Hawthorne Christian Academy

Hawthorne Christian Academy
Location
Map
2000 Route 208

Hawthorne
,
Passaic County
,
New Jersey
07506
Coordinates40°58′34″N 74°09′35″W / 40.976157°N 74.159792°W / 40.976157; -74.159792
Information
TypePrivate Christian
Established1981
NCES School ID02044476[2]
Upper school principalJennifer Eelman[1]
Head of schoolTodd Mitchell[1]
Faculty43.3 FTEs[2]
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment359 (plus 40 in PreK, as of 2019–20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio8.3:1[2]
Color(s)  Maroon and
  Gray[3]
Athletics conferenceNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference
Team nameThe Defenders[3]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools[5]
Tuition$15,600 (grades 9-12 for 2022-23)[4]
Websitewww.hca.org

Hawthorne Christian Academy (HCA) is a private, co-educational Christian school serving students in preschool through 12th grade. The Academy is run by the Hawthorne Gospel Church, and is located on Route 208 in Hawthorne, New Jersey, United States. The school opened in 1981 and had its first graduating class eight years later.[6]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 359 students (plus 40 in PreK) and 43.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.3:1. The school's student body was 48.5% (174) White, 21.2% (76) Asian, 17.0% (61) Hispanic, 11.1% (40) Black, 1.4% (5) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, 0.6% (2) two or more races and 0.3% (1) American Indian / Alaska Native.[2]

HCA has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1996 and is accredited until January 2024.[5] The school has been accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International since 1981.[7]

Academics

All students are offered academic courses from a Christian perspective. The Academy pushes technological studies, and fine arts classes. Students have the opportunity to engage in Visual and Musical Arts. HCA contains a media center in the Youth Ministries Center (YMC) building.[8]

Athletics

The Hawthore Christian Academy Defenders[3] participate in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, which comprises small-enrollment schools in Bergen, Hudson, Morris and Passaic counties, and was created following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[9][10][11] With 100 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public B for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 37 to 366 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group I for public schools).[12]

The school participates as the host school / lead agency in a joint baseball team with Eastern Christian High School. In turn, Eastern Christian is the host school for a joint softball team. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Our Leadership Team, Hawthorne Christian Academy. Accessed December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Hawthorne Christian Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Hawthorne Christian Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Tuition, Hawthorne Christian Academy. Accessed December 27, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Hawthorne Christian Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 27, 202.
  6. ^ FAQs: How old is the school? Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Hawthorne Christian Academy. Accessed June 19, 2007.
  7. ^ Hawthorne Christian Academy Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Association of Christian Schools International. Accessed June 19, 2007.
  8. ^ "Media Centers | Hawthorne Christian Academy Website". www.hca.org. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016.
  9. ^ Mattura, Greg. "Small-school NJIC may debut its own league championship", The Record, January 9, 2017.Accessed August 30, 2020. "The small-school North Jersey Interscholastic Conference may debut its own boys basketball tournament this season, one season after introducing its girls hoops championship. The NJIC is comprised of schools from Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties and the event offered to the 36 boys teams would serve as an alternative to likely competing against larger programs in a county tournament."
  10. ^ Member Schools, North Jersey Interscholastic Conference. Accessed August 30, 2020.
  11. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  12. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  13. ^ NJSIAA Spring Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.