Newark Academy
Newark Academy is a coeducational private day school located in Livingston, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in sixth through twelfth grades. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.
| Newark Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
91 South Orange Avenue , , 07039 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°46′44″N 74°21′40″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent Coeducational |
| Motto | Ad lumen (Toward Enlightenment) |
| Established | 1774 |
| Founder | Alexander Macwhorter |
| NCES School ID | 00868564 |
| Principal | Tom Ashburn (Middle School) Cathy Atwell (Upper School) |
| Head of school | Donald M. Austin |
| Faculty | 78.5 FTEs |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 654 (as of 2021–22) |
| Average class size | 13 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.3:1 |
| Campus size | 68 acres (280,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Athletics | 24 sports |
| Athletics conference | Super Essex Conference |
| Team name | Minutemen |
| Rivals | Montclair Kimberley Academy The Pingry School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools New Jersey Association of Independent Schools |
| Test average | SAT 1422 ACT 31.0 |
| Publication | Prisms (literary magazine) LUMEN (alumni magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Minuteman |
| Yearbook | Polymnian |
| School fees | $1,820 |
| Tuition | $48,820 (2023–24) |
| Website | www |
Newark Academy is one of several pre-Revolutionary War schools still operating in the United States and is considered the seventh-oldest private school in the country and the second-oldest day school in the state of New Jersey (behind Rutgers Preparatory School). The Academy was founded in 1774 by Alexander MacWhorter, a prominent cleric and advisor to George Washington, and was located on Market Street in Downtown Newark. Newark Academy was briefly closed after it was burned by the British during the Revolutionary War. The school then reopened in new quarters in 1792. In 1802, the Academy opened a separate division for girls, but this program was closed in 1859. After 1929, it moved to First Street in the Roseville section of Newark. The Academy moved from Newark to its current location, a 68-acre (280,000 m2) campus in Livingston, in 1964, and became fully co-educational in 1971.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 654 students and 78.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.3:1. The school's student body was 43.4% (284) White, 30.0% (196) Asian, 11.8% (77) two or more races, 10.1% (66) Black, 4.6% (30) Hispanic and 0.2% (1) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.