Mount St. Mary Academy (Little Rock, Arkansas)

Mount St. Mary Academy
Entrance Gate to Mount St. Mary Academy
Address
Map
3224 Kavanaugh Boulevard

,
Pulaski County
,
Arkansas
72205

United States
Coordinates34°45′39″N 92°19′46″W / 34.76083°N 92.32944°W / 34.76083; -92.32944
Information
School typePrivate, college-preparatory all-girls Catholic high school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Founded1851 (173 years ago) (1851)
FounderSisters of Mercy
StatusOpen
OversightSisters of Mercy
CEEB code041440
NCES School ID00047978[1]
ChairpersonSusie Whitacre
Head of schoolSara Jones. Ed.S.
Faculty33.5 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades912
GenderFemale
Enrollment496 (2017-2018[1])
Student to teacher ratio14:4[1]
Classes offeredRegular College Preparatory
Honors
Advanced Placement (AP)
Campus size10 acres (40,000 m2)
Campus typeMidsize city[1]
Color(s)Purple, white, grey
   
Athletics conference6A Central (Arkansas Activities Association)
Team nameBelles
AccreditationArkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association (ANSAA)
NewspaperThe Mount
YearbookThe Mercian Times
AffiliationMercy Education System of the Americas (MESA)
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC)
Southern Association for College Admissions Counseling (SACAC)
The College Board
AlumniNearly 9,000
Websitewww.mtstmary.edu

Mount St. Mary Academy is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school, serving grades 9 through 12, in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. It is an all-female institution, and has an all-male brother school, Catholic High School for Boys. It is located within the Diocese of Little Rock. Having been founded in 1851, it is the oldest high school in Arkansas.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Mt St Mary Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Jamie Metrailer. "The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture, "Mount St. Mary"". Retrieved January 16, 2016.