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Cape Christian Academy - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 39°03′23″N 74°50′34″W / 39.05634°N 74.84275°W

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Cape Christian Academy

Address

10 Oyster Road Cape May Court House , Cape May County , New Jersey 08210 United States
Coordinates	39°03′23″N 74°50′34″W / 39.05634°N 74.84275°W / 39.05634; -74.84275
Information
Type	Christian school
Established	1991
NCES School ID	AA000218^[1]
Administrator	John Spriggs^[2]
Faculty	9.1 FTEs^[1]
Grades	PreK-12
Enrollment	59 (plus 27 in PreK, as of 2021–22)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	6.5:1^[1]
Website	www.capechristianacademy.com

Cape Christian Academy is a private Christian school serving students in preschool to twelfth grade, located in Middle Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It has a Cape May Court House postal address and is located within the Cape May Court House census-designated place.^[3] Richard Degener of The Press of Atlantic City described it as being in Burleigh. Its campus has 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) of area.^[4]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 59 students (plus 27 in PreK) and 9.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.5:1. The school's student body was 71.2% (42) White, 3.4% (2) Black, 5.1% (3) Asian, 10.2% (6) Hispanic and 6.8% (4) two or more races, 3.4% (2) American Indian / Alaska Native and 0% (0) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.^[1]

History

Cape Christian Academy was established in 1991 as part of the merger of Cape May County Christian School (CMCCS) and South Cape Christian Academy.^[5]^[4] The former opened, initially with grades Kindergarten through 2,^[6] either in 1976,^[4] or in September 1977, with an initial enrollment of 45–50. Its founder was Betty Gillingham.^[6] South Cape opened after CMCCS opened.^[4] South Cape, at Covenant Bible Church,^[7] was located in an area of Lower Township with a North Cape May postal address, though as of 2010 it was outside of the North Cape May CDP.^[8] Robert Thomson (died 1988), who is considered to be another co-founder of Cape Christian, served on the board of directors of one of the predecessor schools.^[9]

The initial enrollment was 300. Originally the merged school used rented facilities. The Kindergarten through grade 3 and 8-12 buildings were rented from Faith Fellowship Chapel and were located in Middle Township. The K-3 building had a total of 10,000 square feet (930 m²) of area and also had offices. First Assembly of God Church in Lower Township housed some of the Kindergarten and first grade classes. Covenant Bible Church housed grades 4–7. By 1993 it had 380 students.^[4]

In 1993, the school bought its current campus from Faith Fellowship Chapel. The purchase included the K-3 building, but not the 8-12 building.^[4] By 1994 it had two campuses. The student count that year was almost 350.^[6] In 1995 the student count was about 350 and it still had two campuses.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e School data for Cape Christian Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
^ Meet our Faculty, Cape Christian Academy. Accessed December 25, 2023.
^ "Home". Cape Christian Academy. Retrieved July 15, 2021. 10 Oyster Road Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 - See map of CDP from the 2010 U.S. Census - page 1 and page 2. In contrast it is across from but not in the Burleigh CDP: Seen here.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Degener, Richard (September 23, 1993). "Propertied Class / Cape Christian Academy Buys Land For Central Campus". The Press of Atlantic City. pp. C1–C2. - Available from Newsbank, ID# news/0EAEAA6D18083359. Clipping of first and of second pages at Newspapers.com.
^ "Two schools offer Christian education in Middle", The Press of Atlantic City, April 18, 2013. Accessed December 15, 2023. "Cape Christian Academy formed in 1991 after the Cape May County School and the South Cape Christian Academy consolidated."
^ ^a ^b ^c Eisenlohr, Scott (December 7, 1994). "Ripples / Banquet Honors Cape Christian Academy Founder Betty Gillingham". The Press of Atlantic City. p. C4. - Available from Newsbank, ID# 0F40403A2C026D7E. See clipping from Newspapers.com.
^ "Home". Covenant Presbyterian Church. July 16, 2021. 123 Fishing Creek Road North Cape May, NJ 08204-3735 - Compare with the school address.
^ "Obituaries (Cape May, Cumberland & Ocean County Editions)". The Press of Atlantic City. November 3, 1989. p. C3. Donations may be made to the South Cape Christian Academy, 123 Fishing Creek Road, North Cape May[...] - Available on Newsbank, ID# F0EAEA80A5401A343. Compare to the address of the North Cape May CDP, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "With Honors / Cape May County". The Press of Atlantic City. December 8, 1995. p. C3. - On Newsbank, ID# F0EAEABE210C47DA6

External links

Official website

Education in Cape May County, New Jersey

School
districts

K-6	Cape May City Lower Township West Cape May
K-8	Avalon Dennis Township North Wildwood Stone Harbor Upper Township Wildwood Crest Woodbine
K-12	Cape May Special Services Middle Township Ocean City Wildwood
7-12	Lower Cape May Regional
9-12	Cape May County Technical
None	Cape May Point* (to Cape May City/LCMR) Sea Isle City** (to Ocean City) West Wildwood (to North Wildwood K-8/Wildwood HS)

Public
high schools

Private
schools

Tertiary

Atlantic Cape Community College

* Formerly operated its own 1-8 school, which has been closed since 1931.
** Formerly operated its own K-8, then K-6 school, which has been closed since July 2012.
School districts by county:

by county: Atlantic; Bergen; Burlington; Camden; Cape May; Cumberland; Essex; Gloucester; Hudson; Hunterdon; Mercer; Middlesex; Monmouth; Morris; Ocean; Passaic; Salem; Somerset; Sussex; Union; Warren

v t e Middle Township, New Jersey
Settlements	Burleigh Cape May Court House Dias Creek Goshen Green Creek Mayville Pierces Point Rio Grande (most) Swainton Whitesboro
Education	Middle Township Public Schools Middle Township HS Cape May Co Tech SD Cape May Co Tech HS Cape May County Special Services School District campuses Cape Christian Acad Atlantic Cape Community College
Landmarks	Cape May County Park & Zoo Cape May Bird Observatory Center for Research and Education Cape May County Courthouse Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional Jessie Creek Winery Old Cape May County Courthouse Building
Media	Cape May County Herald
This list is incomplete. Formerly Whitesboro and Burleigh were in a single CDP, Whitesboro-Burleigh Cape May County Airport (The former NAS Rio Grande) is in Lower Township. Dennis Township Public Schools has a Cape May Court House address but is in Dennis Township, outside of the CMCH census-designated place.

v t e Lower Township, New Jersey
Settlements	Cold Spring Diamond Beach Erma Miami Beach North Cape May (independent until 1945) Rio Grande (part) South Cape May (independent until 1945) Villas
Schools	Lower Township SD Lower Cape May Regional SD Lower Cape May Regional HS
NRHP listings	Battery 223 Cape May Lighthouse Owen Coachman House Cold Spring Grange Hall Cold Spring Presbyterian Church Fire Control Tower No. 23 Fishing Creek Schoolhouse George Hildreth House Naval Air Station Wildwood Octagonal Poultry House Jonathan Pyne House Rio Grande station
Other	Cape May Airport Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum Cape May–Lewes Ferry Cape May Point State Park (parts) Cape May Winery & Vineyard Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery Historic Cold Spring Village Sunset Beach Turdo Vineyards & Winery
This list is incomplete. Some areas considered to be Rio Grande are in Lower Township though the census-designated place (CDP) itself is in Middle Township. Cape Christian Academy formerly had campuses in Lower Township. St. Raymond Catholic School merged into Our Lady Star of the Sea in Cape May which merged into what became Wildwood Catholic Academy.

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