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Veritas Academy

26 Hillcrest Ave, Leola, PA, 17540-0175 -

School Notes Overview:

Veritas Academy is a classical Christian school founded in 1996 to serve the community of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The academy offers students in Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade a rigorous curriculum that includes a thorough commitment to the first three of the seven liberal arts—grammar, dialectic and rhetoric—and the content found in a typical classical education practiced during the Middle Ages. These three liberal arts are known as the Trivium. Veritas Academy is equipping the next generations to lead and transform culture for Christ by providing a world class, distinctively classical and Christian education, resulting in joyful young people who love truth, beauty and goodness. We believe that educators must be the delegates of the parents, assisting them in the education of their children, but never usurping their God-given parental prerogative and responsibility. We believe that biblical discipline, the encouragement of an obedient child and the correction of a disobedient child is a critical and necessary part of education. Under no circumstances will the misbehavior of one child be permitted continually to hinder the education of other children....

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School Overview:

	Veritas Academy
School Membership(s)	Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
Religious Affiliation	Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
Year Founded	1996
County	Lancaster County, PA
Student Body
Total Students	205 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	2%	16%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 17 students
	Grade 1 - 20 students
	Grade 2 - 20 students
	Grade 3 - 18 students
	Grade 4 - 17 students
	Grade 5 - 16 students
	Grade 6 - 20 students
	Grade 7 - 15 students
	Grade 8 - 20 students
	Grade 9 - 18 students
	Grade 10 - 10 students
	Grade 11 - 8 students
	Grade 12 - 6 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	20 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	95%
Average Class Size	16
Average SAT score	1342
Classroom dress code	Formal (Uniform)
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:9	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	175 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$6,400
Tuition Notes	Tuition cost is an average. Actual tuition is determined by income level and number of children attending the school.
% on Financial Aid	50%
Acceptance Rate	95%
Head of School	Ty Fischer
Admissions Director	Deb Nissley
Sport
Total Sports Offered	5
	Sports
	Basketball	Cross Country
	Field Hockey	Golf
	Soccer
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	4
	Extracurriculars
	Grammar School Choir	Math Counts
	Secondary School Choir	Wind Ensemble

School Notes:

Veritas Academy is a classical Christian school founded in 1996 to serve the community of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The academy offers students in Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade a rigorous curriculum that includes a thorough commitment to the first three of the seven liberal arts—grammar, dialectic and rhetoric—and the content found in a typical classical education practiced during the Middle Ages. These three liberal arts are known as the Trivium. Veritas Academy is equipping the next generations to lead and transform culture for Christ by providing a world class, distinctively classical and Christian education, resulting in joyful young people who love truth, beauty and goodness. We believe that educators must be the delegates of the parents, assisting them in the education of their children, but never usurping their God-given parental prerogative and responsibility. We believe that biblical discipline, the encouragement of an obedient child and the correction of a disobedient child is a critical and necessary part of education. Under no circumstances will the misbehavior of one child be permitted continually to hinder the education of other children.
Profile last updated: 09/08/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (17540)	School Zip (17540)	(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	9,324 people	12,280,267 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	23%	22%
Population Average Age	34 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.9 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$47,950	$43,232
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.3 rooms	5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	44 years old	51 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	68% / 32%	68% / 32%