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PRIVATE SCHOOL
Benefits the Students
Benefits the Families
Benefits America Students
will benefit their entire life from the higher academic
standards and higher achievement level within a values-based
setting of a private school.
Parents - If you want a caring,
challenging , nurturing, safe and secure environment for
your child, a place where he/she can learn and succeed -- a
Private School is for you.
America reaps the benefits of
higher-achieving adults who can make significant
contributions to their country. They will strengthen their
communities economically, socially, and educationally.
Private schools (over public) ...
- Perform higher on standardized
achievement tests
- Have more demanding graduation
requirements
- Graduates are more likely to have
completed advanced level in at least 3 academic subject
areas
- SAT scores for private school
students are well above the national average
- 88% of private schools students apply
to college compared to 57% of public school students
- Are more likely to complete a
bachelor's or advanced degree by their mid 20's
- Students have a higher respect for
teachers
- Little use of illegal substances
- Less student tardiness & absenteeism
- More parental involvement
- Higher levels of safety
- Offer a sound, moral, and religious
education
One
in Four schools in America is a PRIVATE SCHOOL.
One in Nine American children attend a PRIVATE SCHOOL.
Polls show that parents, if given the
choice of schools and finances, 55% would choose to send
their children to private schools rather than public.
More than 85
percent of Adventist academy graduates attend college
compared to 66 percent of public high school graduates.
Nearly 100
percent of Adventist teachers are certified. 58% of public
school teachers in some states are uncertified.
Adventist schools
score above the 70th percentile (composite score) on
Nationally-normed tests, performing better than 70 percent
of other private and public schools nationwide. |
