Lacordaire Academy is a Catholic college preparatory school with a coeducational prekindergarten to eighth grade and an all girls ninth through twelfth grade student body. The Academy was established by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, New Jersey. The school is located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Lacordaire Academy has been accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1951 and is accredited through January 2025. The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 225 students (plus 15 in PreK) and 32.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.9:1. The school's student body was 50.2% (113) White, 23.1% (52) Black, 11.1% (25) two or more races, 10.7% (24) Hispanic and 4.9% (11) Asian. The school was founded in 1920, and named for Pere Henri Lacordaire, a Dominican priest who lived in post-revolution Paris. Activities Lacordaire Academy provides many clubs and organizations that students can join based on their own interests and availability. At Lacordaire, a student can create any club that she desires as long as they find a moderator and people to join. Leadership Dominican Preachers National Honor Society Student Ambassadors Student Council Athletics The Lacordaire Lions compete in interscholastic sports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association competing on an independent basis. Sports offered include: Tennis Volleyball Soccer Basketball Softball A runner from the school was the Non-Public B individual champion in 2002. Literary The Checkerboard (Newspaper) Veritas (Yearbook) Zephyr (Literary Magazine) Laco Ledger (Middle School) Clubs Multicultural Club Mission Club Environmental Club Mock Trial Forensics Drama Club Lego Club L.A.C.O Service Club Peer Tutoring Feminist Club Couch to 5k Chorus Science Mentors Chess Club Harry Potter Club Poetry Out Loud Sports Club Graduation requirements All Upper School students follow a college preparatory program. All requirements must be fulfilled or substituted with a course of equal value. Required: 6 full-year electives 4 years Religious Studies 4 years English 4 years Comprehensive Health/Physical Education 3 years Mathematics 3 years Foreign Language 4 years Science 2 years United States History 1 year World History 1 year Fine Arts