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School Mission
- The vision of Ankeny Christian Academy is that our high school graduates will attain an excellent Christ centered education that will lead them to live both morally and ethically and will successfully prepare their families according to the standards of Christ as they assume their adult roles in society and carry out the principles of the Great Commission.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with language or speech impairment and specific learning disabilities.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on back-to-basics, traditional instruction.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Major Subjects Include-Reading, English, Math, Bible, Spelling, History, Government, Science, Accounting, Computer classes, and Spanish. Additional emphasis is given to Handwriting, Yearbook, Health, Vocal and Instrumental Music, Art, and PE.
- All reading programs use a phonics-based curriculum and teaching techniques.
- We have a resource teacher for students with special needs.
- Our students have the opportunity to participate in ACSI Math Olympiad, Speech Meet, Art Festival, Science Fair, Spelling Bee, and Vocal and Band Competitions
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, golf and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, football and golf.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Secondary Student Council; Bible Studies and Pep Club.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: band, theater/drama, art, chorus, photography and Speech.
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Parent and Community Support
- Many parent volunteers help with lunch and recess, the library, field trips, sporting events, and fund-raising events such as the annual garage sale and auction. The community supports many of the fund-raising events and the businesses donate items to the school auction.
Other news or notes
- Ankeny Christian Academy Stands For:
Love of Country
High Academic Achievement
Christian Character
Biblical Morality
Discipline with Love
| College and Work Preparation |
- 60-79% of graduates go to 2-year colleges.
- 80-100% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.
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| Technology and Facilities |
- 7 students per computer.
- 98% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1990-1994.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview and samples of student work.
- To evaluate applicants, this school also uses: tests.
- Standardized tests used to evaluate applicants: ITBS (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills).
- Of the students who applied for admission to this school for the current school year, 81-100% were accepted.
- Tuition: $4000-4999
- 21-40% of students receive financial aid to attend this school.
- Entering students typically come from: Ankeny; Des Moines and Ames.
- Graduates typically go to: Iowa State; DMACC and Dordt College.
- Most of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in technology.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:10 to 3:10.
- Accredited by State of Iowa in 2007.
- Principal has been at this school for 1 year.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 05/17/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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