Portland Adventist Academy

1500 SE 96th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97216-0972
Tel: (503)255-8372
Grades: 9 - 12 | 218 students
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Portland Adventist Academy motivates students to seek challenges beyond their required class work and to become creative, original and disciplined thinkers. PAA strives to initiate leadership potential and provide opportunities for growth and maturity. Seniors score high on national academic tests, giving them more scholarship opportunities and sending more than 90% of them on to college each year.

School Overview:
Portland Adventist Academy
School Membership(s) General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
Religious Affiliation Seventh-Day Adventist
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
Learning Programs Supported none
Year Founded 1910
Student Body
Total Students 218 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 22% (OR School Avg.: 24%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 22 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 10:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 67%
Average Class Size 14 students
Number of AP Courses 1 courses
Average ACT score 22
Classroom dress code Casual
(A prerequisite to classroom attendance includes dress that reflect standards of excellence: modesty, simplicity, cleanliness and safety.)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $9,660
Tuition Notes Tuition ranges from $8290 to $11,400. Discounts are applicable in some circumstances. Sixty percent of our students receive some form of scholarship. We believe that all students, regardless of family income, should have the opportunity for Christian educ
% on Financial Aid 60%
Admissions Director Gale Crosby
Admissions Associate Lynda Logan
Sports
Total Sports Offered 9 sports
Sports
Basketball Climbing
Cross Country Golf
Mountaineering Rock Climbing
Soccer Softball
Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 6 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Climbing Mission Trips
Performance & Production Praise & Worship Band
Steel Drum Band Worship Committee

School Notes:

  • PAA offers two AP classes, three college credit classes, and five honors classes. SAT scores, based on five year averages have increased 77 points over the last 5 years versus only 1 and 2 point increases for Oregon and the nation. PAA's average composite ACT score for last 5 years (2003-2008) is 22.2 while the national is 20.9.

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Nearby Schools:

Portland Adventist Academy
Gr. 9-12 | 0 mi. away
Happy Day Christian Child Care
Gr. K | 0.2 mi. away
Grace Lutheran School
Gr. PK-8 | 0.5 mi. away
Columbia Christian Schools
Gr. PK-12 | 1 mi. away
Portland Christian Elementary School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-5 | 1.1 mi. away
Portland Youth Builders
Gr. PK | 1.7 mi. away

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