Hawthorne Christian Academy

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, New Jersey, United States. The school opened in 1981 and had its first graduating class eight years later.[3]

Hawthorne Christian Academy
Location
2000 Route 208

Hawthorne
,
Passaic County
,
New Jersey
07506
Coordinates40.976157°N 74.159792°W / 40.976157; -74.159792
Information
Typeprivate Christian
Established1981
NCES School ID02044476[1]
High School PrincipalTodd Mitchell
Head of schoolDave Seidman
Faculty44.1 FTEs[1]
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment376 (plus 54 in PreK, as of 2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio8.5:1[1]
Color(s)  Maroon and
  Gray[2]
Athletics conferenceNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference
Team nameThe Defenders[2]
InformationHawthorne Christian Academy is a Christian Academy located in Hawthorne, New Jersey
Websitewww.hca.org

As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 376 students (plus 54 in PreK) and 44.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1. The school's student body was 38.0% (143) White, 22.9% (86) Hispanic, 18.4% (69) Asian, 10.6% (40) Black and 8.5% (32) two or more races.[1]

HCA has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1996.[4] The school has been accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International since 1981.[5]

Academics

All students are offered strong academic courses from a Christian perspective. The Academy pushes technological studies, and fine arts classes. Students have the opportunity to engage in Visual and Musical Arts. Through these programs, they are encouraged to compete in various competitions that will help grow and better their skills. HCA contains a large media center in the Youth Ministries Center (YMC) building that is open to all students and faculty when needed.[6]

Athletics

The Hawthore Christian Academy Defenders[2] participate in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, which is comprised of small-enrollment schools in Bergen, Hudson, Morris and Passaic counties, and was created following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7][8][9] With 100 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public B for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 37 to 366 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group I for public schools).[10]

The school participates as the host school / lead agency in a joint baseball team with Eastern Christian High School. In turn, Eastern Christian is the host school for a joint softball team. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[11]

References
  1. School data for Hawthorne Christian Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  2. Hawthorne Christian Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. FAQs: How old is the school? Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Hawthorne Christian Academy. Accessed June 19, 2007.
  4. Hawthorne Christian Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed October 1, 2020.
  5. Hawthorne Christian Academy Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Association of Christian Schools International. Accessed June 19, 2007.
  6. http://www.hca.org/media-centers
  7. Mattura, Greg. "Small-school NJIC may debut its own league championship", The Record, January 9, 2017.Accessed August 30, 2020. "The small-school North Jersey Interscholastic Conference may debut its own boys basketball tournament this season, one season after introducing its girls hoops championship. The NJIC is comprised of schools from Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties and the event offered to the 36 boys teams would serve as an alternative to likely competing against larger programs in a county tournament."
  8. Member Schools, North Jersey Interscholastic Conference. Accessed August 30, 2020.
  9. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  10. NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  11. NJSIAA Spring Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
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