Restoration Academy
Tel: (205)785-8805
- Restoration Academy was started in 1988 by Dr. Anthony Gordon.
- He founded the school in response to divisive forces such as crime & violence that had ensnared many of the young people at his church and in his community.
- He followed God's calling to provide a quality, private education to predominantly lower-income families.
- He believed that such an education should be available to more than affluent families.
- Restoration Academy exists as a compilation of families, faculty, communities, and churches.
- At the core of our school is the Restoration Academy student.
- The goal of the school is to meet the academic, spiritual, and social needs of each student at in our school in a Christ-centered environment.
- We believe that the school has been called to a unique educational mission to meet the needs of a predominantly urban and at-risk* student body.
- We are also called to minister and meet the unique aspects of the Restoration Academy learner.
- Outlined below are the core beliefs of the school in regards to our view of our students.
- In addition, some of the practices we utilize in meeting the various aspects of the Restoration Academy learner are outlined as well.
School Overview
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) |
| Religious Affiliation | Christian |
| Grades Offered | Grades Kindergarten-12 |
| Year Founded | 1989 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 248 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 91% State avg.: 22% |
| Students by Grade |  |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 17 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 15:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
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