Cary Academy | |
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Address | |
1500 North Harrison Avenue , 27513 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°49′12″N78°46′9″W / 35.82000°N 78.76917°W |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Motto | Discovery, Innovation, Collaboration, and Excellence |
Opened | 1997 |
Founder | Ann Goodnight James Goodnight Ginger Sall John Sall |
CEEB code | 340601 |
NCES School ID | A9903317 |
Head of school | Dr. Michael Ehrhardt |
Teaching staff | 77.9 |
Grades | 6–12 |
Enrollment | 773 |
Student to teacher ratio | 9.9:1 |
Campus size | 52 acres (210,000 m2) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Blue and gold |
Athletics conference | North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Capital Area Middle School Conference |
Mascot | Charger |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Independent Schools |
Yearbook | Kaleidoscope |
Tuition | $34,000 |
Affiliation | National Association of Independent Schools |
Website | www |
Cary Academy is an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian, college-preparatory secondary school located in Cary, North Carolina. [1] The school emphasizes the use of technology in the classroom, the arts, and foreign exchange. [2] [3] [4]
Cary Academy was founded by Ann and James Goodnight and Ginger and John Sall in 1996, though the first classes were not held until 1997. [5] [3] Goodnight and Sall are co-founders of SAS Institute. [5] The school was founded on the motto “Discovery, Innovation, Collaboration, and Excellence." [3] SAS continues to support the school through a scholarship program. [6]
The school has a 65–acre campus. [3] The school buildings are in the neoclassical style with ornate columns at entrances. [7] It was modeled after the University of Virginia and was designed by Cherry Huffman architects of Raleigh, North Carolina. [7] In 2003, the Sports and Education Annex was completed, allowing more space for both athletics and foreign language classes with a second gym and additional classroom space.[ citation needed ] Later, a 22,500 ft2 STEM center was added to the Sports and Education Annex, including a STEM innovation lab, six wet and dry laboratories, preparation rooms, and common areas for students. [8] [9]
In September 2004, the United States Department of Education named Cary Academy one of 255 public and private schools that had won its No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon award since the inception of the program. [10]
In July 2011, the original head of the school, Don Berger, announced his stepping down after the 2011–12 school year. [3] He was replaced by Dr. Michael Ehrhardt in July 2013. [3]
In January 2019, the 24,000-square-foot Center for Math and Science was completed, providing a maker space, classrooms, a greenhouse, and laboratories. [11] That same year, the library was also renovated and the track was upgraded. [11]
The demographic breakdown of the 777 students enrolled for the 2021–22 school year was Asian 202 (26.1%), Black 60 (7.8%), Hispanic 31 (4%), Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders 1 (.1%), White 417 (53.9%), and Multiracial 62 (8%). [12] [13] The school has a minority enrollment of 46.1%. [13] The student gender division is 52% female and 48% male. [4]
In 2022, tuition was $26,995 with 14% of students receiving an average allocation of $18,105 in financial aid. [14]
Niche gives Cary Academy an overall ranking of A+. [14] Niche also ranks the school as #1 in private high schools in North Carolina. [14] The school is the 20th largest private high school in North Carolina. [1]
Cary Academy includes grades six through twelve. [12] It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. [15]
The school's art courses include architecture, ceramics, computer animation, design, drawing/sketching, graphics, painting, photography, sculpture, technical design and production, textiles, and video and film production. [4] In addition, the school's music courses include band, choir/chorus, jazz band, and orchestra. [4] Cary Academy also offers performance arts courses including creative writing, dance, drama, poetry. [4]
The school offers four language courses—Chinese-Mandarin, French, German, and Spanish—starting in middle school. [4] [3] In addition, a foreign exchange program that allows 100 upper school students to travel to Argentina, Germany, Ecuador, China, or France each year. [3] Between 95 and 98% of students participate in this program. [3]
From its inception, Cary Academy has placed a heavy emphasis on technology. [3] From 1997 until 2006, Cary Academy featured desktop computers in every classroom, as per the "one-computer-per-student" policy in use at the time. For the 2006–07 school year, these were replaced with tablet PCs issued to every student. [3]
Cary Academy is a Division 1 member of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA). [16] It is also a member of the Capital Area Middle School Conference. [17]
Boys athletic teams include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. [4] Girls athletic teams include basketball, cross country, cheerleading, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. [4]
Student clubs include the Art Club, the Chess Club, Community Service, Debate, the Drama Club, Foreign Language and Culture Clubs (Covering Chinese, Spanish, French, and German), Investment Club, Math Club, National Honor Society, the Robotics Club (FRC #5160), SADD, the Science Club, the Step Team, Student Council / Government, and the Technology Club. [4]
Cary Academy's Speech and Debate Team participates in competitions of the Tarheel Forensic League. [21] In 2004, the team was state champions, winning the Governor's Cup. [22] The Cary Academy chapter of the National Speech and Debate Association received the Leading Chapter Award for the Tarheel East District in 2007, 2013, and 2015. [23] The National Speech & Debate Society named Cary Academy #28 on the Top 100 Schools, which includes both public and private schools, for the 2020–21 school year. [24]
Cary Academy has a Literary Magazine, a student newspaper called The Campitor, and a yearbook called The Legacy. [4] [25] [26] [27]
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