Cambridge Academics

A Christian, classical, college-preparatory program.

A Humanizing Education

At the Cambridge School of Dallas, we have not forgotten that the human heart hungers for the true, the good, and the beautiful—or that students nourished on them will rise to meet high expectations.

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News headlines report that even at elite colleges, students are increasingly unable to read full books, follow complex arguments, or engage thoughtfully with differing points of view. The writers behind them cannot have met many Cambridge students.

Through strong support systems, personalized attention, and rigorous standards, Cambridge aims to unlock the potential in all its students—whether or not they have come to us with a history of high academic achievement.

Cambridge graduates are taught to think deeply, write and speak persuasively, and engage with other viewpoints productively and with conviction.

Our classical approach brings students to an encounter with the seminal works of Western Civilization, the sources of our greatest art, science, mathematics, literature, politics, philosophy, and theology.

Active Engagement

Our pedagogy combines the Socratic method of the Greeks with the trivium of the early church fathers and medieval scholastics. We champion interactive dialogue in which students the take active ownership in their pursuit of truth.

Academic Discipleship

Our teaching is anchored in a biblical worldview, with the conviction that all truth is God’s truth. In every part of the curriculum, we take seriously
our apprenticeship to Jesus and His
lordship over all of life.

An Enriching Curriculum

Our single-track, honors core curriculum prepares students for success in college and beyond. Our pupils wrestle with authors such as:

Aeschylus
Anselm
Aristotle
Athanasius
Augustine
Austen
Basil the Great
Boethius

Calvin
C.S. Lewis
Chaucer
Cicero
Dante
Descartes
Dickens
Donne

Dostoyevsky
Douglass
Faulkner
Fitzgerald
Frost
Hawthorne
Harper Lee
Hemingway

Homer
Hume
John Chrysostom
J.R.R. Tolkien
Justin Martyr
Kipling
Lewis Carroll
Locke

Luther
Mark Twain
Melville
Milton
O’Connor
Ovid
Paul
Plato

Plutarch
Shakespeare
Sophocles
Tennyson
Tertullian
Thomas Aquinas
Tolstoy
Virgil

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High School

Our high school program immerses students in the great tradition of Christian learning, nurturing them through a tight-knit community and a deep classical curriculum to become Christ-centered leaders.

Our curriculum is founded on the disciplines of the classical trivium—grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The grammar stage is not a reference merely to early language, but more broadly to the building blocks of every subject. Similarly, logic is not just a subject or course unto itself but is the discipline of thinking well about any and all subjects. Finally, rhetoric refers to the formulation and communication of a subject, any subject, in a manner that demonstrates careful understanding and application.

Capstone Project

Seniors polish their intellectual and public speaking skills by researching, writing, and defending a thesis before an academic committee.

Honors & AP

While all Cambridge classes are taught at an honors level, our students also take a minimum of four AP courses. The average graduate takes six.

Confident Speakers

All students take part in “Declamation,” an annual public speaking competition that nurtures their confidence and rhetorical skills.

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Middle School

At the Cambridge School of Dallas, students in grades 5 through 8 learn mastery of concepts and skills that lead to Upper School success within the context of a traditional Christ-centered education.

Students do more than learn facts from textbooks; they learn to respect and enjoy knowledge, and to be humble and wise in their pursuit of it as they begin to encounter classic works. Our master teachers lead small classes where they closely mentor students, leading them by example to seek and stand for truth.

Cambridge professors are not just experts who are passionate about their fields—they are dedicated to mentoring young minds and hearts to strive after what is true, good, and beautiful.

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4 in 10

teachers have PhDs

8 in 10

teachers have advanced degrees

Meet Our Faculty

Ready for College,
Ready for Life

College placement at Cambridge stands out in a way few schools can match: thanks to our small size, our faculty and staff truly know each graduating senior personally.

College counseling at Cambridge is a four-year cumulative process that includes parent and student meetings, extensive individual advising of junior and senior students, ample resource materials, and assistance in submitting applications.

Cambridge distinctives in college placement:

  • An annual national college trip open to all high school students

  • PSAT testing in the 9th, 10th and 11th grades

  • An exceptional college counselor to student ratio

  • 56% of Cambridge graduates attend out of state colleges

  • 2/3 of Cambridge seniors are AP Scholars or AP Scholars with Distinction

  • The average Cambridge student takes 6 AP classes

1350

average SAT score

1 in 4

students qualify as National Merit Finalists or Commended

30

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average ACT score

From small liberal arts colleges to specialized technology institutes to elite research universities, Cambridge prepares students for admittance at schools where they can thrive. They include:

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“Cambridge provides the resources and opportunities of much larger schools while maintaining a small environment that fosters deep relationships between teachers and students.”

— Cambridge Parent Review on Niche.com

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