| Lacordaire Academy | |
|---|---|
| Front Building of the Lacordaire Academy | |
| Address | |
| 155 Lorraine Avenue Upper Montclair, New Jersey, (Essex County), 07043 United States |
|
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Co-ed |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Sisters of St. Dominic |
| Established | 1920 |
| Head of school | Brian Morgan |
| Asst. Head of School | Margaret Farrell |
| Chief custodian | Alexander Smolar |
| Grades | [PreK - 12 |
| Enrollment | 140 (2008) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7:1 |
| Color(s) | Black and Red |
| Slogan | Inspiring Young Minds. Educating Tomorrow's Leaders. |
| Team name | Lions |
| Accreditation(s) | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Publication | Zephyr (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | 'Laco Nation' |
| Yearbook | 'Veritas' |
| Admissions Director | Joan Hearst |
| Athletic Director | |
| Website | http://www.lacordaire.net |
Lacordaire Academy is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school for women established by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, New Jersey. The school has an enrollment of 95 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, New Jersey.
Lacordaire Academy is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools[2] and is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.
The school was founded in 1920, and named for Pere Henri Lacordaire, a Dominican priest who lived in post-revolution Paris.
Contents |
Lacordaire Academy provides many clubs and organizations that students can join based on their own interests and availability. At Lacordaire, a student can create any club that she desires as long as they find a moderator and people to join.
All students follow a college preparatory program. All requirements must be fulfilled or substituted with a course of equal value.
Required:
The Lacordaire Academy Lower - Middle Division is a private coeducational Roman Catholic day school which serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2007-08 school year, the lower - middle division had an enrollment of 130 students (in kindergarten through eighth grade, plus an additional nine students in Pre-K) and 13.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6.[3]