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The First Academy History
USINFO | 2014-01-07 16:09
The First Academy (TFA) is a Christ-centered college preparatory school serving over 1,150 Central Florida students attending K4 through 12th grade. Since its opening in 1987, TFA has continued to grow the academic, fine arts, and athletic programs that have elevated its students to the highest levels of achievement and helped develop strength of character that leads young men and women to serve others in their own community and across the globe.
Academically, The First Academy Lower School is a proud recipient of the Blue Ribbon Schools award from the U.S. Department of Education — one of only 13 Florida schools to have received the award in 2009. In the past two years, reading and math scores from all grade levels K-5 have advanced TFA to a ranking in the top 1 percent in the nation. The Middle School was one of just 22 schools selected in 2013 and is the sole honoree in the state of Florida. Students at TFA also benefit from a comprehensive, technology-enriched curriculum that includes advanced placement (AP) and honors courses, college dual enrollment and exceptional fine arts and media programs. Parents are impressed with The First Academy’s low student-teacher ratio, percentage of faculty holding advanced degrees and that approximately 70 percent of 4th through 7th grade students qualify each year for the prestigious Duke University Talent Identification Program. The campus expanded the Lower School to double its classroom space, renovated the library with thousands of new resources, added an all-new Upper School in 2009, and is home to the Payne Stewart Athletic Complex, a state-of-the-art facility that ranks as one of the best student athletic centers in Central Florida.
• 100% of our graduates are accepted to college, including Ivy League Universities • Students in the Class of 2013 averaged $176,000 in scholarship awards • National Merit Finalist - Jake Muller
The First Academy Affiliations TFA is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), the Florida Kindergarten Council (FKC), the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
¹ ACSI Association of Christian Schools International ✝ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development ✝CESA Council on Educational Standards & Accountability ✝ISM Independent School Management ¹FCIS Florida Council of Independent Schools ¹FKC Florida Kindergarten Council
Academically, The First Academy Lower School is a proud recipient of the Blue Ribbon Schools award from the U.S. Department of Education — one of only 13 Florida schools to have received the award in 2009. In the past two years, reading and math scores from all grade levels K-5 have advanced TFA to a ranking in the top 1 percent in the nation. The Middle School was one of just 22 schools selected in 2013 and is the sole honoree in the state of Florida. Students at TFA also benefit from a comprehensive, technology-enriched curriculum that includes advanced placement (AP) and honors courses, college dual enrollment and exceptional fine arts and media programs. Parents are impressed with The First Academy’s low student-teacher ratio, percentage of faculty holding advanced degrees and that approximately 70 percent of 4th through 7th grade students qualify each year for the prestigious Duke University Talent Identification Program. The campus expanded the Lower School to double its classroom space, renovated the library with thousands of new resources, added an all-new Upper School in 2009, and is home to the Payne Stewart Athletic Complex, a state-of-the-art facility that ranks as one of the best student athletic centers in Central Florida.
• 100% of our graduates are accepted to college, including Ivy League Universities • Students in the Class of 2013 averaged $176,000 in scholarship awards • National Merit Finalist - Jake Muller
The First Academy Affiliations TFA is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), the Florida Kindergarten Council (FKC), the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
¹ ACSI Association of Christian Schools International ✝ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development ✝CESA Council on Educational Standards & Accountability ✝ISM Independent School Management ¹FCIS Florida Council of Independent Schools ¹FKC Florida Kindergarten Council
