CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF DALLAS

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Mission and History

The Cambridge School of Dallas (grades 6-12) is a Christ-centered, classical, college preparatory school committed to “Academic Discipleship: Fostering a Love of Learning with a Passion for Jesus Christ.” The School seeks to develop young Christian men and women who are well-educated, philosophically and biblically grounded, and academically prepared for admittance to highly selective colleges and universities. Founded in 1996 as Logos Academy, by 2002 Cambridge separately organized and matriculated its first senior class. The School is a nondenominational, coeducational institution and currently enrolls 105 students.

Academic Program

The Cambridge School of Dallas accepts average to above average students based on ISEE performance, places them in an above average curriculum, and seeks to maximize the potential of every student. Beginning in Middle School, the School requires a single track Advanced Placement curriculum leading to core requirements normed to the standards of the College Board’s AP program. All Upper School students take AP courses in English and history, as well as four years of theology and two years of fine arts. This is supplemented by an educational emphasis based on the classical trivium—grammar, logic, and rhetoric. All graduates complete a senior tutorial, a course which requires them to present and defend a thesis before a faculty panel. Cambridge offers most College Board AP courses based on student interest and enrollment. The program is summarized by the following core principles:

• Maximizing the potential of average to above average students
• Norming curriculum to objective standards of mastery
• Stressing fundamental beliefs through study of the Bible and the great tradition of orthodox Christianity
• Teaching curriculum from a biblical worldview
• Emphasizing persuasive speaking and writing
• Offering athletic, artistic, and extracurricular pursuits that develop natural abilities and talents as well as character and leadership skills

Accreditation

The Cambridge School of Dallas is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Among its professional memberships are the College Board and the Educational Records Bureau. The School is not affiliated with a church or denomination.

Faculty

Cambridge seeks master teachers, especially those with extensive experience in teaching the AP courses offered in the curriculum. The student to faculty ratio is 6:1, combining master teachers with small classes for effective pedagogy. Of the full-time faculty members, three have PhD’s, two are PhD candidates, and eight others have master’s degrees in their areas of teaching.

Class of 2010 Course Offerings

English	Mathematics	Theology
English 9 (Classical Lit.) English 10 (British Lit.) AP Lang./Comp AP Lit./Comp	Geometry Algebra II Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB Finite Math	Church History Systematic Theology Spiritual Formation Apologetics Philosophy I Philosophy II
Foreign Languages:
Latin I Latin II Latin III Latin IV AP Latin Vergil AP Latin Lit.	Spanish I Spanish II Spanish III	French I French II French III AP French
Fine Arts	History	Science
Art I (Survey) Art II (Drawing) Art III (Painting) AP Art (Drawing) AP Art (2-D Design) Drama Photo Journalism Print Journalism	Medieval History AP European History AP U.S. History Political Philosophy / AP Gov. Pol. US	Biology Chemistry Physics AP Physics B AP Biology

Class of 2010 Graduation Requirements

Pre- AP and Advanced Placement courses are weighted an additional 0.3. The School does not rank.

Subject:	Credits:
English (Classical Lit., British Lit., AP Lang /Com., AP Lit./Comp.)	4
History (Medieval History, AP European History, AP United States History)	3
Mathematics (Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus)	3
Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)	3
Senior Tutorial	0.5
Foreign Languages (three consecutive years of the same language)	3
Fine Arts	2
Theology (Church History, Systematic Theology, Spiritual Formation, Apologetics)	2
Political Philosophy / AP Government	1
Electives	3
Athletics	2.5
Total Credits needed to Graduate:	27

Standardized Tests

Over the past four years, Cambridge has maintained a 76% pass rate on AP exams in sixteen different subjects. In the last four years there have been 29 AP Scholars, 8 AP Scholars with Honor, 18 AP Scholars with Distinction, and 1 AP National Scholar.

 

National Merit Commended and Finalists
Class of 2006	7 Commended	1 Finalists
Class of 2007	3 Commended	1 Finalists
Class of 2008	1 Commended	1 Finalists
Class of 2009	3 Commended	3 Finalists

 

SAT Profile:	Verbal	Math	Writing	Average
Class of 2006	642	656	642	1930
Class of 2007	672	629	660	1961
Class of 2008	668	648	646	1962
Class of 2009	675	659	680	2014

College Acceptances and Matriculations (bold) for Classes of 2003-2009*

Abilene Christian University
Auburn University Honors
Austin College
Baylor University Honors
Belmont University
Benedictine College
Birmingham Southern College
Boston College Honors
Bowdoin College
Carleton College
Claremont McKenna College
Colgate University
College of William and Mary
College of Wooster
Collin County Community College
Columbia University
Cornell College
Covenant College
Davidson College
Duke University
Eckerd College
Elon University Honors
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Emory University
Furman University Honors
Geneva College
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech University
Hamden-Sydney College
Harding University
Hawaii Pacific University
Hillsdale College
Houston Baptist University
Jacksonville University
Kalamazoo College Honors
Kansas State University
Kenyon College
King’s College, London
King's College, New York
London School of Economics
Miami University, Ohio
New York University
North Georgia College & State University
Northwestern University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Oklahoma State University Honors
Pepperdine University
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Rhodes College
Rice University
Rutgers University Honors
Samford University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Seattle University
Southern Methodist University Honors
Southwestern University
St. Edwards University
St. John’s College
St. Louis University Honors
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
Texas A&M University
Texas Christian University Honors
Texas Tech University
The Citadel
The Pratt Institute
Thomas Aquinas College
Trinity University
United States Naval Academy
University of Alabama
University of Arkansas
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
University of Colorado at Boulder Honors
University of Dallas
University of Durham, England
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
University of Georgia Honors
University of Kansas
University of Miami
Univ. of Michigan at Ann Arbor Honors
University of Minnesota
University of Mississippi Honors
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Texas
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma Honors
University of Puget Sound
University of Richmond
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California Honors
University of St. Andrews, Scotland
University of Texas at Dallas Honors
University of Texas at Austin Honors
University of the South
University of Tulsa
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington University of St. Louis
Westmont College
Wheaton College
Williams College

*One hundred percent of Cambridge graduates attend college.