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Parker Academy | |
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![]() Parker Academy in former Millville School building | |
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2 Fisk Road , 03301 United States | |
Coordinates | 43°11′50″N71°34′30″W / 43.197303°N 71.575073°W [1] |
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Established | 2001 [2] |
School number | 27935 [2] |
Directors | David Parker |
Teaching staff | 16.8 (FTE) (as of 2007-08) [3] |
Grades | 6-12 |
Enrollment | 41 (as of 2007-08) [3] |
Average class size | 4 |
Student to teacher ratio | 2.4 (as of 2007-08) [3] |
Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
Website | http://www.parkeracademy.com/ |
Parker Academy is a private day school in Concord, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 2001, the school serves students in grades 6 through 12.
The Academy's high school is housed in the former Millville School. The middle school is located in a Victorian building at 33 Pleasant Street in downtown Concord, which has variously housed tutoring services, private college counselling, and a specialist speech and drama school.
Parker Academy offers a curriculum that meets state guidelines. Further, the school is approved to provide programs for students with ADD, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, emotional disturbance (mild depression and anxiety disorders), non-verbal learning disabilities, and speech and language disabilities. [4]
An outdoor Adventure Program is available to students.
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