Moravian Academy is a preschool through 12th-grade independent, co-educational, college preparatory school in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Moravian Academy is the ninth oldest independent school in the nation.[1]
Moravian Academy | |
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Address | |
Merle-Smith Campus: 4313 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18020
Downtown Campus: 7 E. Market Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018 Swain Campus: 1100 S 24th St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103, United States | |
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Type | Independent, Coeducational, and College Preparatory School |
Motto | More to Explore |
Established | 1742 1971 |
Founder | Benigna Zinzendorf |
Campus Director | Merle-Smith Campus - Rachel Wright
Downtown Campus - Abby Mahone Swain Campus - Megan Franzyshen |
Head of school | Adrianne Finley Odell |
Faculty | 173 (on an FTE basis) |
Grades | Preschool – 12 |
Enrollment | 910 (2022–23) |
Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
Campus | Suburb Urban |
Color(s) | Red and Gold |
Athletics conference | Colonial League |
Mascot | Lion |
Website | www |
The school has more than 900 students and 200 employees from across the region located on three campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The history of Moravian Academy dates back to 1742, and includes the following highlights:
The History of the Swain School
The Beginning School includes preschool and kindergarten classes on the Downtown and Swain Campuses.
The Lower School serves students in first through fifth grades on the Downtown and Swain Campuses.
The Upper School serves ninth through 12th grade students on the Merle-Smith Campus.
Henrietta Benigna Justina von Zinzendorf, founded the school in 1742. Since then, the heads of the school have been:
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