Academic Profile
School:
The High School at Pikes Peak Christian is a private college prepatory school accredited through the National Christian Schools Association and AdvancED/Cognia. All teachers have a minimum of a college degree in their core area of instruction and a majority of core subject teachers are state or ACSI licensed. There are over 50 students currently enrolled in the high school. The first graduating class was in 2003.
Curriculum:
8 classes a semester is the typical load for students. The schedule consists of two 90-minute periods that meet every other day and 6 45-minute periods that meet every day. Pikes Peak Christian has 2 diploma programs, Advanced Honors and Regular. A minimum of 29 credits are required for graduation under the Advanced Honors Program and 27 credits for the Regular diploma program. ½ credit = 1 semester of work; 1 credit = 1 year of work.
-Advanced Placement Courses Offered (Weighted):
8 classes a semester is the typical load for students. The schedule consists of two 90-minute periods that meet every other day and 6 45-minute periods that meet every day. Pikes Peak Christian has 2 diploma programs, Advanced Honors and Regular. A minimum of 29 credits are required for graduation under the Advanced Honors Program and 27 credits for the Regular diploma program. ½ credit = 1 semester of work; 1 credit = 1 year of work.
-Advanced Placement Courses Offered (Weighted):
AP US History, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, and AP English Literature are offered.
-Honors Courses (Weighted):
Honors courses are offered in all core subject areas for freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Honors courses are offered in all core subject areas for freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Grading and Class Rank:
Semester grades are recorded on the transcript. Class rank and cumulative grade point average are computed in January and May. Grade point average is computed on a 4.0 scale. Honors courses and AP are the exception and are weighted on a 5.0 scale.
Grading Scale:
| A+ - 98-100 | B+ - 88-89 | C+ - 78-79 | D+ - 68-69 | F - Below 60 |
| A - 93-97 | B - 83-87 | C - 73-77 | D - 63-67 | |
| A- - 90-92 | B- - 80-82 | C- - 70-72 | D- - 60-62 |
Testing Results:
- Most Recent PSAT Score Average (for 10-11 Grades): Total: 1008
- 2 Year Average PPCS SAT Scores Total: 1242 Math: 607 Reading: 636
2 Year Average National SAT Scores Total: 1103 Math: 538 Reading: 547 - 2 Year Average PPCS ACT Score Composite: 27.5 Math: 27.8 Reading: 28.5
2 Year Average National ACT Score Composite: 19.7 Math: 19 Reading: 18.9
PPCS Advance Placement Tests with students scoring a 3 or above (3 year avg.): 80%
PPCS IOWA Assessment Scores (Grades 9-11 average of Standard Score National Percentile Rank):
Reading: 70th Percentile Math: 61st Percentile Composite: 65th Percentile
Post High School Education/Plans:
Since Inception (362 Graduates): 87% college/university; 8% workforce; 5% military service
College Acceptance History:
Following is a listing of universities students from Pikes Peak Christian School have either attended or been accepted over the last 20 years.
Abilene Christian University
Academy of Art University
Air Force Academy
Arizona State University
Austin College
Baylor University
Bethany College
Biola University
Boise State
Brigham Young University
California State University
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Northridge
San Diego
San Francisco
Cedarville University
Chadron State College
Chatham University
Colorado Christian University
Colorado College
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Colorado State University – Pueblo
Concordia University
Creighton University
Denver University
Dickenson University
Dordt College
Elizabethtown College
Embry-Riddle
Emory University – Oxford College
Falkner University
Florida College
Florida International University
George Fox University
Grambling State University
Grand Canyon University
Harding University
Hastings College
Indiana University
Johnson and Wales University
Kansas State University
Kansas Wesleyan University
Keuka College
Lipscomb University
Indiana UniversityMarian University
Martin Luther College
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Northwestern Nazarene University
Ohio State University
Oral Roberts University
Oklahoma Christian University
Ozark Christian College
Pennsylvania State University
Pikes Peak State College
Purdue University
Rutgers University
Southern Nazarene University
State University of New York – Binghamton
State University of New York – Buffalo
Sterling College
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas Christian University
Texas State San Marcos
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Denver
University of Colorado Denver Medical School
University of Northern Colorado
University of Northwestern St. Paul
University of Utah
University of Washington Seattle
University of Wyoming
Valparaiso
Wilson College
York College