The Academy of the Holy Angels is a private Roman Catholic high school for girls located in Demarest, New Jersey, United States. The school has an enrollment of 540 students. The Academy of the Holy Angels, the oldest private school in Bergen County, was founded in 1879 in Fort Lee by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, as a boarding and day school for girls in Kindergarten to twelfth Grade. The school was originally known as "Holy Angels' Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies and Preparatory School for Little Girls." The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... As part of education in the United States, secondary education usually covers grades 5, 6, or 7 through twelve. ... Map highlighting Demarests location within Bergen County. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. ... Map highlighting Fort Lees location within Bergen County. ... School Sisters of Notre Dame is a a worldwide order of Roman Catholic nuns devoted to primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. ...

The Academy's campus relocated from Fort Lee to Demarest in 1965, and now serves young women in grades 9 through 12. The Academy's mission is "to enable young women to reach the fullness of their potential spiritually, Intellectually and physically."

The Academy of the Holy Angels was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 1999-00 school year^[1]. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. ... The United States Department of Education (also known as ED) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. ...

The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. The New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) serves independent elementary and secondary schools throughout the state of New Jersey. ...

References

1. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006

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External links

• school website
• National Center for Education Statistics data for Academy of the Holy Angels