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LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 450 West Reynolds Road Lexington, KY, 40503 859-422-5700 www.lexingtonchristian.org CEEB: 181437 Lexington Christian Academy was founded in 1989, the result of a merger of two Christian schools in Lexington. LCA is an independent, non-denominational Christian school and a private, non-profit institution. LCA is accredited by AdvancED/Cognia, the Kentucky Non-Public Schools Commission, and is approved by the Kentucky State Department of Education. The mission of Lexington Christian Academy is to equip and nurture students to fulfill God’s calling on their lives through Christ-centered education. Dr. B. Scott Wells Dr. Cassondra Koett Keith Galloway ENROLLMENT: 400 Seniors: 98 Sophomores: 96 Head of School Interim High School Principal Assistant Principal AVERAGE CLASS: 18 Juniors: 110 Freshmen: 96 High School faculty holding an advanced degree: 77% COUNSELING OFFICE Rhiannon Owens Heather Riley Joshua Palmer Julie Guilliams Academic Counselor (9/10) College Counselor (11/12 A-J) College Counselor (11-12 K-Z) High School Registrar [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] MEMBERSHIPS: Kentucky Association for College Admission Counseling, North American Coalition for Christian Admission Professionals, AdvancED/Cognia, Association of Christian Schools International 2021 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 25.5 CREDITS ADVANCED PLACEMENT Bible .......................................................................................................... 4 credits Lexington Christian Academy encourages all students to pursue a rigorous English ....................................................................................................... 4 credits academic curriculum. LCA students enrolled in an AP course are not required to sit for the AP exam. Public Speaking ........................................................................................ 0.5 credit Mathematics ............................................................................................. 4 credits MAY 2020 TESTS CLASS OF 2020 LCA Natural Science — Biology, Chemistry, 1 credit elective(s) ........................ 3 credits Students Tested 63 148 Social Science ............................................................................................ 3 credits Number of Exams 169 327 World Civilizations, US History, US Government, Economics AP Scholar 15 23 World Languages ....................................................................................... 2 credits AP Scholar with Honor 8 13 AP Scholar with Distinction 10 12 Fine Arts/Humanities .................................................................................. 1 credit National AP Scholar 1 1 Health and Physical Education (.5 each) ..................................................... 1 credit Additional Electives ................................................................................... 3 credits FIVE-YEAR SCORE SUMMARY 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND CLASS RANK Courses taken at previous or concurrent schools are included in the GPA. The TOTAL AP STUDENTS 107 112 107 139 148 Weighted Cumulative GPA from the most recent previous institution is also noted separately on the LCA transcript. NUMBER OF EXAMS 214 203 185 274 327 Grades earned through Edgenuity online instruction for courses taken for credit STUDENTS WITH SCORES 3+ 89 82 83 100 116 recovery may be reported as Pass/Fail on the transcript. Edgenuity courses taken for course advancement may be recorded as Pass/Fail or as numeric grades, based on % TOTAL WITH SCORES 3+ 83.2 73.2 77.6 71.9 78.4 student preference. Lexington Christian Academy does not report student rank. CLASS OF 2021 AP HISTORY GRADE SCALE ENG US WORLD SCORE BIO CALC AB CHEM PSYCH Advanced LANG HIST HIST Placement and Numeric Grade College Prep Honors Dual Credit 5 3 1 4 3 90 - 100 4.0 4.5 5.0 4 5 3 3 3 3 8 3 80 - 89 3.0 3.5 4.0 3 6 12 6 4 5 15 3 70 - 79 2.0 2.5 3.0 65 - 69 1.0 1.5 2.0 2 1 9 3 1 2 13 5 <65 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1 5 1 1 5 ADVANCED COURSE OFFERINGS AP Biology AP Microeconomics Honors Algebra II AP Calculus AB AP Music Theory Honors Biology AP Calculus BC AP Physics C (Mechanics) Honors Chemistry AP Chemistry AP Psychology Honors English I AP Computer Science A AP Spanish Language Honors English II AP English Language and Composition AP Statistics Honors Precalculus AP English Literature and Composition AP Studio Art AP French Language AP United States History Dual Credit MAT 150—College Algebra AP Macroeconomics AP World History—Modern Dual Credit MAT 155—College Trigonometry Placement in Honors and AP Courses is based on academic performance, course prerequisites and teacher recommendation. Students may request the opportunity to pursue advanced coursework for which they were not recommended or do not meet the prerequisites, subject to departmental approval. HONORS COURSES = 6 AP COURSES = 18 DUAL CREDIT = 2 CLASS OF 2020 WEIGHTED CUMULATIVE GPA QUARTILES Minimum 2.314 First Quartile (25%) 3.568 Second Quartile (50%) 4.000 2020 COLLEGE PLACEMENT TESTING MIDDLE 50% MEAN Third Quartile (75%) 4.227 ACT ELA 0-0 3.8 Maximum 4.519 120 tested English 22-33 26.9 Math 19-28 24.5 MEAN WEIGHTED CUMULATIVE GPA: 3.835 Reading 24-33 27.9 Science 22-30 25.9 COLLEGE MATRICULATION (2016-2020) STEM 21-29 25.1 Writing 0-0 1.1 STUDENTS 236 Composite 22-30 25.8 Four-Year College 216 91.1% SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing 610-710 658 Two-Year College 10 4.2% 9 tested Math 30-35 32 Mathematics 600-695 649 Gap Year 1 0.4% Reading 31-35 33 Military Service 0 0% Writing 30-37 33 Employment/Career Education 3 4.2% Total 1205-1405 1307 SELECTED COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR RECENT LCA GRADUATES (2016-2020) Colleges of matriculation in bold. Allegheny College Kent State University Ashland University Kentucky Wesleyan College Anderson University Indiana University-Purdue Asbury University University of Kentucky Calvin University University Indianapolis Bellarmine University Lindsey Wilson College Ball State University Indiana University Belmont University University of Louisville Butler University Indiana Wesleyan University Berea College Marshall University Culver-Stockton University Lincoln College of Technology Boston University Maryland Institute College of Art ArtCenter College of Design DePaul University University of Michigan Campbellsville University Miami University Azusa Pacific University DePauw University University of Minnesota Case Western Reserve University Midway University Biola University Earlham College University of Notre Dame Cedarville University Morehead State University Eastern Illinois University Purdue University California Baptist University Central State University Mount Saint Joseph University Concordia University, Irvine Eastern Michigan University Rose-Hulman Institute of Centre College Murray State University Hawaii Pacific University Franklin College Technology Cincinnati Christian University New York University Hope International Univ. Grand Valley State University School of the Art Institute of University of Cincinnati Norfolk State University Pepperdine University Hanover College Chicago UC College Conservatory of Music Northeastern University Point Loma Nazarene Univ. Hope College Taylor University Clarkson University Northern Kentucky University San Diego Christian College University of Illinois Union College Columbia University Ohio Northern University Simpson University Indiana Bible College Wheaton College Cornell University Ohio University University of Wisconsin Vanguard University University of the Cumberlands The Ohio State University Westmont College University of Dayton Pace University University of Delaware Pennsylvania State University Denison University Point Park University Eastern Kentucky University Quinnipiac University Emerson College University of Richmond Arizona State University University of Denver University of Oklahoma Emory & Henry College Spalding University University of Arizona Grand Canyon University Ozark Christian University University of Evansville Thomas More University Baylor University Harding University Southern Methodist Univ Fordham University Transylvania University Blinn College Houston Baptist University Texas A&M University George Mason University United States Military Academy University of Colorado Louisiana State University Texas Christian University Georgetown College University at Buffalo, SUNY Colorado State University McNeese State University Tulane University Hampden-Sydney College University of Pikeville University of Dallas Oklahoma City University William Woods University University of Hartford Virginia Commonwealth University Hofstra University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Alcorn State University Furman University University of South Carolina Virginia State University University of Alabama Georgia Institute of Technology University of South Carolina, Beaufort Washington and Lee University University of Alabama, Birmingham University of Georgia University of South Florida West Virginia University University of Alabama, Huntsville High Point University University of Southern Mississippi Western Kentucky University Auburn University Kennesaw State University Southern Wesleyan University William and Mary Austin Peay State University Lee University Stetson University Xavier University Berry College Liberty University Stillman College University of Central Florida Lipscomb University University of Tampa Charleston Southern