Global InformationBenedictine Academy information
| Benedictine Academy | |
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| Address | |
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840 North Broad Street Elizabeth , (Union County) , New Jersey 07208 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°41′2″N 74°12′54″W / 40.68389°N 74.21500°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Girls |
| Motto | Listen, Learn, Love and Lead... this is the Benedictine Way! (Whatever hurts my sister, hurts me. Whatever helps my sister, helps me.) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1915 |
| Closed | 2020 |
| School board | 310310 |
| NCES School ID | 00861514[4] |
| President | Sharon McHugh |
| Administrator | Ashley Powell |
| Faculty | 15.6 FTEs[4] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 127 (as of 2019–20)[4] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.1:1[4] |
| Color(s) | Green and white[3] |
| Athletics conference | Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | The Green Bee |
| Team name | Green Bees[3] |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Yearbook | The Benedictine |
| School fees | approx. $600.00 |
| Tuition | $7,950 (2016-17)[1] |
| Affiliation | Benedictine Sisters of Elizabeth |
| Website | www |
Benedictine Academy was a Catholic parochial, college preparatory high school that served young women in ninth through twelfth grades in Elizabeth, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school was opened in 1915 by the Benedictine Sisters of Elizabeth, Saint Walburga Monastery, and operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[5]
In the wake of declining enrollment, the school announced that it would close at the end of the 2019–20 school year. Compared to an enrollment in 2014-15 of 174 students, the school estimated that 2020-21 enrollment would be 115.[6]
The school had been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1996.[2]
As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 127 students and 15.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.1:1. The school's student body was 42.5% (54) White, 26.8% (34) Black, 28.3% (36) Hispanic, 1.6% (2) two or more races and 0.8% (1) Asian.[4] Benedictine Academy welcomed students of any race, color, national and ethnic origins. The BA faculty comprised Benedictine Sisters, members of other religious communities and lay teachers, 70% of whom have advanced degrees.
- ^ Tuition, Benedictine Academy. Accessed August 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Benedictine Academy Archived April 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed October 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NJSIAAprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e School data for Benedictine Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- ^ Union County Catholic High Schools Archived August 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed August 10, 2017.
- ^ Jackman, EmilyAnn. "Benedictine Academy closing in June", Union News Daily, March 6, 2020. Accessed July 15, 2020. "Benedictine Academy is permanently closing its doors. The academy, an all-girl’s Catholic high school founded in 1915, made the announcement on Feb. 24 in a letter posted to its website.... The letter cited declining enrollment as the primary reason for shutting down the school.... While the academy had enrolled 174 students for the 2014–2015 academic school year, projections indicated that the student population might drop to only 115 for the 2020–2021 academic school year."