NORA CRONIN PRESENTATION ACADEMY

What NORA CRONIN PRESENTATION ACADEMY does

Nora Cronin Presentation Academy (NCPA) is a private, tuition-free Catholic middle school located in Newburgh, New York, serving approximately 45 female students across grades 5 through 8 (15 per grade). Founded in 2006 under the NativityMiguel Coalition model, the academy targets low-income girls who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, providing them with an extended-day, faith-based education at no cost to families. The school has educated more than 210 students since inception and reports outcome metrics of 100% 8th-grade graduation, 99.85% high-school graduation, and 98.9% continuation into college, vocational programs, or military service.

Operating as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, NCPA is funded entirely through grants and private donations, with an all-in cost per student exceeding $10,000. The curriculum combines core academics with supplementary programming delivered through institutional partnerships, including STEM instruction via the United States Military Academy at West Point, college-readiness support from Mount Saint Mary's College, and financial-literacy seminars hosted by JPMorgan Chase. The school is supported by a 9-person staff and operates with a persistent waitlist, indicating demand that exceeds the fixed enrollment capacity.

Name

NORA CRONIN PRESENTATION ACADEMY

Legal name

Nora Cronin Presentation Academy

Website

https://noracroninpresentationacademy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nora Cronin Presentation Academy is a tuition-free Catholic middle school in Newburgh, NY serving approximately 45 low-income female students in grades 5-8 through the NativityMiguel model, funded entirely by donations and grants.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Newburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Donations and Grants: NCPA is funded entirely through grants and private donations. The school receives no federal, state, or local public funding, nor does the Archdiocese of New York or any individual parish provide funding. NCPA is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nora Cronin Presentation Academy provides a tuition-free Catholic middle school education (grades 5-8) to low-income young women in the Hudson Valley, using the NativityMiguel educational model. The school offers a rigorous core academic program, an extended day program, a six-week summer academic program, and a graduate follow-up program that supports alumnae through high school and college. Tuition is fully covered through private donations and grants, with voluntary parent contributions encouraged but not required.

Product overview

Nora Cronin Presentation Academy is a private, Catholic middle school offering a unified educational program for young women from low-income families in grades 5th-8th. The school follows the NativityMiguel model of schooling with a holistic, faith-based approach. Core offerings include the academic curriculum (STEM, Language Arts, Art, Music, Physical Education), Extended Day Program (after-school homework and extracurricular activities until 5 PM), Summer Program (with STEM workshops), and Graduate Follow-up Program (mentoring through high school and college). All students attend tuition-free, funded through grants and private donations.

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Products and services

• Core Academic Program Tuition-free Catholic middle school core academic program for grades 5-8 (currently 6-8) following the NativityMiguel model, featuring small classes, individualized instruction, STEM enrichment, faith formation, and social-emotional learning for low-income young women in the Hudson Valley.
• Extended Day Program Extended school day (7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) providing additional academic support, enrichment, and supervised time beyond the standard school day for enrolled students.
• Summer Program Six-week mandatory summer academic program held at Mount Saint Mary College, providing continued instruction and enrichment to prevent summer learning loss for NCPA students.
• Graduate Follow-Up Program Continued academic, social-emotional, and college-preparation support provided to NCPA alumnae through high school graduation, including assistance with college applications and persistence through college.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% 8th grade graduation rate since inception in 2006
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United States Military Academy West PointcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWest Point's Engineering Clubs teach STEM workshops throughout the school year. In 2023, West Point's Astrobotics Team visited NCPA bringing VEX robots for students to build and code. The partnership provides hands-on STEM education and exposure to engineering concepts.
• Mount Saint Mary's CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCPA has partnered with Mount Saint Mary's College in Newburgh to develop their science lab which is utilized year round for classes as well as after school and summer programs. The college also offers the 'Lighting the Way' scholarship for NCPA graduates.
• Newburgh Rowing ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCPA students are encouraged to join extracurricular athletics such as those offered by Newburgh Rowing Club, providing access to physical education and competitive sports opportunities.
• ChasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCPA partnered with Chase for a financial health seminar for students in grades 5-8. The 'Money Management' seminar was presented by Niki Davoll, VP Community Manager, to educate students about budgeting and financial literacy. Part of the holistic approach to education.
• NativityMiguel CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCPA follows the NativityMiguel model of schooling. The Coalition supports compilation and distribution of best practices, standards for outcome assessment, and other joint ventures for member schools.
• Newburgh Enlarged City School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides busing services within established limits (1-mile for grades 7-8, 0.5-mile for grades 5-6) and nutritious lunch programs. NCPA follows the same emergency closing/delay options as the district.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Achievement First: Charter school network operating urban public schools with extended day/year and a college-prep focus. Comparable commitment to underserved student outcomes.
• KIPP: Large national charter school network with a college-prep focus for low-income communities. Comparable mission of college access for underserved students, though public/charter rather than private/Catholic.
• Uncommon Schools: Charter management organization running urban, college-prep public schools. Shares NCPA's focus on college access and extended-day programming for low-income students at scale.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: Large New York City-based charter network with a college-prep mission for low-income students. Comparable outcomes orientation and extended-day model.

Regional players

• La Salle Academy: Catholic middle school in New York City following a similar faith-based, college-prep model serving low-income students. Comparable model in the broader New York region.

Direct peers

• Cristo Rey Network: Network of Catholic, college-prep high schools serving low-income students via a corporate work-study model. Comparable faith-based, low-income college-access mission at the secondary level.
• Mother Seton Academy: A NativityMiguel-model, private Catholic middle school in Baltimore serving low-income students. Closest peer to NCPA in mission, educational model, and student profile.

Others

• NativityMiguel Coalition: The umbrella organization that supports NativityMiguel schools like NCPA through best-practice dissemination and outcome-assessment standards. Sibling schools within the coalition are direct model peers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4yabMC8UQmf9kNMU445-Rw
• Facebookfacebook.com/NoraCroninPA
• Instagraminstagram.com/NoraCroninPA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nora-cronin-presentation-academy

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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