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Aquinas Academy Inc.

2370 Red Lion Road, Bear, DE, 19701-0197 -

School Notes Overview:

Aquinas Academy is a small private, co-educational day school that is operated by Catholic laymen dedicated to promoting academic excellence within the tradition of a Catholic education. Aquinas Academy offers personalized instruction, regarding each child as of infinite value in the sight of God. Aquinas Academy offers a Catholic liberal arts education based on methodology modeled by its patron saints, St. Thomas Aquinas and St. John Bosco. St. Thomas, one of the greatest intellectual figures in the history of the world and the Church, taught intellectual truths by using methods and language that is readily understandable. St. John Bosco’s educational methods were to regard students as children of God and having infinite value. The student’s educational and character formation must be personalized using charity and love. It is the deliberate intention of the Academy to teach the faith not as an independent course within the school day, but as the Vatican II councilor document on Christian Education, Gravissumum Educationis, states: “to relate all of human culture to the good news of salvation so that the light of the faith will illumine everything that the students will gradually come to learn about the world, about life, and about the human person.” ...

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School Overview:

	Aquinas Academy Inc.
School Membership(s)	Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
County	New Castle County, DE
Student Body
Total Students	89 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(DE) School Avg.
% Students of Color	5%	29%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 11 students
	Grade 1 - 8 students
	Grade 2 - 3 students
	Grade 3 - 8 students
	Grade 4 - 5 students
	Grade 5 - 1 students
	Grade 6 - 8 students
	Grade 7 - 8 students
	Grade 8 - 4 students
	Grade 9 - 10 students
	Grade 10 - 6 students
	Grade 11 - 8 students
	Grade 12 - 9 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	12 teachers
	This School	(DE) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:7	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	175 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Aquinas Academy is a small private, co-educational day school that is operated by Catholic laymen dedicated to promoting academic excellence within the tradition of a Catholic education. Aquinas Academy offers personalized instruction, regarding each child as of infinite value in the sight of God. Aquinas Academy offers a Catholic liberal arts education based on methodology modeled by its patron saints, St. Thomas Aquinas and St. John Bosco. St. Thomas, one of the greatest intellectual figures in the history of the world and the Church, taught intellectual truths by using methods and language that is readily understandable. St. John Bosco’s educational methods were to regard students as children of God and having infinite value. The student’s educational and character formation must be personalized using charity and love. It is the deliberate intention of the Academy to teach the faith not as an independent course within the school day, but as the Vatican II councilor document on Christian Education, Gravissumum Educationis, states: “to relate all of human culture to the good news of salvation so that the light of the faith will illumine everything that the students will gradually come to learn about the world, about life, and about the human person.”
Profile last updated: 02/02/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (19701)	School Zip (19701)	(DE) State Average
Population (Approximate)	31,699 people	783,525 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	38%	30%
Population Average Age	33 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$65,020	$52,624
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.6 rooms	6.2 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	18 years old	39 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	83% / 17%	70% / 30%