Academic Excellence
Awards / Honors, 2008-2011
Regional Winner in the STUDENT-OF-THE-YEAR for Non-Public Schools
Participation in the STATE GEOGRAPHY BEE, 5th-8th gr.
1ST PLACE TROPHY – REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR – Top participating school
AN AVERAGE OF 4 STATE SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS
REGIONAL WINNERS AT THE SCIENCE OLYMPIAD, resulting in winning STATE Competitors
75% of 7th GRADERS QUALIFY FOR STATE RECOGNITION through DUKE T.I.P., while on average, at least 3 students qualify for GRAND RECOGNITION from DUKE.
MATHCOUNTS TEAM, grades 6-8, has won 1ST PLACE IN EITHER THE REGIONAL OR STATE COMPETITIONS, OR BOTH, FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL AWARDS ARE TYPICAL AS WELL.
8TH GRADERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN HIGH SCHOOL RALLYS, (total of 9 students), continue to have at least 3 students who are awarded 1ST PLACE ON THE DISTRICT LEVEL in the areas of MATHEMATICS,
PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND SPANISH, and historically earn awards within the TOP 3 on the STATE LEVEL in these same content areas.
Consistent Academic Achievements
Students in grades 3-8 score Above Average when compared to the National Norm in all areas of the CTP-4 standardized test which is administered in the spring.
Students in grades PreK-2nd score consistently in the “Above Expectation” range of the CPAA test, a developmentally appropriate and computer-based standardized test that is given to our young students three different times throughout the school year.
The WRAP test, a writing assessment program, is administered to our 5th – 8th graders through their English/Language Arts classrooms. Students continue to improve in this area as teachers use these results to direct their composition classes. Scores rank well above the National Norm.
