Villa Victoria Academy

Villa Victoria Academy is an all-girls, private, Catholic middle and high school located in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.[4] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1996; Middle States accreditation of the school expires in May 2020.[2]

Villa Victoria Academy
Address
Villa Victoria Academy
Villa Victoria Academy
376 West Upper Ferry Road

Trenton (Ewing Township)
,
(Mercer County)
,
NJ
08628

United States
Coordinates40°15′20″N 74°50′30″W
Information
TypePrivate, All-Girls
MottoPreparing young women to be smart, strong, confident leaders since 1933
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic Church
Patron saint(s)St. Lucy Filippini
Established1933
FounderReligious Teachers Filippini
School districtDiocese of Trenton
PresidentSr. Lillian Harrington , MPF
ChairpersonChuck Machion, Chair of Board of Directors
DirectorColleen White, Director of Admissions
PrincipalSr. Lesley Draper
Faculty25 FTEs[1]
Grades6–12
Enrollment100 (as of 2019-2020)[1]
Student to teacher ratio7.0:1[1]
Campus size44 acres (180,000 m2)
Athletics conferencePenn-Jersey Athletic Association
Team nameYellow Jackets
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
PublicationInscape (Literary Magazine)
School fees$340-$440[3]
Tuition$9,500-15,550 (grades 6-12)
[3]
Communities servedMercer, Hunterdon and Burlington counties in NJ, Bucks County, PA
Alumniabout 1,600 alumnae
School ColorsBurgundy and Gray         
Athletic ColorsBlack and Gold         
Athletic DirectorCynthia Smith
Websitewww.villavictoria.org

As of the 2017-18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 110 students and 25 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.0:1. The school's student body was 49.1% White, 24.6% Black, 10.8% Hispanic, 7.8% Asian and 7.8% two or more races.[1]

History

Thomas Walsh, Bishop of Trenton, was able to acquire the 44-acre (18 ha) Fisk Estate in 1920, with the assistance of James Cox Brady. Villa Victoria was established in 1933 as a private academy by the Religious Teachers Filippini.[5]

Athletics

Villa Victoria competes in interscholastic sports as part of the Penn-Jersey Athletic Association.[6] Athletic programs offered to students include soccer, basketball, cross country, track, tennis, golf and softball.[7]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. School data for Villa Victoria Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 20, 2017.
  2. Villa Victoria Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed November 12, 2017.
  3. Tuition and Financial Aid, Villa Victoria Academy. Accessed November 12, 2017.
  4. Mercer County Catholic Schools Archived 2016-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. Accessed July 21, 2016.
  5. History, Villa Victoria Academy. Accessed November 12, 2017. "With the help of a New York businessman, James Cox Brady, Bishop Walsh was able to purchase the Fisk Estate in the suburb of West Trenton in 1920.... The forty-four acre estate and the building that stood upon it were donated to the Religious Teachers Filippini to be used as the Motherhouse and Novitiate for their American Province. In 1933, Villa Victoria Academy was formally christened as a private academy."
  6. Home Page, Penn-Jersey Athletic Association. Accessed November 12, 2017.
  7. Athletics, Villa Victoria Academy. Accessed November 12, 2017.
  8. Abdur-Rahman, Sulaiman. "Former Melrose Place actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer of Hopewell indicted in fatal crash", The Trentonian, December 16, 2010. Accessed November 12, 2017. "A native Trentonian who graduated from Villa Victoria Academy in Ewing, Locane-Bovenizer's film career includes acting alongside Hollywood heavyweights like Adam Sandler in 1994's Airheads and Johnny Depp in 1990 cult favorite Cry-Baby, which was directed by John Waters."
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