Heritage Christian Academy (New Jersey)

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Heritage Christian Academy
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Heritage Christian Academy (New Jersey)
530 Union Mill Road
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Information
Type Private school
MottoDistinctly Different by Design
Established1988
NCES School ID 00868597 [1]
AdministratorRonald Hamilton
Faculty9.0 FTEs [2]
GradesK–12 [3]
Enrollment43 (as of 2013-14, plus 3 in PreK) [2]
Student to teacher ratio4.8:1 [2]
Color(s)Blue and white   
Website hca.heritageministries.com

Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) is a private Christian school located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States. Heritage Christian Academy opened in 1988 as a ministry of Heritage Baptist Church under the leadership of its founder, Darrell W. Smith. Heritage Christian Academy is a member of the Garden State Association of Christian Schools (GSACS) and the American Association of Christian Schools (AACS). The goal of Heritage Christian Academy is to train students in truth and righteousness leading the students toward Christ-likeness and to uphold the Christian family. [3]

Contents

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 43 students (plus 3 in PreK) and 9.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.8:1. The school's enrollment was 41.9% White, 30.2% Black, 4.7% Hispanic, 16.3% Asian and 7.0% two or more races. [2]

Athletics

Students in grades seven through twelve have the opportunity to participate in the sports program at Heritage Christian Academy. Heritage Christian Academy offers soccer and basketball for boys and volleyball for girls. Basketball for girls will be included in the future. [4]

Academics

Heritage Christian Academy uses the curriculum developed by Bob Jones University Press. The kindergarten students take Bible, Math, Phonics, and Music. [5] The first through sixth grade students take classes in Bible, Science, Heritage Studies, Math, and Phonics (for first grade only), English, Reading, Handwriting, Spelling, and Music. The seventh through twelfth grade students take Bible, Science, Heritage Studies, Mathematics, Writing, Grammar, Literature, Vocabulary, and Foreign Language. Each class has its own webpage.

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References

  1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Hackensack Christian School". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 School data for Heritage Christian Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 15, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Heritage Christian Academy Home". Hca.heritageministries.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  4. "Heritage Christian Academy Athletics". Hca.heritageministries.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  5. "Heritage Christian Academy Academics". Hca.heritageministries.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2012.

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