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Kirov Academy of Ballet

Private | 7-12 | 85 students
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Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
English learners 25%N/AN/A
Special education 0%N/AN/A
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program 0%N/AN/A
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College readiness and student pathways

Colleges most students attend after graduation NYU
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Student-teacher ratio

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Students per FTE teacher 5N/AN/A
Source: NCES, 2007-2008

Teacher resources

Special staff resources available to students College counselor(s)
Dance teacher(s)
ELL/ESL Coordinator
Nurse(s)
Security personnel
School social worker/counselors(s)
Foreign languages spoken by school staff Chinese (Mandarin)
French
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
Portuguese
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Special education / special needs

Level of special education programming offered
  • None - the school offers no services

Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)

School facilities
  • Computer lab
  • Science lab

Arts & music

Specific academic themes or areas of focus
  • Performing arts
Staff resources available to students
  • Dance teacher(s)
School facilities
  • Performance stage
Performing and written arts
  • Dance
  • Improv
Clubs
  • Yearbook

Language learning

Foreign languages taught
  • French
Level of ESL/ELL programming offered
  • Moderate - the school consistently offers a full program for particular ESL/ELL needs
Staff resources available to students
  • ELL/ESL Coordinator
Foreign languages spoken by staff
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • French
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
Clubs
  • Foreign language club: French

Health & athletics

Staff resources available to students
  • Dance teacher(s)
  • Nurse(s)
School facilities
  • Access to sports fields
  • Kitchen
  • Multi-purpose room ("cafegymatorium")
Clubs
  • Cooking club

Gifted & talented

College preparation / awareness resources offered
  • College presentations or information sessions
  • intensive career counseling
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School basics

School start time
  • 7:30 am
School end time
  • 5:30 pm
School Leader's name
  • Alexandra Tomalonis (for academics)
Best ways for parents to contact the school
  • Email
  • Phone
Gender
  • Coed
Special schedule
  • Extended/longer school day
Boarding options
  • Some boarding, some day
Is there an application process?
  • Yes
Affiliation
  • Nonsectarian
Associations
  • ABS

Programs

Instructional and/or curriculum models used

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  • College prep
  • Core knowledge
  • pre-professional ballet training
Specific academic themes or areas of focus

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  • Performing arts
Bi-lingual or language immersion programs offered

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  • No
Level of special education programming offered
  • None - the school offers no services
Foreign languages taught
  • French
Level of ESL/ELL programming offered
  • Moderate - the school consistently offers a full program for particular ESL/ELL needs
Vocational or skills-based training offered
  • preprofessional ballet

Resources

Staff resources available to students
  • College counselor(s)
  • Dance teacher(s)
  • ELL/ESL Coordinator
  • Nurse(s)
  • School social worker/counselors(s)
  • Security personnel
Foreign languages spoken by staff
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • French
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
Extra learning resources offered
  • Career/college counseling
  • Counseling
  • Mentoring
College preparation / awareness resources offered
  • College presentations or information sessions
  • intensive career counseling
Transportation provided for students by the school / district
  • None
School facilities
  • Access to sports fields
  • Audiovisual aids
  • Cafeteria
  • Computer lab
  • Internet access
  • Kitchen
  • Library
  • Multi-purpose room ("cafegymatorium")
  • Performance stage
  • Playground
  • Science lab
School leaders can update this information here.

Sports

Boys sports
  • None
Girls sports
  • None

Arts & music

Visual arts
  • None
Music
  • None
Performing arts
  • Dance
  • Improv
Media arts
  • None

Student clubs

Clubs (distinct from courses)
  • Book/reading club
  • Community service
  • Cooking club
  • Foreign language club: French
  • Yearbook
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  • We are an internationally recognized pre-professional classical ballet academy with a college prep academic program. Our students come from all over the world. This year, we have students from Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, England, Japan,South Korea, Mexico, Panama, Spain and Taiwan.
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2 out of 10students were accepted for the 2012-2013 school year.

Students accepted for the 2012-2013 school year
255
Applications received for the 2012-2013 school year
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What does it cost?

Tuition range for the 2013-2014 school year
$40000 - $40000
Vouchers accepted
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Financial aid offered
Yes.
School-based aid
Application fee
Yes. $30.
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