Fire Mountain School vs. Anchor Christian Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Attribute
Affordability
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Overview
Fire Mountain School is a small progressive elementary school dedicated to assisting children in their ongoing work of exploring and making sense of the world.
Teachers and parents join together to create a community structure within which children experience discovery, challenge, experimentation, risk, failure and mastery.
FMS has three central goals for children: one, that they develop a strong and positive sense of themselves; two, that they come to see learning as an ongoing, joyful and self-initiated quest; and three, that they come to know themselves as interactive participants in the wider natural, social and practical world.
Anchor Christian Academy serves 107 students in grades Prekindergarten-8, is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
The student:teacher of Anchor Christian Academy is 11:1 and the school's religious affiliation is Christian.
Grades Offered
K-2
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
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Learning Difference Programs
No
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Year Founded
1983
1993
Students Body
Total Students
6 students
107 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
-
28%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
-
8
Pre-K Students
-
6
Kindergarten Students
1
10
Grade 1 Students
2
12
Grade 2 Students
2
14
Grade 3 Students
-
13
Grade 4 Students
-
12
Grade 5 Students
1
15
Grade 6 Students
-
8
Grade 7 Students
-
7
Grade 8 Students
-
2
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
1 teacher
10 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
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44%
Average Class Size
10
12
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:6
1:11
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
(Clean, neat & modest)
(Clean, neat & modest)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Aug. 25
Tuition Cost
$4,000
$5,400
Tuition Notes
some scholarships available
Preschool: $5800
K-8th grade: $5600
% on Financial Aid
40%
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Average Financial Aid Grant
$1,000
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Acceptance Rate
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98%
Admissions Director
Barbara McLaughlin
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Sports
Total Sports Offered
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2
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
3
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
Arts & Crafts, Drama Class, Music