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Shining Light Academy

4530 W Wendover Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27409-0274 -

School Notes Overview:

Shining Light Academy seeks to fulfil the church's God ordained role in carrying out the Christian education command forum in scripture, along with evangelization. Our goal is to aid you as parents in teaching and training your children with the Christian approach to life interwoven in each subject. We desire to exemplify Christian standards of that which is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of good report....

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School Overview:

	Shining Light Academy
School Membership(s)	Other special emphasis association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Baptist
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 10
County	Guilford County, NC
Student Body
Total Students	218 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NC) School Avg.
% Students of Color	34%	18%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 58 students
	Kind - 25 students
	Grade 1 - 17 students
	Grade 2 - 26 students
	Grade 3 - 13 students
	Grade 4 - 12 students
	Grade 5 - 14 students
	Grade 6 - 18 students
	Grade 7 - 9 students
	Grade 8 - 14 students
	Grade 9 - 7 students
	Grade 10 - 5 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	18 teachers
	This School	(NC) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:11	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

Shining Light Academy seeks to fulfil the church's God ordained role in carrying out the Christian education command forum in scripture, along with evangelization. Our goal is to aid you as parents in teaching and training your children with the Christian approach to life interwoven in each subject. We desire to exemplify Christian standards of that which is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of good report.
Profile last updated: 01/20/2007

In the News:

Sisters offer encouragement to Obama girls and receive a reply from the first lady (Greensboro News & Record)
posted on April 11, 2009 at 07:10:08 am
GREENSBORO — Sisters Cameron Allen , 9, and Kelsey Payne , 4, can relate to the Obama girls. Like Malia Obama, 10 , Kelsey has allergies. And Kelsey and Cameron take dance lessons, like Malia and Sasha, 7. They’ve experienced a big move, too, coming to the Triad two years ago from Concord. So, it was no surprise when Cameron asked to send the president’s daughters a letter encouraging them in ...
High School Results (The News & Observer)
posted on March 25, 2009 at 05:46:24 am
March 25: Scores and results
This little Shining Light shines in basketball nationals (Greensboro News & Record)
posted on March 23, 2009 at 07:09:39 am
GREENSBORO — When you're a school like Shining Light Academy with only 225 students, including about 30 of high school age, putting together a full lineup of varsity sports can be like deciphering a Rubik's cube. "If a kid's playing one sport," athletics director Danny Robinson said, "they're probably playing most all of them." read more
Greensboro Basketball Team Wins National Championship (WFMY News 2 Greensboro)
posted on March 16, 2009 at 10:14:57 pm
Shining Light Academy's boys and girls teams played in the NACA title game.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (27409)	School Zip (27409)	(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate)	13,473 people	8,047,333 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	41%	24%
Population Average Age	32 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.1 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$40,483	$43,285
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.5 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	24 years old	31 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	46% / 54%	65% / 35%