Barnstable Academy is a
university preparatory
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private school serving students in
sixth through
twelfth grade
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s in
Oakland, New Jersey
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of
New Jersey
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. The school was founded in 1978.
Our History
). Barnstable Academy. Accessed May 4, 2015. The school is accredited by AdvancED.[Barnstable Academy]
AdvancED. Accessed September 23, 2020.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 124 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio
Student–teacher ratio or student–faculty ratio is the number of students who attend a school or university divided by the number of teachers in the institution. For example, a student–teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students ...
of 5:1. The school's student body was 83.9% (104) White, 5.6% (7) Asian, 5.6% (7) two or more races, 4.0% (5) Black and 0.8% (1) Hispanic.[School data for Barnstable Academy]
National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed October 29, 2023.
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Barnstable Academy
Schools in Oakland, New Jersey
Private middle schools in New Jersey
Private high schools in Bergen County, New Jersey
1978 establishments in New Jersey
Educational institutions established in 1978
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