Hawthorne Christian Academy

Hawthorne Christian Academy
Location

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07506
Coordinates40°58′34″N 74°09′35″W / 40.976157°N 74.159792°W / 40.976157; -74.159792
Information
TypePrivate Christian
Established1981 (1981)
NCES School ID02044476
Head of schoolTodd Mitchell
Faculty46.9 FTEs
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment498 (plus 37 in PreK, as of 2023–24)
Student to teacher ratio10.6:1
Colors  Maroon and
  Gray
Athletics conferenceNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference
Team nameThe Defenders
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools
Tuition$15,600 (grades 9-12 for 2022-23)
Websitewww.hca.org

Hawthorne Christian Academy (HCA) is a private, co-educational Christian school serving students in preschool through 12th grade. The Academy is run by the Hawthorne Gospel Church, and is located on Route 208 in Hawthorne, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school opened in 1981 and had its first graduating class eight years later.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 498 students (plus 37 in PreK) and 46.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. The school's student body was 36.9% (184) White, 28.3% (103) Hispanic, 20.7% (103) Asian, 13.1% (65) Black, 0.6% (3) two or more races, 0.2% (1) American Indian / Alaska Native and 0.2% (1) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.

HCA has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1996. The school has been accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International since 1981.