Fairfield Christian Academy Profile Fairfield Christian Academy, 1965 N. Columbus Street, Lancaster, Ohio 43130 High School Code: 362-879 Main Office – 740-654-2889 Guidance Office – 740-654-6649 Website: Fairfield Christian Academy - http://www.fcaknights.us Principal: Kate Kumler School counselors: Becky Knechtel and Kara Stephens SCHOOL Fairfield Christian Academy is a four-year private high school enrolling students in grades 9-12. The high school enrollment is approximately 170 students. FCA opened in the fall of 1998 and graduated the first senior class in the spring of 2003. FCA is a chartered, non-public school accredited by the State of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education and is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International. Our diplomas are readily accepted at any college or university, and our graduates are awarded significant academic scholarships each year from a wide variety of colleges and universities. VISION STATEMENT Fairfield Christian Academy equips students with a biblical worldview in concert with an excellent college preparatory foundation, to impact their world as competent and passionate ambassadors for Christ. CURRICULUM Students graduating from Fairfield Christian Academy are required to complete a strong college preparatory curriculum which requires a minimum of 4 units of English, 4 units of mathematics, 3 units of social studies, 3 units of science, 1 unit health/physical education, 1 unit of computer, 1 unit of fine arts and 3 additional units of electives. One unit of Bible is also required for each year in attendance at Fairfield Christian Academy. FCA has 8 academic periods with courses meeting for a full year or semester. Credit is awarded for each semester. Honors classes are offered in Spanish IV, Physics, and Anatomy & Physiology. College Credit Plus (CCP) allows college ready high school students the opportunity to take college coursework at FCA or at the local institutions of higher education for high school and transferable college credit. FCA Class of 2020 averaged 31.34 credits of college preparatory studies. 48% of all FCA graduating students earned an Ohio Honors Diploma from the State of Ohio. 52% of the 2020 class earned an Honors Diploma from the State of Ohio. GRADING SYSTEM (Fall 2014 and beyond) Honors/CCP Honors/CCP A = 93-100% 4.000 4.000 C = 73-75% 2.000 2.333 A- = 90-92% 3.667 4.000 C- = 71-72% 1.667 2.000 B+ = 86-89% 3.333 3.667 D+ = 69-70% 1.333 1.667 B = 83-85% 3.000 3.333 D = 67-68% 1.000 1.333 B- = 80-82% 2.667 3.000 D- = 65-66% 0.667 1.000 C+ = 76-79% 2.333 2.667 F = 64% and below 0.000 0.000 RANK Fairfield Christian Academy does not rank its students. Cumulative GPA is un-weighted. Honors and college credit courses are on an honor’s grading scale that allows additional weight, but does not exceed the 4.00 GPA scale. Those courses are designated as HN (Honors) and CCP (College Credit) on the student transcript. CLASS of 2020– GPA DISTRIBUTION (44 students) 4.00 – 3.70 – 22 students (50%) 3.49 - 3.00 – 11 students (25%) 3.69 – 3.50 – 6 students (14%) 2.99 –2.00 – 5 student (11%) CLASS of 2020 - ACT/SAT AVERAGE (43 students) ACT* - 23.02 SAT** – 1253 (R/M) English- 24.24 Math – 22.14 Reading- 24.71 Science – 22.40 Reading – 613 Math – 638 98% of the Class of 2020 took the ACT Class of 2020 composite 28-36 33% (average for top 19% is 32 ACT) Class of 2020 composite 24-27 21% Class of 2019 composite 20-23 19% Class of 2019 composite below 20 27% *43 students **7 student POST HIGH SCHOOL Post High School Education - 94% (Class of 2020 – 93%) Military - 3% Other - 3% 4 year colleges/universities - 94% community college - 5% technical – 1% 55% public, 45% private 81% Ohio, 19% out of state STUDENT ACTIVITIES Student Council, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Tri-M Honor Society, Art Competitions, Creative Writing and Math Competitions, Quiz Team, Praise Band, Choir, Marching/Pep Band, Knight Singers, Media Team, Cheerleading, Missions Program, Drama Productions, College Credit Plus, Science Club/Science Fairs, Archery, Ski Club, Pro-life Club, Ecology Club, Math and English Peer Tutoring, Mentoring (TA) program INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS Boys – football, golf, cross country, basketball, baseball, outdoor track Girls – volleyball, golf, cross country, basketball, softball, outdoor track HISTORICAL ACT/SAT TEST AVERAGE SCORES BY AREA (Class of 2003-2022) ACT: English – 24.54 Math – 22.90 Read – 24.98 Science – 23.53 Composite – 23.75 SAT: Verbal – 579.78 Math – 564.46 Composite (R/M/) – 1144 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (Past 5 graduating classes) Class of 2016 – 28 graduates Offered: $1,842,170.00 Accepted: $1,021,550.00 Class of 2017 – 62 graduates Offered: $6,587,588.00 Accepted: $2,282,760.00 Class of 2018 – 37 graduates Offered: $3,669,718.00 Accepted: $1,656,208.00 Class of 2019 – 32 graduates Offered: $2,323,028.00 Accepted: $969.012.00 Class of 2020 – 44 graduates Offered: $3,947,435.00 Accepted: $1,567,166.00 COLLEGES ACCEPTING FCA GRADUATES (2003-2019): FCA diplomas are readily accepted at any college or university, and graduates are awarded significant academic scholarships each year from a wide variety of colleges and universities. The list below includes colleges that FCA students have been accepted and/or have attended as of 2019. Anderson University, Indiana Great Lakes University Southeastern College Anderson University, South Carolina Grove City College Spring Arbor University Arcadia University Guilford College Taylor University Arizona State University Heidelberg College Texas A&M University Ashland University Hillsdale College Tiffin University Asbury College Hillsong College, Australia Trinidad State Junior College Azusa Pacific University Hocking Technical College Trinity University Baldwin Wallace University Indiana Wesleyan University Tulane University Bellarmine University Johnson University Union University Belmont College Kean University University of Akron Bethel College Kentucky Christian University University of Alabama Binghamton University Kent State University University of Chicago Bluffton University Lake Erie College University of Cincinnati Bowling Green University Lambuth University University of Colorado, Boulder Broome Community College Lee University University of Findlay Calvin College Liberty University University of Kentucky Campbellsville University Loyola University University of Limerick, Ireland Capital University Malone College University of Michigan Case-Western Reserve University Marietta College University of New England Cedarville University Marshall University University of North Carolina Central Ohio Technical College Messiah College University of Pennsylvania College of Wooster Miami University - Oxford University of Tennessee Colorado School of Mines Mount Carmel College of Nursing University of Texas, Austin Columbus College of Art and Design Mount St. Joseph University University of Texas, Dallas Columbus State Community Mount Union University University of Toledo Concordia University-River Forest Mount Vernon Nazarene University University of Washington, Seattle Concordia University- Wisconsin Muskingum University Urbana University Cornerstone University North Park University Vanderbilt University Cumberland University Northwestern University Valparaiso University DePaul University Notre Dame University Xavier University DePauw University Ohio Christian University Walsh University DeVry Institute of Technology Ohio Dominican University Washington University in St. Louis Eastern Kentucky University Ohio Northern University West Liberty University Eastern Michigan University (The) Ohio State University West Virginia University Eastern Tennessee State University Ohio University Wheaton College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. Ohio Wesleyan University Wilmington College Eternity Bible College Olivet Nazarene University Wittenberg University Franklin University Otterbein College Wright State University Geneva College Pensacola Christian College Youngstown State University Georgia Institute of Technology Purdue University Gordon College Sam Houston State University Updated 05/2020 Grand Canyon College Shawnee State University .