Monroe Academy
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Monroe Academy is a private
day school
, accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association
and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
, which offers coeducational college preparatory classes for students from K-3 through grade 12
.
It is located in Monroeville, Alabama
and was founded in 1969. It has an enrollment of more than 450 students. Monroe Academy is committed to excellence in education in a Christian
environment for students of average or above intelligence and/or abilities.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
, accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association
Alabama Independent School Association
The Alabama Independent School Association is an organization which sanctions and oversees high school athletics for approximately 40 private schools in the American state of Alabama. Its offices are located on the campus of Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama.The AISA was formed in 1967 as...
and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
, which offers coeducational college preparatory classes for students from K-3 through grade 12
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
.
It is located in Monroeville, Alabama
Monroeville, Alabama
Monroeville is a city in Monroe County, Alabama, United States, the county seat of Monroe County. At the 2000 census its population was 6,862. It is known as the home town of two prominent writers of the post World War II period, Truman Capote and Harper Lee, who were childhood friends in the...
and was founded in 1969. It has an enrollment of more than 450 students. Monroe Academy is committed to excellence in education in a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
environment for students of average or above intelligence and/or abilities.