Northcoast Preparatory Academy

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Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy
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The NPA Heron
Address
Northcoast Preparatory Academy
1761 11th Street,

Arcata
,
California,

USA
Information
Type Public Secondary
Established2000
School districtHumboldt County Office of Education
PrincipalDr. Jeanne Bazemore
HeadmasterLord (Dr.) Michael Bazemore
Grades6–12
GenderCo-ed
CampusUnited Methodist Church
Color(s)Navy Blue and white
MascotHeron
Rival Arcata High School
National ranking93
NewspaperThe Heron Herald
Website http://www.northcoastprep.org

Northcoast Preparatory Academy, formerly known as Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy and abbreviated as NPA, is an independent public charter high school located in Arcata, California. It is currently the top ranked high school in Humboldt County, California. [1]

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History

NPA was founded in 2000 as the high school branch of the Northcoast Charter Network, providing a college preparatory program with an emphasis on the arts and sciences. In August, 2004 the International Baccalaureate Organization granted NPA status as an IB World School offering the IB Diploma Programme.

In 2009, NPA was ranked as the 30th top public high school in the United States by Newsweek Magazine. [2]

In 2010, NPA was ranked as the 23rd top public high school in the United States by Newsweek Magazine. [3]

In 2011, NPA was ranked as the 12th top public high school in the United States by The Washington Post. [4]

In 2018, NPA was ranked as the 28th most Challenging high school in the United States by The Washington Post, and 96% of students passed at least one college-level exam during their high school career. [5]

In 2016, the NPA middle school was opened on a different campus. It is currently being integrated into the IB Middle Years Programme.

Curriculum

The school's curriculum focuses on college preparation and the IB Diploma Programme, plus a broad range of opportunities including:

According to the IB, NPA offers: [6]

IB Group 1 subjects:

IB Group 2 subjects:

IB Group 3 subjects:

IB Group 4 subjects:

IB Group 5 subjects:

IB Group 6 subjects:

IB Diploma Programme Courses:

NPA also offers 4 AP classes: AP language and composition, AP literature and composition, AP chemistry, and AP music theory.

The school newspaper, the Heron Herald, is one of the electives students can choose to take. The current co-editors are juniors Omega Gaskill and Autumn Wright.

The school's program also permits students to take advantage of courses taught at College of the Redwoods, the local 2-year college, and at Humboldt State University.

Each year there are at least two major dramatic productions, which are produced first locally at Gist Theater at HSU and then sometimes performed in the countries to which students travel that year.

Demographics

According to Niche, 83% of the 139 students are white, 6.8% are Asian American, 5.7% are Hispanic, 1.7% are multiracial, 1.1% are African American, 1.1% are Native American and 0.6% are Pacific Islanders. 61% of students are female and 39% are male, with 34% of students coming from low-income families. [7]

Athletics

Sports at NPA include Men and Women's Varsity Tennis, Co-Ed Basketball, and Co-Ed Cross Country. Tennis is the most competitive, with both teams playing regularly in the H-DN league. The school is planning to transition the rest of the sports to the H-DN league in the upcoming years.

Board of Directors

The current members of the board are: [8]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.niche.com/k12/northcoast-preparatory--and--performing-arts-academy-arcata-ca/rankings/ Kymkemp.com
  2. ↑ "America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com". www.newsweek.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Newsweek . Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ The Washington Post
  5. ↑ The Washington Post
  6. ↑ "Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy".
  7. ↑ "Northcoast Preparatory & Performing Arts Academy Students".
  8. ↑ "NPA Board of Directors – Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy".

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