Lake Ridge Academy is an independent, co-educational day school that serves Northeastern Ohio by enrolling qualified students in grades K-12 without regard to race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic background. Lake Ridge pursues high standards in its academic program, promotes strong community relationships, and provides support for the enhancement of each individual. The school views the development of character and the development of intellect as complementary growth processes.

Lake Ridge Academy Profile

8:1 student/teacher ratio (based on admission equivalents)

Student Body	2006-2007
Lower School	112
Middle School	109
Upper School	152
Total K-12	373
Staffing	2006-2007
Faculty	44
Administration and Support Staff	26
Total K-12	70

64% of our faculty have advanced degrees.

Facilities

• Eighty-eight acres		• Six oversized tennis courts
• Lower School (K-5)		• Five playing fields
• Brown Hall – Middle (6-8) & Upper (9-12) Schools		• All weather-track
• Bettcher Convocation Center		• Two-acre environmental-studies lake
• Community Resource Center		• Full-size newly renovated gymnasium and additions with fitness center
• Library collection exceeds 21,000 items (print and media)		• Fine Arts Center

The Bettcher Convocation Center

Counties / Communities Involved

Students travel from 8 counties and 40 communities .

Diversity of Population
24.4% of LRA students are non-Caucasian:
       5.4% African American
       7.5% Middle Eastern American
       4.8% Asian American
       3.2% Latino American
       2.4% Multiracial
       0.8% International
       0.3% Native American

College Prep

•	Average graduating class over last five years: 35 students
•	Number of alums: 1,048
•	College Matriculation: 100%
•	SAT scores: 250 points above national averages
	~ Class of 2006 mean SAT scores: Verbal 641, Math 649
•	National Merit Program Semi-Finalists/Commended Students: 10% of the Class of 2006 have been recognized.
•	91% of our students score 3 or above on AP exams.
•	More than 50% of our students graduate with college credit.

Athletic Teams
Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, basketball, softball, track, wrestling and baseball

Memberships

• The Ohio Association of Independent Schools • The Independent Schools Association of the Central States • The National Association of Independent Schools • Cleveland Council of Independent Schools • The Council for Advancement and Support of Education • The National Honor Society of Secondary Schools • Lorain County Tennis League • Ohio High School Athletic Association • Northeastern Ohio Soccer Association • Lorain County Athletic Administrators Association

 

Accreditation

The State of Ohio (as a college preparatory school)
• The Independent Schools Association of the Central States

Number of 1998-06 Graduates – 317
				• Furman University • Goucher College • George Washington University (2) • Grinnell College • Hamilton College • Harvard University • Hiram College (4) • Hobart and William Smith Colleges • Howard University • John Carroll University (3) • Johns Hopkins University (2) • Johnson and Wales University • Kent State University (5) • Kenyon College (12) • Lafayette College • Lake Forest College (4) • LaSalle University • Lehigh University (2) • Loyola College (MD) • Macalester College (2) • Miami University (OH) (7) • Middle Tennessee State University • Middlebury College • MIT (2) • Mount Holyoke College (4) • New York University • North Carolina School of the Arts • Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (2) • Northwestern University (4) • Occidental College • Ohio State University (4) • Ohio State University Honors (5) • Ohio University (5) • Ohio Wesleyan University (8) • Otterbein College • Pomona College • Purdue University • Queens University -- Charolette • Quinnipiac University • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Rochester Institute of Technology (4)		• Rollins College (3) • Savannah College of Art & Design • Skidmore College (5) • Smith College (5) • Stanford University (2) • St. Louis University (2) • Suffolk University • Swarthmore College (3) • Syracuse University • Theil College • Tufts University (5) • University of Akron • University of Chicago (4) • University of Cincinnati • University of Dayton (4) • University of Denver • University of Loyola - Chicago • University of Michigan • University of Notre Dame • University of Pennsylvania (3) • University of Rochester (5) • University of South Carolina • University of Southern California • University of Tampa • University of Toledo • Vassar College (2) • Wake Forest College • Walsh University • Washington & Jefferson • Washington & Lee • Washington University (MO) (2) • Wellesley College (4) • Western State College • Wheaton College (IL) • Whittier College • Wittenberg University (2) • Xavier University (OH) (2) • Yale University (2)
	• Alfred University • Allegheny College (2) • American University (8) • Amherst College • Ashland University • Babson College • Bard College • Baldwin-Wallace College • Barnard College (2) • Bentley College • Bluffton College • Boston College (2) • Boston University (3) • Bowdoin College • Bowling Green State University (3) • Brown University (4) • Brown University (Program in Liberal Medical Education) (2) • Butler University • Carlton College (2) • California State University -- Long Beach • Carnegie Mellon University (3) • Case Western Reserve University (6) • Case Western Reserve University (BA/MD) • Clemson University • Cleveland State University • Coastal Carolina College • Colby College • Colgate University • College of Wooster (5) • Columbia University (6) • Cornell University (2) • Culinary Institute of the Arts • Dartmouth College (3) • Denison University (5) • De Paul University (3) • Duke University (2) • Earlham College (2) • Elon University (2) • Emerson College • Emory University (6) • Florida Southern College • Florida State University • Fordham University (2) • Fordham University (Honors) • Franklin & Marshall College (2)

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