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rich history . . .

(Left) Laying the cornerstone for the first building on the original campus, 1907

Below: SMA’s main building and some students in 1919

The Academy’s original campus

(Now part of Texas State University’s West Campus)

San Marcos Academy Current Campus

Our campus: 1981-present

The

MISSION STATEMENT:

VISION STATEMENT:

The mission of San Marcos Academy is to educate young men and women within a nurturing community based upon Christian values.

vision of San Marcos Academy is to produce leaders whose lives are built on integrity, a strong moral compass, a total commitment to life-long learning and who exemplify Christ’s devotion to service and his compassionate concern for others.

Enrollment: 353 Lower School: 149 Middle School: 75 High School: 129 Boarding Students: 50 Day Students: 303 Boys: 176 Girls: 177

SMA Facts & Figures

Enrollment Distribution

Countries

Represented (8):

Angola, China (Mainland and Hong Kong), India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam U.S. States: 4 (Including Texas) Cities in Texas: 42 Day Students are from the following cities: Austin, Buda, Kyle, Lockhart, Luling, Martindale, Maxwell, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Seguin, South Austin, Wimberley

School Profile  Faculty:  47 instructors (almost half have advanced degrees)  220-acre campus, 8 buildings  Accredited agencies and Approved:  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) AdvancED {Continuous Since 1913}  Accrediting Commission of the Texas Association of Baptist Schools (ACTABS) {SMA is a founding member, founded in 1985}  Texas Education Agency  Association of Boarding Schools • Affiliations  Texas Baptists  Western Boarding School Association  TABS  Texas Boarding Schools Association  San Marcos Chamber of Commerce  Kyle Chamber of Commerce  Acknowledgements  Best in Hays 2021 and 2022 A” rating Niche.com

College Prep. Curriculum • Accommodated Learning Program available to students with mild to moderate learning differences • Student to teacher ration 15:1 ( ͞x ) • Honors A.P. , and College Duel Enrollment Available

College Placement Seniors from the Class of 2019 have been accepted to the following schools, among others: Baylor Texas A&M Harvard (wait list) Hardin Simmons Texas State UCLA Kansas State Texas Tech Savannah CollegeLoyola University The Cidadel Art & Design Michigan State USMA--West Point Rutgers Norwich University U of Iowa New York Univ. Oregon State U of Michigan U of Washington Penn State U of Texas U of Colorado Purdue U of Calif-Berkley Syracuse Southwestern Case Western Reserve Indiana

SMA SAT Mean Score: 1151 National Average: 1050 SMA ACT Mean Score: 24.8 National Average: 19.8 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 SAT Crit Rdg SAT Writing SAT Math SAT Crit Rdg SAT Natl Avg SMBA SMA SMA SMA is a certified testing site for: ACT, SAT, PSAT, SSAT

College Dual-Enrollment Program • 36 hours of college credit available next year through Univ. Mary Hardin-Baylor • Introductory into College Level Course Rigor