2021-22 college profile christ presbyterian academy About CPA Founded in 1985, Christ Presbyterian Academy is a parochial, enrollment coeducational college preparatory school for students in grades Preschool-12. Serving a student body with a diversity of both academic abilities and socioeconomic backgrounds, the Academy Class of 2022 ................. 118 emphasizes small classes, student-faculty interactions, and a commitment to help students COUNSELOR CASELOAD: 40 SENIORS develop academic and personal skills in a supportive Christian environment. The Academy is a Upper School ............... 462 ministry of Christ Presbyterian Church (PCA). Typically, 98 percent of graduates attend four- year colleges and universities. The remaining students will choose to defer college admission for Total K-12 ................. 1,212 a year in order to pursue mission work or alternative learning experiences. Total Preschool-12 ...... 1,348 Testing Summary/ Class of 2021 Personnel Nathaniel Morrow, Head of School ACT Data: 114 TESTERS Dr. Brandon Barkley, Head of Upper School ACT Mean. .26 Catherine Sawyer, Director of College Counseling ACT Middle 50% .................................23 -30 Amy Calhoun, Associate Director of College Counseling SAT Data: 33 TESTERS Elizabeth Raymond, Associate Director of College Counseling SAT I Mean .............604 EBRW; Math 591; Total - 1195 SAT I Middle 50% ............................1070-1360 Disciplinary Disclosure Policy It is the policy of CPA, in accordance with the National National Merit / Classes of 2018-21 Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Finalists. 6 standards to, upon request, inform colleges of serious disciplinary Semifinalists .........................................6 violations occurring in grades 9-12. These violations include, but Commended Scholars. .18 are not limited to, suspensions and dismissals. Top Decile Data / Class of 2021 Average GPA. 4.38 Accreditations Average AP courses taken. 11 Average Honors courses taken. .9 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS/ADVANCEED) Average ACT. .33 Southern Association of Independent Schools Memberships Six-Semester GPA Tennessee Association of Independent Schools (TAIS) Data Class of 2022 National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) 05%...4.3+ (A+) National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) 19% ......4.0-4.29 (A) 24% ...3.7-3.99 (A-) Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC) 26% ...3.3-3.69 (B+) Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS) 16% ......3.0-3.29 (B) 10% ......2.99 (B- and below) CEEB Code 431635 CPA College Admission Profile 2021-22 AP Test Highlights AP Accolades in 2021 In 2021, 189 students took 412 Advanced Placement exams in 23 AP Scholars . 26 disciplines. Of those 189 students, 89% received at least one score of 3 or higher and 76% earned passing scores on each test they took. AP Scholars with Honor . .. 23 Of the 413 exams, the score breakdown was as follows: AP Scholars with Distinction . 31 3 (32% of exams) | 4 (38% of exams) | 5 (18% of exams) AP Seminar & Research Certificate . 19 ACADEMIC INFORMATION AP Course Distribution – Class of 2022 • CPA offers a college preparatory curriculum on a semester schedule. Number of AP Courses 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 • The CPA academic schedule changed in the 2021-22 taken in Upper School school year. In 2021-22, eight academic periods comprise Number of students 2 0 1 3 4 3 3 2 8 3 8 17 26 38 the school schedule, and students are required to take taking this load seven courses each semester. • For the 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 school years, seven academic periods comprised the school schedule, and students were required to take six courses each semester. • Courses are offered at three levels: College Preparatory, Honors (H), and Advanced Placement (AP). Honors and AP classes are designated on the transcript. Graduation Student selection for these courses is based upon successful completion of prerequisite courses, teacher recommendations, overall academic performance, and Requirements standardized test scores. • All courses receive a letter grade with the exception of To receive a diploma, students must complete 24 academic Freshman Bible Intern (FBI) and Fitness. FBI is a leadership- development program open to select seniors. FBI and Fitness credits, distributed across disciplines as indicated below. may receive marks of Pass/Fail. English 4 credits required • CPA only assigns numerical rank to students in the spring semester of their senior year for the purpose of Mathematics 4 credits required naming the Valedictorian and Salutatorian. Science 3 credits required (all Science courses are lab-based) Social Studies 3 credits required World Language 2 credits required (in the same language) Students may take courses in languages other than Latin Grading Scale and Spanish via an accredited institution. Instruction Letter Range Quality Honors AP includes reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Grades Grade Points are earned through the accredited online institution and A+ 97-100 4.0 4.5 5.0 students are monitored by a CPA faculty member. In 2021-22, students are pursuing the study of French II, A 93-96 4.0 4.5 5.0 French III, and Chinese I. A- 90-92 3.7 4.2 4.7 B+ 87-89 3.3 3.8 4.3 Bible 3 credits required B 83-86 3.0 3.5 4.0 Arts 1 credit required B- 80-82 2.7 3.2 3.7 C+ 77-79 2.3 2.8 3.3 Physical Education 1 credit required C 73-76 2.0 2.5 3.0 Courses taken in middle school that are also offered in C- 70-72 1.7 2.2 2.7 upper school (Algebra I, Spanish I, e.g.) are listed on the D+ 68-69 1.3 1.8 2.3 transcript but do not count toward credit requirements D 66-67 1.0 1.5 2.0 and grades are not calculated into the cumulative GPA. D- 65 0.7 1.2 1.7 F 0-64 0 0 0 Electives 3 credits required Christ Presbyterian Academy / 2323-A Old Hickory Blvd. / Nashville, TN 37215 / cpalions.org / cpalions / cpalions The Institute for Cultural Engagement COVID-19 The Institute for Cultural Engagement sponsors the Centers for Law + In March 2020, following spring Advocacy, Business + Entrepreneurship, Production, + Performance, Inquiry break, students and faculty engaged in virtual, primarily + Design, and Visual Media + Publication. These programs enable students synchronous, distance learning for the remainder of the to pursue an endorsement in: Law, Global Studies, Non-profit Management, 2019-20 academic year. In order to not penalize students for Instrumental Music, Vocal Performance, Songwriting, Theatre, Business, the abrupt change in teaching methodology, if a student’s Entrepreneurship, Music Business, Computer Science, Biomedical Science, Q4 grade was lower than Q3 (which was completed before Engineering, Architecture, Journalism, Film, Visual Arts, Graphic Design, the start of spring break), then the Q3 grade was used as the Photography, and News and Sports Broadcasting. All specialized courses are semester grade. If the Q4 grade was higher, the two quarter grounded in developing problem-solving and critical-thinking skills and grant grades were averaged to produce a semester grade. Students students opportunities to delve deeply into their interests. Students enrolled were not apprised of this policy until the end of the semester in the institute complete a competitive internship in order to encourage active academic engagement until the and Capstone project. While members of the Class end of the year. Final exams were waived for all students. of 2022 are not eligible to graduate with one of these endorsements, many have chosen to enroll Our transcripts will appear identical to pre-COVID in new elective courses that were added in the transcripts. CPA reopened for in-person learning for all 2020-2021 school year in support of The Institute’s levels in August 2020, with remote learning access available programming. to students who may be out for an extended period of time For more information scan the QR code. due to COVID-related illness, exposure, or enhanced risk. Courses taken by the Class of 2022 are listed below. Semester courses are marked by an asterisk. (*) COURSES Elective courses are in italics. English Psychology AP* Meta Strategy of Gaming* Technical Theatre & Design* English I U.S. Government* World Language Media Foundations* English I H U.S. Government H* News & Sports Broadcast* Latin I English II U.S. Government AP* Television & Cinema Latin II English II H U.S. History Documentary Storytelling* Latin II H English III: American Lit* U.S. History H Digital Media Publishing* Latin III H English III: Madness in Lit* U.S. History AP Rebellious Arts* Latin IV AP English III H: American Lit* World History Art of Film* Spanish I English III H: Madness in Lit* World History H Spanish II Bible English III H: Jane Austen* Business Foundations* Spanish II H English III H: War Drums* Community Engagement* Apologetics* Spanish III Eng. Lang. & Comp. AP Conspiracy Theories* Biblical Ethics* Spanish Adv. Conv. H English IV Criminal Minds* Covenant Family* Spanish III H English IV H Culture & Conflict* Ethics and Leadership* Spanish Language AP Eng. Lit. and Comp. AP Good Trouble* Freshman Bible Intern* Journalism International Crime & Arts Media and the Bible* Punishment* Print Publication* Art IA* Men in the Bible* Introduction to Finance* Mathematics Art IB* Practical Theology* Theology I/II Algebra I Science Art II Theology III* Geometry Biology Art III Geometry H Biology H Studio Art AP Walking in Wisdom* Algebra II Biology II AP Ceramics & Sculpture* Women in the Bible*