Doane Academy

Doane Academy
Address
Map
350 Riverbank

Burlington
,
Burlington County
,
New Jersey
08016

United States
Coordinates40°04′44″N 74°52′02″W / 40.079025°N 74.867174°W / 40.079025; -74.867174
Information
TypeIndependent day school
MottoRight Onward
Religious affiliation(s)Episcopal
Established1837; 187 years ago (1837)
FounderGeorge Washington Doane
NCES School ID00868553[3]
Head of schoolErin Pike Mayo[1]
Faculty34.6 FTEs[3]
GradesPreK-twelfth grade[2]
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment239 (plus 13 in PreK, as of 2021–22)[3]
Student to teacher ratio6.9:1[3]
Campus size15.11 acres (6.11 ha)
Campus typeSuburban, riverside
Color(s)  Navy blue
  Carolina blue
  White[5]
AthleticsBaseball, Softball, Soccer, Cross Country, Rowing, Basketball, Bowling
Athletics conferenceBurlington County Scholastic League
MascotSparty[4]
Team nameSpartans[5]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools[6]
Endowment$29,000,000[citation needed]
School fees$350 (grades 9-12 for 2023-24)[7]
Annual tuition$23,250 (grades 9-12 for 2023-24)[7]
Alumni nameThe Society of Graduates
Websitewww.doaneacademy.org

Doane Academy from the Delaware River
Rowan Hall (2015) houses modern classrooms, while replicating the external appearance of the school building as it looked in 1837.

Doane Academy is a coeducational, independent day school serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in Burlington in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Originally called St. Mary's Hall, it was founded in May 1837 by Episcopal Bishop George Washington Doane, initially as an Episcopal girls' boarding school, the first in the United States to offer a classical academic education.

In 1955 affiliation with the diocese was severed. In 1966 a boys' school, known as Doane Academy, was built on campus. The schools were merged in 1974 as St. Mary's Hall-Doane Academy. Later the name was shortened to the Doane Academy.

The head of school is Erin Pike Mayo[1] The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools until July 2029 and has been accredited since 1989,[6] and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Episcopal Schools.[2]

  1. ^ a b Meet Our Head of School, Doane Academy. Accessed July 16, 2023. "Erin Pike Mayo became the Head of School on July 1, 2023, the start of Doane Academy’s 187th year."
  2. ^ a b "Doane Academy". privateschoolreview.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference NCES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Newman, Jack H. (2012). St. Mary's Hall and Doane Academy. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-7385-7671-8.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Doane Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 24, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Tuition and Fees, Doane Academy. Accessed July 16, 2023.