Christian Brothers Academy Named Nat'l Blue-Ribbon School

LINCROFT, NJ — For the second time in the school’s history, Christian Brothers Academy has been named a National Blue Ribbon honoree by the United States Department of Education.

Announced by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Thursday afternoon, it marks the second time that CBA has earned the nation's highest distinction for schools. CBA was previously named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1983-84, the first year private high schools were eligible. The entire 2017 list can be found here.

“Being recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School for excellence is certainly a great honor for Christian Brothers Academy,” President Brother Frank Byrne, F.S.C. said. “I commend Principal Ross Fales and Associate Principal Sean Nunan for guiding CBA through the application process. Receiving this prestigious award for the second time verifies CBA’s longstanding commitment to the intellectual, spiritual, and moral development of our students.”

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools where students achieve very high learning standards. CBA was named an Exemplary High Performing School, which is defined as one of the state’s highest performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests. Private schools that qualify for application through above-average standardized test scores then work with the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), which recommends 50 qualified applications each year to the U.S. Department of Education for a final decision.

Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) is a private, Catholic, academic preparatory school for boys located in Lincroft, New Jersey. It was founded in 1959 and is taught in the Lasallian tradition.

Now in its 35th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed recognition on more than 8,500 schools. On November 6-7, the Secretary and the Department of Education will celebrate with the honorees at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., which Principal Fales and Associate Principal Nunan will attend.

CBA becomes just the 14th school in New Jersey to win the award for a second time.

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