Facts & Figures
- TNCS offers a college preparation curriculum for 5th – 12th grade students
- Enrollment is approximately 220 students
- 85-90% of graduates go on to attend college
- Average class size: 2.4 (Language Fundamentals classes for remediation of reading, writing, spelling); 6.7 (academic classes)
- Over 50% of teachers have master’s degrees or above
- An 8.5 acre open campus located in one of Richmond’s historic districts
- The New Community School is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization
- The New Community School is an independent, non-sectarian, non-profit day school accessible to students regardless of race, creed, ethnic origin, or socio-economic background.
Accredited by
- Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
- Virginia Association of Independent Schools* (VAIS)
- Virginia Council for Private Education
Member of
- The Association of LD Schools
- The Dyslexia Foundation
- Global Online Academy (GOA), an international consortium of leading independent schools that offers students a diverse range of high quality online courses and teacher resources.
- International Dyslexia Association
- National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
- Virginia Association of Independent Schools* (VAIS)
*Founded in 1973, VAIS is the leader in advancing and advocating for independent school education in Virginia. The VAIS accreditation program is one of a select few recognized at the international level through the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA). VAIS also is recognized and approved by the Virginia Board of Education through the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE).