Chesapeake Academy vs. Ware Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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School History
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Overview
Chesapeake Academy is an independent, coeducational day school serving a diverse population of Pre-Kindergarten 3 & 4 years through Eighth Grade students in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula of Virginia.
The school prepares each student for their future academic, ethical, social, and physical endeavors in an intellectually challenging environment with a unique curriculum grounded in a nurturing, family-oriented atmosphere.
The Academy prepares each student for their secondary school of choice.
Ware Academy is a college preparatory school for students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade.
The school empowers each student to achieve academic excellence, emphasizing the development of mind, body and character.
The primary objectives are to educate the whole child to his fullest potential and for students to acquire a respect and a desire for learning in order to develop into independent, life long learners in preparation for productive and fulfilled lives.
The school embraces and appreciates that students possess individual styles.
Ware Academy is a non-profit, non-denominational, non-sectarian independent school founded in 1949.
The school promotes ethnic and racial diversity. Moralistic and ethical principles are fostered, enriching students to develop integrity, empathy and compassion for all living things.
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Year Founded
1889
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Students Body
Total Students
137 students
182 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
12%
13%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
13
34
Kindergarten Students
15
18
Grade 1 Students
12
19
Grade 2 Students
16
18
Grade 3 Students
13
18
Grade 4 Students
21
17
Grade 5 Students
7
28
Grade 6 Students
15
15
Grade 7 Students
13
11
Grade 8 Students
12
4
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
16 teachers
26 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
3%
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Average Class Size
10
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Teacher : Student Ratio
1:9
1:7
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(Chesapeake Academy students follow both a casual dress code as well as a formal dress code for certain days of the school year.)
(Chesapeake Academy students follow both a casual dress code as well as a formal dress code for certain days of the school year.)
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Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Notes
Pre-Kindergarten 3 & 4 $5,850
Grades Kindergarten through Four $10,295
Grades Five through Eight $10,870
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Admissions Director
Hilary Scott
Dawn R. Fleet
Sports
Total Sports Offered
7
6
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
13
3
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
8th grade week-long field study trip in South Florida (Seacamp), Blue/White Intramural Competitions, Community Service, Drama, Early Childhood Enrichment Series, Field Trips, Middle School Inward Bound, Music/Chorus/Instrumental Instruction, Osprey Chorus, Performing Arts and Lecture Series (PALS), Student Council, Tone Chime Choir, Yearbook
Drums, Guitar Lessons, Violin