| Established | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Principal | Hala Shehadeh[1] |
| Enrollment | 216 (plus 21 in PreK, as of 2019–20)[2] |
| Faculty | 29.9 FTEs[2] |
| Ratio | 7.2:1[2] |
| Us nces school id | A1101531[2] |
| Address | 4613 Cottage Place |
| City | Union City |
| County | Hudson County |
| State | New Jersey |
| Zipcode | 07087 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40.78119°N 74.0233°W |
| Website | www.rsanj.org |
Rising Star Academy is a private Islamic day school for students in pre-K through twelfth grades, located in Union City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, established in 2009.[3]
As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 216 students (plus 21 in PreK) and 29.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.2:1. The school's student body was 55.6% (120) Black, 41.2% (89) White and 3.2% (7) Hispanic.[2]
History
Rising Star Academy opened in September 2009 by the North Hudson Islamic Educational Center, a Sunni Muslim mosque established in 1992 in Union City. The mosque's 2,000-member congregation includes approximately 500 Latino converts from other religions, such as Catholicism.[3]
The school received accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools in May 2016 and is accredited until July 2024.[4]
References
- ^ "RISING STAR ACADEMY". Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ School data for Rising Star Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- ^ Cusido, Carmen. "Embracing Islam", New Jersey Monthly, February 8, 2010.
- ^ Rising Star Academy Archived December 19, 2024 at the Wayback Machine, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 30, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- "Rising Star Academy". Private School Review.