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Incarnate Word Academy

244 Resaca Blvd, Brownsville, TX, 78520-0785 -

School Notes Overview:

Incarnate Word Academy exists to provide an environment for learning in which God is the highest value. Our faculty is dedicated to providing each student with a Catholic educational experience that encourages academic excellence, develops the whole person, fosters a life-long love of learning and promotes an awareness of needs of the community. The goals enflesh and expand the school’s mission and philosophy as they seek to provide an environment for learning in which each student is developed and educated as a unique child of God. We, the Faculty of Incarnate Word Academy, recognize the importance of the school in developing growth in academic excellence, attitudes, and habits leading to intellectual discipline and sound physical well-being, according to the ability of each student. We also believe that as teachers in the Catholic school, we are called to educate each students as a unique child of God. We believe that the purpose of education is to lead the child to truth, the desire for truth, and the acquisition of truth. ...

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School Overview:

	Incarnate Word Academy
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
County	Cameron County, TX
Student Body
Total Students	345 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
% Students of Color	98%	36%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 25 students
	Kind - 24 students
	Grade 1 - 25 students
	Grade 2 - 26 students
	Grade 3 - 24 students
	Grade 4 - 27 students
	Grade 5 - 28 students
	Grade 6 - 39 students
	Grade 7 - 49 students
	Grade 8 - 42 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 36 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	26 teachers
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:14	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	7 hours

School Notes:

Incarnate Word Academy exists to provide an environment for learning in which God is the highest value. Our faculty is dedicated to providing each student with a Catholic educational experience that encourages academic excellence, develops the whole person, fosters a life-long love of learning and promotes an awareness of needs of the community. The goals enflesh and expand the school’s mission and philosophy as they seek to provide an environment for learning in which each student is developed and educated as a unique child of God. We, the Faculty of Incarnate Word Academy, recognize the importance of the school in developing growth in academic excellence, attitudes, and habits leading to intellectual discipline and sound physical well-being, according to the ability of each student. We also believe that as teachers in the Catholic school, we are called to educate each students as a unique child of God. We believe that the purpose of education is to lead the child to truth, the desire for truth, and the acquisition of truth.
Profile last updated: 02/03/2009

In the News:

Hometown heroes notebook (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:00:58 am
Following are updates and statistics of former Coastal Bend high school athletes now competing at the collegiate level: CROSS COUNTRY Junior Courtney Johnson (Gregory-Portland) finished 23rd at the Southland Conference Championships to help lead Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to the team title. Johnson crossed the finish of the 6-kilometer race in 22 minutes, 4 seconds. Stephen F. Austin ...
blood drives: 8.24.09 (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
posted on August 24, 2009 at 05:09:56 am
CORPUS CHRISTI — Coastal Bend Blood Center will have blood drives at these locations. Information: 855-4943.
BISD disinfects campuses during H1N1 emergency closure (The Brownsville Herald)
posted on May 5, 2009 at 02:49:43 am
With classes shut down because of the swine flu, the Brownsville Independent School District operated with a skeleton staff on Monday. The district reported no new probable H1N1 infections.
CCISD to close all schools starting Tuesday (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
posted on May 4, 2009 at 06:15:17 pm
CORPUS CHRISTI — All Corpus Christi Independent School District schools will be empty today as the district joins more than 40 Texas districts that have closed in hopes of reducing the spread of the swine flu.
Zoo opens ‘Butterflies, Bugs and Blooms' exhibit (The Brownsville Herald)
posted on May 1, 2009 at 05:10:53 am
A milky southern white, its wings set to a lovely cool glow by the evening light, fluttered from the envelope and pranced daintily into the greenhouse.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (78520)	School Zip (78520)	(TX) State Average
Population (Approximate)	48,601 people	20,844,411 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	18%	23%
Population Average Age	30 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	3.4 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$21,715	$46,000
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.2 rooms	5.2 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	37 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	57% / 43%	59% / 41%