St. Joseph Academy (Florida)

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St. Joseph Academy
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St. Joseph Academy (Florida)
155 State Road 207

St. Augustine
,
(St. Johns County)
,
Florida
32084

United States
Coordinates 29°52′52″N81°19′49″W / 29.88111°N 81.33028°W / 29.88111; -81.33028
Information
School type Private, College-prep, Catholic High School
Motto Latin: Virtus et Scientia
(Virtue and Knowledge)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1866
Founders Sisters of St. Joseph
SuperintendentDeacon Scott Conway
CEEB code 101480
PresidentRev. Michael Houle
PrincipalTodd DeClemente [1]
Staff11
Faculty20
Teaching staff26
Grades 9–12
Gender Coeducational
Student to teacher ratio13:1
Hours in school day6-7 hours
Color(s)Hunter Green and Vegas Gold   
MascotFlashes
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
NewspaperNews Flash
YearbookThe Guardian
Tuition$9,014 - $25,239 (Catholic)
$10,067 - $28,188 (Non-Catholic)
Feeder schoolsCathedral Parish School, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Joseph (Mandarin), San Juan Del Rio
Dean of StudentsScott Sekeres
Admissions DirectorKristin Grover
Athletic DirectorSherri Nowatzki
Website www.sjaweb.org

St. Joseph Academy Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school in unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida (with a St. Augustine postal address). [3] It is located in and administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine. The oldest Catholic high school in Florida, it was founded in 1866.

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History

St. Joseph Academy, founded in 1866, by the Sisters of St. Joseph, is the oldest continuously operating Catholic high school in Florida. 1874 marked the first “graduation”a class of 2! In 1876, the Academy was state chartered and in 1877 a boarding school for young women began. (It would remain until 1968.) A 4-story structure dormitories and classrooms was built in 1909 to accommodate resident and day students.

In 1980, management of the Academy was transferred from the Sisters of St. Joseph to the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine. The 1980 graduating class was the last from the original campus on St. George Street adjacent to the Sisters of St. Joseph convent. With the transition of management, the Academy relocated from St. George Street to its present site at 155 State Road 207.

School profile

Saint Joseph Academy is a 4-year college preparatory school begun in 1866, and is the oldest continuous Catholic high school in the State of Florida. It is operated in the Diocese of St. Augustine. Saint Joseph Academy is located on the northeast coast of Florida in St. Augustine. [4]

St. Joseph Academy accommodates up to 400 students with expansion planned to 600 students in grades nine through twelve.

Accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (S.A.C.S. C.A.S.I.) Member: National Catholic Education Association, Florida Catholic Conference and Florida High School Athletic Association (F.H.S.A.A.) [4]

Curriculum

Saint Joseph Academy has a college preparatory curriculum requiring 19 academic units. Twenty-eight credits are required for graduation and a typical course of study would include:

Honors Courses

Advanced Placement Courses

Other AP opportunities may be offered through the Florida Virtual School.

Dual Enrollment Classes are offered through St. Johns River State College

Nearly 70% of students participate on athletic teams: Football, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Swimming, Cross Country, Golf, Track, Cheerleading, Tennis and Lacrosse. [4]

Grade and rank information Cumulative grade point averages are based on semester grades. Class rank is based on all students and on all subjects. Honors, Advanced Placement, and Dual Enrollment courses receive an additional quality point. [4]

Class of 2013 statistics

The Saint Joseph Academy class of 2013 was 58 students, who matriculated as follows:

Accepted to college 100% (13th consecutive year)
Percentage graduated with honors 76%
Florida Bright Futures 58%
Scholarship money earned $3+ million
Community service hours 13,550+

Class of 2013 - SAT Composites

SJA Top 10%1960
SJA Top 25%1834
SJA Top 50%1730
SJA Top 75%1651
St. Johns County1575
Florida1487
National1498

Class of 2013 - ACT Mean Scores

SJA Top 10%28.7
SJA Top 25%28.1
SJA Top 50%26.8
SJA Top 75%25
SJA Top 100%23.2
Florida19.6
National20.9

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Todd DeClemente".
  2. ↑ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  3. ↑ Compare the address to the zoning map: "Home". St. Joseph Academy. Retrieved 2022-08-02. 155 State Road 207 St. Augustine FL 32084
    The school is not in the St. Augustine City limits: "Zoning Map". City of St. Augustine. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "School Profile".

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