Thornton Academy

Thornton Academy is a co-educational, independent public-private boarding and day school serving grades 9–12 located in . Thornton Academy also opened a full-time, private junior high school on its campus, named Thornton Academy Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 for Saco, and students.
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  • Type: School
  • Description: Private boarding and day school in Saco, Maine
  • Also known as: TA
  • Address: 438 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dyer Library and Saco Transportation Center.

Library
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is a public library in , United States. Funded by a bequest from Olive Dyer, the first home of the opened in 1881 in the basement of Saco City Hall. The library is located in the J.G. Deering House. is situated 2,600 feet south of Thornton Academy.

Railway station
, also referred to as Saco or Saco–Biddeford in some timetables, is a passenger transportation station on in , served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and other transportation providers. is situated 1 mile southwest of Thornton Academy.

Theme park
, commonly referred to as Funtown is a family-owned amusement park located in , in the . is situated 1½ miles north of Thornton Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saco and Biddeford.

is a city in , United States. The population was 20,381 at the 2020 census. It is home to , , Thornton Academy and General Dynamics Armament Systems, a subsidiary of the defense contractor General Dynamics.

is a city located in southern . It was once a booming town full of textile mills, the service and manufacturing industries are the major city employers.

Neighborhood
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is a in the town of in , , United States. A historic family style summer community affiliated with the Free Will Baptists, the community is located in southern Old Orchard Beach on Saco Bay. is situated 3 miles east of Thornton Academy.

Thornton Academy

Latitude
43.50834° or 43° 30′ 30″ north
Longitude
-70.44067° or 70° 26′ 26″ west
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
Operator
Saco School Department
Open location code
87MFGH55+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 975261477
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Geo­Names ID
4980692
Wiki­data ID
Q7796511
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In Other Languages

“Thornton Academy” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: اكاديميه ثورنتون

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