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Christopher Academy

510 Hillcrest Avenue Westfield, NJ 07090

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • School Type: Montessori School
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-1
  • Enrollment: 95 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • School Type: Montessori School
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-1
  • Enrollment: 95 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Facts

School Type
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-1
Students By Grade
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Student Body

Total Students
95 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
62%
State avg.: 40%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers
7 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
National avg.:
School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
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School Notes

  • Christopher Academy offers an exceptional learning environment, tailored to the individual child, driven by the community.
  • With homelike classrooms, the Montessori Method is filled with hands-on materials, each with a lesson to learn and a problem to solve.
  • Our students enjoy a prepared environment designed to recognize and propel each child to learn, to grow, to achieve at the most appropriate pace to the best of his or her own ability.
  • Christopher Academy ensures the quality of its program from classroom to classroom and campus to campus by supporting professional, career teachers.
  • With the average faculty tenure approaching ten years, Christopher Academy provides a tradition and continuity of exceptional care.
  • Each of our Lead Teachers is university educated, with many holding advanced degrees.
  • Our Lead Teachers are all fully Montessori certified.
  • Our school's history includes professional teachers who have served children in our community for decades.
  • Christopher Academy offers an exceptional learning environment, tailored to the individual child, driven by the community.
  • With homelike classrooms, the Montessori Method is filled with hands-on materials, each with a lesson to learn and a problem to solve.
  • Our students enjoy a prepared environment designed to recognize and propel each child to learn, to grow, to achieve at the most appropriate pace to the best of his or her own ability.
  • Christopher Academy ensures the quality of its program from classroom to classroom and campus to campus by supporting professional, career teachers.
  • With the average faculty tenure approaching ten years, Christopher Academy provides a tradition and continuity of exceptional care.
  • Each of our Lead Teachers is university educated, with many holding advanced degrees.
  • Our Lead Teachers are all fully Montessori certified.
  • Our school's history includes professional teachers who have served children in our community for decades.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The application deadline for Christopher Academy is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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The average private school tuition in Union County, NJ is $15,618 for elementary schools and $20,238 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
The average acceptance rate in Union County, NJ is 94% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).

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