Pine Forge Academy

Pine Forge Academy is a co-educational, Seventh-day Adventist Christian boarding school that serves grades nine through twelve. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system,^[2][3][4][5] it is located in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Pine Forge Academy
Location
Pine Forge, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°16′56″N 75°42′11″W
Information
School type	High School
Motto	"Where Excellence is no accident"
Founded	1946
Principal	H. Clifford Reynolds
Faculty	25 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	148[1] (2019–2020)
Student to teacher ratio	13.9:1[1]
Athletics conference	Penn-Jersey Athletic Association
Affiliation	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Website	http://www.pineforgeacademy.org/

History

The land for the school grounds was purchased for $46,000 by the school founders from the family of 18th-century abolitionist and ironmaster Thomas Rutter. The building used for the headmaster's residence (the Manor House) was once used as a staging point for the Underground Railroad. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site in 2004.^[6]

Notable alumni

• Barry C. Black, the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate.^[7]
• Phife Dawg - Rapper and member of A Tribe Called Quest.^[8]
• Clifton Davis - An American actor, songwriter, singer, and pastor.^{[citation needed]}
• Sydney Freeman Jr. - Educational theorist, author, and social scientist at the University of Idaho.^{[citation needed]}
• David A. Arnold - The late stand-up comedian, sitcom writer, producer, and actor.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Christianity portal
• Schools portal
• Pennsylvania portal

• List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
• Seventh-day Adventist education

References

1. "Pine Forge Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2011. Total Students: 174 (2007-2008)
2. http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
3. "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
4. "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
5. Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
7. "Chaplain of U.S. Senate returns to Pine Forge". Reading Eagle. 9 July 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
8. Coleman, Brian (2007). Check the Technique. Random House. p. 436. ISBN 978-0-8129-7775-2.