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Boarding Schools in ArizonaArizona is the 48th state of the United States. It is located in the southwestern region of the country, noted for its dry, arid climate, with very hot summers and quite mild winters, especially in its southern half. Arizona is one of the Four Corners states, with a point in common with the northwestern corner of New Mexico, the northeastern corner of Arizona, the southwestern corner of Colorado, and the southeastern corner of Utah. The state's capital and largest city is Phoenix. As one of the largest landlocked states in the U.S., Arizona is ranked 6th based on land area. It occupies 113,998 square miles which encompasses several world renowned national forests and parks, such as the Grand Canyon National Park, the Petrified Forest, and the Coconino National Forest. It is also home of the Navajo Nation, a semi autonomous Native American governed territory. Due to a strong economy, the educational system in Arizona is highly developed, with high quality standard. All three of its major public universities: the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University, ranks annually within the top 100 universities of the world according to several prominent news and media outlets such as U.S. News & World Report and the Academic Ranking of the World Universities. According to the latest U.S. Census estimate, Arizona has a population of 6,500,180. Roughly 16% of the total population or 1,044,785 children are attending schools. There are 951,117 or 85% of the children attending traditional K-12 schools, 93,668 or 8% of the children in public charter K-12 schools, 54,038 or 5% of the children in private K-12 schools and about 20,000 or 2% being home schooled or is receiving other alternatives in education. Arizona Department of Education School ratings surprising for many Arizona schools Many of Arizona's schools came under fire when parents began asking questions why their schools got mediocre scores of B or C under Arizona's new letter grading system for rating schools. The new letter grades system for schools, which was put into effect in 2011, was derivative of Florida's, where the elementary standardized test scores had been consistently high. Legislators such as Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal have been pushing to have the same system in Arizona, and it resulted in redefining what makes an Arizona school outstanding. Arizona schools will have grades of A, B, C, D and F, and this will be an important factor to parents who wish to know how the schools they have chosen will stack up in a report-card format. The new system will also motivate schools to push average and above average students to strive harder, since it will reflect on their scores as well. Boarding Schools in Arizona There are several options for private boarding programs in Arizona. There are college preparatory boarding schools, all male of all female boarding schools, Christian schools, and schools that offer alternative forms of education or offer other services intended to help students in several critical areas in development. If you need help finding a school, please click this link. Here's our list of Arizona boarding schools. Gatehouse Academy Gatehouse Academy is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program with an educational component for teenagers and young adults ages 17 to 25. It has facilities in Wickenburg, Arizona, Saratoga Springs, New York both in the United States, and in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. At Gatehouse, residents attend therapy, continue education and recover from the effects of alcoholism and drug abuse through their 12 Step Recovery program. They live in the academy where they cook their own meals, do chores and laundry, shop for themselves, and maintain accountability for each other. Judge Mason Educational Consultant Walter Norris Mason III, or Judge Mason is a life long teacher with an extensive one-on-one tutoring experience in helping children with special needs and learning differences. He offers emotional growth programs designed to help struggling and at risk children and teenagers recover their lives. Listings for Teen Boarding Schools in arizona. In addition to education, most of these private boarding schools provide treatment, therapy, and work training. |
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