Oak Hill Academy (New Jersey)
Oak Hill Academy is a coeducational, nonsectarian private day school located in Lincroft, New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Oak Hill Academy was founded in September 1981 by educator Joseph A. Pacelli.
The school is academically rigorous and boasts advanced courses in mathematics and Latin. Oak Hill has swimming as a mandatory part of the physical education program. It offers an after school help program and extended day program as well as many sports teams and extracurricular activities, including baseball, cross- country, swim team, softball, soccer, tennis, and basketball. Also, it has a soccer field, two outdoor basketball courts, and two tennis courts, and an indoor basketball court in the gym. In addition to the academic and athletic programs, many students at Oak Hill Academy participate in extracurricular activities. Student Council provides community service and sponsors social functions at the school. There are many clubs including yearbook, Reflections (literary magazine), homework club, art, drama, chess, Rogate, chorus, fitness, swimming, music, French, Spanish, Latin, science club, forensics, math, computers, PE club, Movie Maker club, nature, mind games, puppetry club, tiny dancers, creative kids enrich the overall experience for students. In addition, instrumental music and band are made available as options beginning in fourth grade. Finally, after school academic support and enrichment ensure that each child is getting the fullest educational experience.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 382 students and 58.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 6.6. The average student per academic class is 15.
Oak Hill Academy is a member of the Educational Records Bureau and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. The school was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in 1986, 1996, and 2008.
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