15
18
Grade 4 Students
17
20
Grade 5 Students
18
19
Grade 6 Students
30
32
Grade 7 Students
34
33
Grade 8 Students
30
34
Grade 9 Students
16
-
Grade 10 Students
13
-
Grade 11 Students
17
-
Grade 12 Students
16
-
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
55 teachers
29 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
n/a
90%
Average Class Size
18
18
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:5
1:8
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
(Standard dress code)
(Standard dress code)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Feb. 11 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$20,630
$17,861
Tuition Notes
$20630 for PK-12, 5 full-days/week program.
Financial Aid Available
% on Financial Aid
30%
17%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$11,759
$7,700
Acceptance Rate
65%
n/a
Admissions Director
Buck McKenna
Phil DeLong
Admissions Associate
n/a
Amy J Doherty
Sports
Total Sports Offered
8
6
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
11
7
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
After-school Outdoor Sports, Chess Club, Climbing Club, Makerspace Club, Robotics Club, Running Club, Ski and snowboarding program, Social Justice Club, Traveling School, Ultimate Frisbee, Yearbook
Band and Choir, Book Club, Chess Club, Elementary Lego Club, Rock Band, Running Club, Wintermeister skiing and snowboarding