Browne Academy
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| Browne Academy | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Independent |
| Established | 1941 |
| Founder | Marion Browne |
| Head of school | Peggy Otey |
| Faculty | 38 |
| Grades | PK3 through 8th |
| Enrollment | 200[1] |
| Average class size | 12 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Mascot | Bruin |
| Website | www.browneacademy.org |
Browne Academy is an independent, coeducational day school in Alexandria, Virginia. It serves around 200 students age 3 through eighth grade on an 11-acre campus.
Browne Academy was founded in 1941 as the first integrated school in Virginia.[2] At the time, it was named the Brownie School, which continued to be the name of the preschool after the elementary school became Browne Academy in 1975.[3] The Brownie School served preschool through third grade, and fourth and fifth grade were added in 1958. In 1986, a building was acquired to house the new middle school.
In 1998, the school built a new lower school in order to accommodate more students.[4]
In 2007, Browne Academy students won a NASA contest to name the Harmony module carried by Space Shuttle Discovery.[5]
In 2014, Browne Academy added a sustainable garden program with the goal of gardens for each class and a composting system.[6]
Demographics
The racial makeup of Browne Academy's K-8 student body during the 2017–2018 school year was 38.4% White, 32.1% African American, 22.1% multiracial, 3.7% Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.6% Hispanic, and 1% American Indian/Alaska Native.[7] The students are mostly American citizens, but there is a small number of foreign students, such as Czechs and Italians.