2016 Cape Fear Academy at a Glance Enrollment: 604 Little Explorers: 61 Lower School: 160 Middle School: 170 Upper School: 213 Faculty: 80 40% with graduate degrees and an average tenure at CFA of 14 years ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Lower School: Scored higher than the independent school average on all seven ERB tests in grades 3, 4, 5 CFA Advanced Placement Test Scores Compared to Local Public and Top NC Independent Private Schools % AP Exam Pass Rate (score of 3, 4 or 5) Public Schools 2013 2014 2015 Private Schools 2012 2013 2014 2015 CFA 89 87 93 Cape Fear Academy 94 89 87 93 Hoggard 76 75 64 Charlotte Latin School 97 98 97 97 New Hanover 46 55 56 Providence Day School 89 91 92 91 Ashley 62 67 49 Ravenscroft School 87 87 85 89 Laney 71 67 53 Charlotte Country Day 85 90 87 88 Greensboro Day School 80 77 75 75 CFA SAT Scores Compared to Independent and Public School Students – Class of 2015 Cape Fear New Hanover NC Southern National Academy County Independent Independent Independent Schools Schools Schools Writing 620 484 565 562 588 Math 592 517 578 574 590 Critical Reading 597 510 572 567 602 Total 1809 1511 1715 1703 1780 CFA Alumni First Semester Grades Compared to Public & Independent School Alums at a UNC System Colleges Cape Fear NC Association of New Hanover Academy Independent Schools County Total Number of Freshmen 620 484 565 Percent w/ GPA >= 3.0 1809 1511 1715 Sample National College Acceptances for Classes of 2013-2015 Bates College Duke University United States Naval Academy Berklee College of Music Furman University UNC Wilmington Boston College Georgetown University University of Pennsylvania Boston University Gettysburg College University of South Carolina Brown University Harvard College University of Virginia University of California, Los Angeles New York University University of Texas, Austin Carnegie Mellon University North Carolina State University University of Wyoming College of William and Mary Ohio State University Vanderbilt University Dartmouth University Penn State University Wake Forest University Davidson College Princeton University Washington and Lee University Drexel University Stanford University Yale University ATHLETICS 92% of students in grades 7-12 play at least one interscholastic sport NCISAA State Champions Boys Tennis (7 of last 8 years) NCISAA State Runner-Up Girls Tennis Conference Champions Varsity Boys Swimming (2nd consecutive year) Varsity Boys Tennis (8th consecutive year) Varsity Girls Soccer (4 of last 5 years) Varsity Girls Tennis (11th consecutive year) Varsity Girls Cross Country FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS 100% of students participate in a Fine or Performing Arts Program Central / Eastern NC Carolina 2016 Scholastic Art Competition 29 Awards including 2 Gold Keys and 8 Silver Keys North Carolina Association of Independent Schools 2015 Honors Band 4th consecutive year CFA had more students selected (36) than any school in NC North Carolina Scholastic Media Association’s 2015 Awards Yearbook Excellence: Tar Heel Award (highest award given, 3rd consecutive year) Newspaper Excellence Overall Award: Distinction North Carolina Theater Conference 2015 “No Exit” – Rating: Excellent “Stealing the Teeth from the Monster While It’s Not Looking” – Rating: Excellent LOWER SCHOOL DRAMA/PUBLIC SPEAKING PERFORMANCES Kindergarten The Mitten, Anatomy Academy 1st Grade Photography Exhibition, Dinosaur Convention, The Circus 2nd Grade Japan Skits, The Elephant Twins 3rd Grade World's Fair, The Wilmington Port: A Field Study. 4th Grade Symmetry, Literature Fair 5th Grade Biz World, Authors Celebration Lower School Play Aladdin, Jr., The Magic Treehouse: Knights at Dawn MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA/PUBLIC SPEAKING PERFORMANCES 6th Grade Greek Plays, Science Equipment Project, Poetry Recitations 7th Grade Novel Project, To Kill a Mocking Bird Trials 8th Grade Mock Trials, Spanish Skits, Chemical Element Presentations Middle School Play Into the Woods, Jr., The Little Mermaid, Jr. AT CAPE FEAR ACADEMY, STUDENTS GO FURTHER. 3900 South College Road I Wilmington, NC 28412 I 910.791.0287 I CapeFearAcademy.org.