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Tensas Academy

418 Hwy 128 Saint Joseph, LA 71366

Tel: (318) 766-4384

www.tensasacademy.org

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Grades: Prekindergarten-12
Enrollment: 147 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

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About the School

Tensas Academy serves 147 students in grades Prekindergarten-12, is a member of the State or regional independent school association and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
The student:teacher of Tensas Academy is 7:1 and the school's religious affiliation is Nonsectarian.

Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-12
Enrollment: 147 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

School Facts

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-12

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade

Grade	Tensas Academy
Pre-K	15
Kind	16
1	5
2	10
3	8
4	4
5	14
6	10
7	9
8	12
9	11
10	11
11	13
12	9

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Kindergarten has the most students with 16, slightly more than Pre-K at 15 and Grade 5 at 14.

ADD/ADHD Support

Yes

Learning Difference Programs

Yes

Learning Programs Supported

Dyslexia / Language-based or Mild Learning Differences

Year Founded

1970

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Student Body

Total Students

147 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

14%

State avg.: 22%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

22 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

National avg.: 11:1

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

State or regional independent school association
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

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Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

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Tensas Academy is a small rural private school serving Tensas Parish as well as communities in surrounding parishes. It provides a quality college prep education program in a safe, close-knit, homelike environment with high expectations of students academically, socially, and spiritually in grades K3 through twelve. Tensas Academy is accredited by theMississippi Association of Independent Schoolsand the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.Tensas Academy, an independent college preparatory school which operates under a Board of Directors, offers instruction from Pre-K3 through grade 12. The school, located in St. Joseph, Louisiana, was founded in 1970. It seeks to develop each student to his/her fullest potential academically, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.The school adheres to the following goals: Encourage within each student a respect for self, family, community, school,state and nationDevelop within each student a pride for self, family, community, school,state and nationNurture within each student a sincere desire to continue to learnTensas Academy admits students of any race, color, national, or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities, generally accorded or made available to students at school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.The enrollment of the school is approximately 200. The ratio of faculty to students is 1:14.

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