Lacordaire Academy is a

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with a coeducational prekindergarten to eighth grade and an all girls ninth through twelfth grade student body. The Academy was established by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, New Jersey. The school is located in the

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section of Montclair, in Essex County,

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, United States. Lacordaire Academy has been accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1951 and is accredited through January 2025.Lacordaire Academy
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 26, 2022. The school is a member of the

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and is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 225 students (plus 15 in PreK) and 32.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.9:1. The school's student body was 50.2% (113) White, 23.1% (52) Black, 11.1% (25) two or more races, 10.7% (24) Hispanic and 4.9% (11) Asian.School data for Lacordaire Academy
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2022. The school was founded in 1920, and named for Pere

Henri Lacordaire Jean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique Lacordaire (12 May 1802 – 21 November 1861), often styled Henri-Dominique Lacordaire, was a French ecclesiastic, preacher, journalist, theologian and political activist. He re-established the Dominican Order in p ...

, a Dominican priest who lived in post-revolution Paris.

Activities

Lacordaire Academy provides many clubs and organizations that students can join based on their own interests and availability. At Lacordaire, a student can create any club that she desires as long as they find a moderator and people to join.

Leadership

* Dominican Preachers * National Honor Society * Student Ambassadors * Student Council

Athletics

The Lacordaire Lions compete in interscholastic sports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic AssociationLacordaire Academy
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. competing on an independent basis. Sports offered include: * Tennis * Volleyball * Soccer * Basketball * Softball A runner from the school was the Non-Public B individual champion in 2002.

Literary

* The Checkerboard (Newspaper) * Veritas (Yearbook) * Zephyr (Literary Magazine) * Laco Ledger (Middle School)

Clubs

* Multicultural Club * Mission Club * Environmental Club * Mock Trial * Forensics * Drama Club * Lego Club * L.A.C.O Service Club * Peer Tutoring * Feminist Club * Couch to 5k * Chorus * Science Mentors * Chess Club * Harry Potter Club * Poetry Out Loud * Sports Club

Graduation requirements

All Upper School students follow a college preparatory program. All requirements must be fulfilled or substituted with a course of equal value.
Required: *6 full-year electives *4 years Religious Studies *4 years English *4 years Comprehensive Health/Physical Education *3 years Mathematics *3 years Foreign Language *4 years Science *2 years United States History *1 year World History *1 year Fine Arts *1 year Computer Science *1 semester Project Justice Internship

Notable alumni

* Elizabeth McAlister (born 1939), peace activist and former nun of the

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."Sister Elizabeth"
'' Democrat and Chronicle'', January 18, 1972. Accessed October 25, 2017. "She attended a small girl's high school, Lacordaire in Montclair. The school, across the street from the McAlister home had a senior class of 13 when Maureen graduated.... In June of 1961, Maureen became Sister Elizabeth McAlister, then devoted her full energies to completing the last two years of study at Marymount."

References

External links

School websiteData for Lacordaire Academy
National Center for Education Statistics {{Authority control 1920 establishments in New Jersey Educational institutions established in 1920 Girls' schools in New Jersey New Jersey Association of Independent Schools Private high schools in Essex County, New Jersey Catholic secondary schools in New Jersey Private K-12 schools in New Jersey Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Upper Montclair, New Jersey