coeducation
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al
day school
A day school — as opposed to a boarding school — is an educational institution where children and adolescents are given instructions during the day, after which the students return to their homes. A day school has full-day programs when compar ...
located in the
Mullica Hill
Mullica Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Harrison Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the CDP's population was 3,982.Harrison Township,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
, United States, serving 150 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
Friends School Mullica Hill is accredited by the
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (Middle States Association or MSA) was a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association that performed peer evaluation and regional educational accreditation, accreditation of public and priva ...
, Commission on Elementary Schools, and is a member of the
National Association of Independent Schools
The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) is a U.S.-based membership organization for private, nonprofit, K-12 schools. Founded in 1962, NAIS represents independent schools and associations in the United States, including day, boar ...
, the
Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools
The Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) is a voluntary, non-profit consortium of independent schools in the Delaware Valley area of the United States. With headquarters in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the Association currentl ...
and the
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools The New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) serves independent elementary and secondary schools throughout the state of New Jersey. The Association consists of 70 member schools with a total enrollment of approximately 26,000 students ...
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools The New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) serves independent elementary and secondary schools throughout the state of New Jersey. The Association consists of 70 member schools with a total enrollment of approximately 26,000 students ...
. Accessed July 29, 2008.
The school was founded in 1969 as a pre-k through 12th grade college preparatory
Friends
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School, having moved from
Woodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury is the county seat of Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the South Jersey region of the state.
where it was a kindergarten through 8th grade school. In 1992, the high school was laid down. The school currently has students in grades pre-kindergarten (3 years old) through 8th grade.
There are two main buildings on campus: the Noel Baker Building and the Hanshi Deshbandhu. The main campus is 22 acres with an additional 14 acres in the nearby Heritage Woods Tract which contains a nature trail and low ropes adventure course.
The current Head of school is Matthew Bradley.
National Center for Education Statistics
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