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Stone Gate Christian Academy offers a full range of academic options beginning with a traditional, classic-minded education that includes the core subjects and many electives. We offer honors classes at the high school level, as well as dual credit opportunities with Dallas Community Colleges. For detailed information on academics at SGCA, please select one of the following links or call our office at (972) 790-0070.
Students will be placed in the grade indicated by their previous scholastic records. When necessary, an achievement appraisal will be administered to determine a student's ability to have success at the particular grade in question. If a student is unable to succeed at the grade to which he is assigned, a conference will be held with the parents, student, teacher and administrator. If no alternate solution is found, the student may be required to go to the next lower grade, or be retained in the same grade at the end of the school year.
SGCA has selected the following curriculum for use in our school. Grades K-6 use A Beka curriculum as well as Saxon Math. In grades 7-12, we use quality curriculum from mostly Christian publishers. Screened and selected secular materials are also used in some areas.
In grades K-2 the traditional numeric grades are not given. Our desire is to neither overemphasize comparison and competition, nor harm personal effort and achievement. The grading system for grades K-2 consists of the following notations:
In grades 3-12, a numerical grade will be given on students' report cards and on all permanent records. The following scale indicates the equivalent letter grades:
In grades K-12, conduct grades are given to describe attitude and behavior of students. The grading system is as follows:
"Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” Proverbs16:3 There are two graduation programs offered; College Prep, and Advanced. The requirements of each are as follows:
These requirements are not meant to be a limiting factor, but rather are meant to help give direction to the students. Therefore, students in one graduation program may take classes from another program. During the junior or senior year, the student must take either the ACT or the SAT college entrance exam. The valedictorian and salutatorian will be selected from seniors who have been at the Academy for at least two high school years and who have completed either the Advanced Program or the College Prep Program.
Homework not only prepares the students academically, but it also provides for them to develop the character qualities of diligence and faithfulness; diligence to do the work the best they can and faithfulness to get the work in on time. Students who miss school assume the responsibility to check with their teachers for any make-up work.
There are four report periods, each consisting of nine weeks. Report cards are issued after the end of each nine week quarter. They will indicate achievement in all subjects as well as evaluate other areas such as citizenship, social development, and spiritual growth. The There is a $5 charge for any duplicate report cards. See School Calendar for dates.
In addition to regularly scheduled classroom exams, an achievement test will be administered each spring to grades K- 11. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors will take the College Board PSAT in the fall. Sophomores will also take the preliminary ACT test (called the PLAN test) in the fall.
The school will provide all required texts for the students' use during the school year, with the possible exception of some literature books and elective classes. During the last week of school, books are collected and evaluated for wear and damage. Costs for lost books or excessive wear and/or damage to books will be charged to the account of the responsible family.
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