Academic Profile

• Excellent instruction and individual attention is provided by 71 qualified and committed faculty members. Fifty-five percent hold at least one master's degree; three hold earned doctorates. 

• Established in 1968, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy is a private, college preparatory, nondenominational Christian School.

• Students enrolled at the Academy must fulfill rigorous admission requirements which include a record of high academic achievement, strong academic and character recommendations, an entrance exam  (our average student scores in the 78th percentile nationally), and a personal interview.

Accreditation

• Chartered by the Ohio Dept of Education since 1975.
• College Preparatory Designation granted in 1994.
• Affiliations with Association of Christian Schools International, Ohio Association of College Admissions Counselors, Ohio High School Athletic Association and CEB ACT Number 361-771.

ACT & SAT Scores

Average 2009 CVCA ACT composite score - 24.5  (National average - 21.1, Ohio average - 21.7)
   Top Quarter among Ohio high schools
   25% of CVCA students scored above 28

Average 2009 CVCA SAT scores

Reading -  566  (National average - 501; Ohio average - 537)
Math - 554       (National average - 515; Ohio average - 546)
Writing - 553     (National average - 493; Ohio average - 523)  

Advanced Placement   

• 74 of the 168 students in the Class of 2009 took 167 AP tests while attending CVCA. 
• 137 of the 167 AP tests (82%) received scores of 3,4,or 5, sufficient for college credit.  

Advanced placement courses offered in:

• Biology
• Calculus
• European History
• English Literature
• Economics
• Music Theory
• Statistics
• U.S. History

Curriculum

Classes are taught from a distinctively Christian Worldview, with an emphasis on the integration of biblical truth throughout the curriculum.

 2010-11 Junior High Curriculum

2010-11 Senior High Curriculum

Ohio Graduation Test Results
 

National Merit Scholar Awards 

2008-09 - 3 Commended and 2 National Achievement Scholars

2007-08 - 1 National Merit Finalist, 7 Commended & 1 National Achievement Scholars

2006-07 -  2 Finalists and 7 Commended students

2005-06 - 2 National Merit Finalists and 4 Commended students

2004-05 - 2 National Merit Finalists, 5 Commended students

2003-04 - 1 National Merit Finalist, 6 Commended students

2002-03 - 4 National Merit Finalists, 11 Commended students, 1 received a perfect score on ACT

 Jim Elliot Chapter of the National Honor Society

• 3.8 GPA required for 11th grade admission
• 3.5 GPA required for 12th grade admission
• Society inductees exhibit qualities of scholarship, leadership, service and Christian character

Class of 2009 Profile 

• 168 graduates 
• 74 students of the Class of 2009 took 167 AP tests while attending CVCA (82% received college credit)
• Over 98% of 2009 graduates are currently attending a post-secondary institution
• Class of 2009 was offered over 14 million dollars in college scholarships

College placement

• Since 1991, over 95% of CVCA graduates have been admitted to a large number of the nation's top public and private universities including: Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Harvard Law, Princeton, Duke, The University of Chicago, Baylor, Northwestern, Purdue, Notre Dame, University of Virginia, the US Air Force Academy, the US Naval Academy and West Point Military Academy.
• CVCA graduates have also been admitted to many of the nation's top Christian colleges including: Biola, Calvin, Cedarville, Eastern, Gordon, Grove City, Houghton, Messiah, Moody Bible Institute, Pepperdine, Samford,Taylor and Wheaton.
• The Academy has graduated over 3,041 young men and women in its 41 year history.