Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)

Christian Brothers Academy, located in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, New Jersey, United States, is a private, all-boys college preparatory school with a focus on Christian education run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded by St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. The school was originally a farm owned by the prominent Whitney family of New York City, and home to their renowned Greentree Stable. The land was eventually given to the Christian Brothers for the purpose of teaching. The school opened for the first time in September 1959 and was blessed by the Bishop of Trenton on October 11, 1959. Christian Brothers Academy operates independently from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton and is governed by a board of trustees.As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,002 students and 77.9 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1. The school's student body was 91.9% White, 3.5% Hispanic, 3.2% Asian, 0.8% Black, 0.3% American Indian / Alaska Native and 0.3% Native Hawaiian / Pacific IslanderThe school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1967.