Pulaski Academy
| Pulaski Academy | |
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| Address | |
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12701 Hinson Road Little Rock, Arkansas United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°46′18″N 92°24′53″W / 34.77167°N 92.41472°WCoordinates: 34°46′18″N 92°24′53″W / 34.77167°N 92.41472°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private Secondary |
| Established | 1971 |
| Status | Open |
| CEEB code | 041444 |
| NCES School ID | 00048235 |
| Grades | 2 year old–12 grade |
| Enrollment | 1,210 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) |
Navy blue Vegas gold |
| Mascot | Bruin |
| Nickname | PA |
| Team name | Pulaski Academy Bruins |
| Affiliations | Nonsectarian |
| Website | www |
Pulaski Academy (PA) is a private, independent college preparatory preschool, elementary, and junior/senior high school headed by Matthew Walsh in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. PA was established in 1971 and remains as the only independent, non-sectarian, college preparatory school in Arkansas.
When busing was introduced in the early 1970s to counteract the effects of racially defined residential patterns, whites built private schools in the suburbs or fled the county altogether. In 1971, insurance and real estate man William F. Rector announced the construction of the private Pulaski Academy in the western suburbs of the city for those, he said, who "don’t like busing.”
Since this time, Pulaski Academy has been dedicated to providing an excellent college preparatory educational experience for the cultural and racially diverse student population. Embracing all religions and races, Pulaski Academy has 22% diversity as opposed to the national average of 19% among private schools.
In 2000, Pulaski Academy purchased the campus of Fellowship Bible Church, on the corner of Hinson and Napa Valley, increasing the campus to 32 acres.
PA is accredited by ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States), and ANSAA (Arkansas Non-public School Accrediting Association). PA is a member of the Cum Laude Society, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Arkansas Activities Association (AAA), College Board and NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools).
Pulaski Academy was named 2003 "Best of the Best" Private High School by the readers of an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette contest.
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