School Profile 2017/2018

MIAMI VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

PROFILE 2017-2018

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he goal of Miami Valley Christian Academy is to impact the world for Christ by providing excellence in education in a Christ-centered environment. We strive to help our students grow academically, physically, emotionally, and spiritually in the ways of Christ.

ACCREDITATION

GREG BEASLEY gbeasley@mvca-oh.com

ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) member

Head of School

Chartered by the state of Ohio

ENROLLMENT

JODY HILSHER jhilsher@mvca-oh.com

Total 407

Academy Principal

Preschool-Grade 5 206 Middle School/High School 201 Class of 2018 35

MELISSA WINTEROD mwinterod@mvca-oh.com

School Counselor

Percent of Ethnic/Racial Diversity 14 Percent of Students Receiving Financial Assistance

34

FACULTY Academic Staff with Advanced Degrees

pmcelfresh@mvca-oh.com Admissions Director

62%

ATHLETICS Elementary Students Participating in Athletic Programs

50%

Middle/High School Students Participating in Athletic Programs

66%

Member of the Miami Valley Conference

Paige McElfresh

SCHOOL CODE CEEB#365090

MIAMI VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 6830 School Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45244 513.272.6830 (P) 513.272.3711 (F) mvca-oh.com

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

*High school students must complete a minimum of 4 years each of Discipleship, English and Math; 3 years of Science, and 3 years of Social Studies. A total of 24 credits is the minimum required for a high school diploma and must include at least 1 year of Foreign Language or Fine Art. MVCA recommends that each student take the most rigorous courses possible to best prepare for college and beyond. *Complete a 160 hour community service requirement

CURRICULUM

Grades 9-12 curriculum is designed to prepare students to successfully continue their education at the college level. MVCA places an emphasis on critical thinking and applying knowledge through the perspective of a Christian worldview. College Prep, Honors and Advanced Placement and College Credit Plus level classes are available. The High School curriculum includes English, Mathematics, History, Science, Biblical Studies (Discipleship/Comparative Worldview), Spanish, Fine Arts and Physical Education.

*Participate in four J-Term sessions which include learning courses, international and domestic service-learning opportunities, and community service projects.

CLASS OF 2017

The Class of 2017 consisted of 26 students who applied to over 20 colleges and universities and matriculated to 11 different colleges and universities across the country.

GPA Distribution Class of 2017 4.0 - 4.33 27% 3.5 - 3.99 50% 3.0 - 3.49 15% 2.5 - 2.99 04% 2.3 - 2.49 04% Standardized Testing: ACT Composite MVCA Top 25% avg 30 MVCA avg/National avg 25.5/21.0

CLASS RANK

Due to our rigorous college preparatory program and the small size of our senior class, Miami Valley Christian Academy does not rank students numerically. We believe that a number is often misleading since small differences in grade point averages can produce significant differences in rank.

GRADING SYSTEM

Miami Valley Christian Academy uses a weighted grade point system based on a traditional four-point system.

Grade point averages are weighted as follows: Honors are weighted a .5 in the grade point calculation. Advanced Placement (AP) courses are weighted 1.0 in the grade point calculation. MVCA uses a 10 point grade scale to configure letter grades.

MVCA COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES 2014-2017

*Bold indicates Class of 2017 Matriculation The class of 2017 received $1,815,011 in scholarships Asbury College Baylor University Berea College Bowling Green State University Case Western University Cedarville University Cincinnati Christian University Clemson University Denison University East Tennessee State University Hebrew University of Jerusalem Heidelberg University Indiana University Indiana Wesleyan University Kent State University

Kenyon College Liberty University Lee University Lipscomb University Malone University Miami University Mount St. Joseph University Northern Kentucky University Oberlin College Ohio State University Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Otterbein University Purdue University Thomas More College

Union University University of Alabama University of Cincinnati University of the Cumberlands University of Dayton University of Kentucky University of San Francisco University of Toledo West Chester University Westminster College Wittenberg University Wright State University Xavier University