Tidewater Academy

Po Box 1000 217 Church Street, Wakefield, VA, 23888-0238
Tel: (757)899-5401
Grades: PK - 12 | 186 students
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Tidewater Academy is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational, non-profit day school offering preschool through twelfth grade. Tidewater Academy provides its students a college-preparatory educational foundation that fosters a lifelong love of learning, while instilling the core values of family, community, and good citizenship, best preparing them for the challenges of an ever-changing world.

School Overview:
Tidewater Academy
School Membership(s) Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded 1964
Student Body
Total Students 186 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 5% (VA School Avg.: 22%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 26 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 8:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 12%
Number of AP Courses 5 courses
Advanced Courses
AP Government AP Calculus
AP English Literature AP English LAnguage
AP US History
Average SAT score 1640
Classroom dress code Casual
(collared shirts)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $4,900
Tuition Notes Tuition for K-5 is $6375, grades 6-12 is $6575.
% on Financial Aid 99%
Admissions Director Robyn Croft
Admissions Associate Gail Ford-Westbrook
Sports
Total Sports Offered 7 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Cheering Football
Softball Tennis
Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 4 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
FCA SGA
Forensics Scholastic Bowl

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Nearby Schools:

Tidewater Academy
Gr. PK-12 | 0 mi. away
Rock Church School
Gr. PK-12 | 12.5 mi. away
Southampton Academy
Gr. PK-12 | 13.2 mi. away
Yale Sda School
Gr. 2-9 | 17.6 mi. away
Calvary Christian Academy
Gr. K-1 | 20.5 mi. away
Nansemond-suffolk Academy
Gr. PK-12 | 20.9 mi. away

View all schools in: Wakefield, Sussex County, Zip 23888

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  • Recommended June 20,2012 - Tidewater is an amazing school and it has given me so much. It still has a ways to go but it can reach it''s goals with more students. I strongly recommend Tidewater Academy to everyone.*-Posted by Student/Alumni *

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