Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament

What Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament does

Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament (AMBS) is a Catholic parochial school serving students from Pre-K2 through 8th grade in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, operating under the Archdiocese of Newark since its founding on September 3, 1963. The school is structured into three divisions — the Little Blessings Pre-School Program (Pre-K2 through Pre-K4, housed in dedicated cottage facilities), the Lower Elementary Program (Kindergarten through Grade 5), and the Aquinas Middle School Program (Grades 6–8), which features a nationally recognized four-House system (Seton, Joseph, Xavier, Neumann). Instruction is delivered at an 18:1 student-to-teacher ratio with a curriculum of core academics, daily religious instruction, weekly specialty classes (Art, Music, PE, Spanish, Italian, Technology), and integrated STREAM projects. Supporting programs include Before & After Care (7:30am–6pm at $18/hour), CYO Basketball, the National Junior Honor Society chapter, and 15+ clubs and activities.

The school's technology platform is built on standard educational infrastructure rather than proprietary systems: Chromebooks and iPads, SMART Boards, Google Classroom for assignments and communication, PowerSchool for the student information system, FACTS for tuition management, IXL for math/ELA practice, Senderos for Spanish digital textbooks, and DRA for reading assessment. A state-of-the-art Learning Center opened in January 2020 serves as a dedicated technology and media facility across all grade levels, and a 1:1 laptop program was introduced for Grades 4–5 alongside a campus-wide Wi-Fi rollout. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and earned the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon School designation in 2016.

AMBS operates as a nonprofit with tuition-funded revenue plus usage-based fees for Before & After Care, billed through the FACTS platform. Go-to-market is parish-driven: admissions are generated through Most Blessed Sacrament Parish communications, Open House events following Sunday Mass, Catholic Schools Week programming, and direct enrollment via the school's main office. The customer base is individual Catholic school families in a single northern New Jersey catchment area, with no enterprise or institutional accounts. Governance sits with Pastor Father John Job as School Director and School Administrator Joanna Vargas, operating under Archdiocese of Newark oversight.

Name

Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Legal name

Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Website

https://ambs.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a Catholic parochial school in Franklin Lakes, NJ, serving Pre-K2 through 8th grade within the Archdiocese of Newark with an 18:1 student-teacher ratio, faith-based curriculum, and award-winning Aquinas Middle School program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-8 Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH), Faith-Based Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAE)

Keywords

• Catholic elementary education
• Pre-k through grade 8
• Faith-based schooling
• Parochial middle school
• Early childhood programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin Lakes

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration Fees: Private Catholic school tuition model with annual registration fees for new and current students. 2026-2027 registration packets are available with required documents including birth certificate, immunization record, and baptismal certificate.
2. Before and After Care Services: Before Care from 7:30 am - 8:15 am and After Care from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, led by Pre-K and lower elementary teachers. Rate is $18.00 per hour, per child, billed to FACTS account. Maximum charge of $425.00 per family for regular users. $25.00 surcharge for each 15 minute interval late pickup after 6pm.
3. FACTS Tuition Management: School uses FACTS tuition management system for online billing of tuition and care services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a Catholic K-8 parochial school providing comprehensive education from Pre-K2 through 8th grade, structured across three divisions: Little Blessings Pre-School (Pre-K2 to Pre-K4) in dedicated cottage facilities, Lower Elementary (K-5), and the award-winning Aquinas Middle School (Grades 6-8) with its four-House system. The school delivers faith-based instruction integrated with core academics, STREAM projects, weekly specialty classes (Art, Music, PE, Spanish, Italian), and supplemental services including Before & After Care and CYO Basketball. Tuition and registration fees are managed through the FACTS system, and admissions inquiries are handled directly through the school office.

Product overview

Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a Catholic K-8 school in the Archdiocese of Newark offering a unified educational program structured across three main divisions: the Little Blessings Pre-School Program (Pre-K2 through Pre-K4) housed in dedicated cottage facilities, the Lower Elementary Program (Kindergarten through Grade 5), and the award-winning Aquinas Middle School Program (Grades 6-8). The school provides a comprehensive academic curriculum with daily religious instruction, weekly specialty classes (Art, Music, PE, Spanish, Italian, Technology), and integrated STREAM projects. Supporting programs include Before & After Care, the National Junior Honor Society, CYO Basketball, and school clubs. The institution operates a dedicated Learning Center technology facility and maintains a 1:1 technology program with Chromebooks and iPads. The Aquinas Middle School features a distinctive House system with four small Christian learning communities for faith and leadership development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Little Blessings Pre-School Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 18:1 student-to-teacher ratio enables individualized attention and personalized learning
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Oakland)minorOthers · 3 September 1963Historical partnership from 1963. Reverend Gordon Byrne, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Oakland, offered use of 3 classrooms in his newly opened parochial school so children from Most Blessed Sacrament could attend school there that September. Three Sisters of St. Joseph arrived to take up residence in the convent of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. This arrangement continued until AMBS's own building was completed.
• Archdiocese of NewarkcoreOthersThe Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a school within the Archdiocese of Newark under the leadership of Cardinal Tobin. The Archdiocese provides oversight through the Catholic Schools Office (catholicschoolsnj.org). AMBS follows Archdiocese curriculum guidelines and policies.
• Most Blessed Sacrament ParishcoreOthersThe school is part of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish community. Father John serves as Pastor and School Director. Parish and school have a close relationship with shared faith mission. Parish website linked as [email protected].
• Middle States Association of Colleges and SchoolscoreOthersMSA-CESS provides accreditation for preK-12 public, private, parochial, and charter schools. The accreditation process involves self-study, peer review visits, and assessment against 12 research-based performance standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Academy of Our Lady: Catholic K-8 school in Glen Rock, NJ, also in the Archdiocese of Newark, serving a similar Bergen County demographic of Catholic families with comparable tuition-driven model and parish integration.
• Immaculate Conception High School: Catholic secondary school in the Archdiocese of Newark that serves as a feeder destination for AMBS 8th-grade graduates, illustrating the regional Catholic education pathway.
• Bergen Catholic High School: Regional Catholic college-preparatory high school in Oradell, NJ that draws 8th-grade applicants from Catholic K-8 feeder schools including AMBS-area institutions.
• Seton Hall Prep: Catholic preparatory school serving boys from northern NJ, including from Archdiocese of Newark K-8 feeders; represents downstream high-school competition for AMBS families.
• Villa Walsh Academy: Catholic all-girls college preparatory school in Morristown, NJ, providing a comparable faith-based Pre-K-12 educational option in northern New Jersey.

Direct peers

• Our Lady of Mount Carmel School: Catholic elementary school serving Bergen County families with a faith-based K-8 curriculum and parish-integrated admissions model comparable to AMBS.
• St. Joseph School: Parochial K-8 school under the Archdiocese of Newark offering a similar Catholic Pre-K through Grade 8 program with parish-driven enrollment and diocesan curriculum standards.
• Holy Spirit School: Catholic elementary school with Pre-K through 8th grade offerings in northern NJ, providing comparable faith-based education, parish affiliation, and tuition-driven operations.
• Academy of Saint Paul: Catholic K-8 school in northern NJ offering a comparable faith-based academic program with parish affiliation and archdiocesan oversight.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Schools Office, Archdiocese of Newark: System-level oversight and accreditation body for the broader Catholic school network that includes AMBS, governing curriculum, policies, and operational standards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=csl1_Y1W4lM&feature=youtu.be
• Facebookfacebook.com/AMBSFL
• Instagraminstagram.com/ambsspartans

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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