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First Baptist Academy

1704 Patterson, Dallas, TX, 75201-0752 -

School Notes Overview:

First Baptist Academy offers a Christ-centered, college preparatory education for students in grades K-12. We love our urban location in Downtown Dallas with access to the arts district and the Downtown community. FBA equips students for lives of service and personal fufillment. Since 1972, FBA has provided an academically rigorous curricula, strong arts program, and a comprehensive middle and upper school athletic program which includes eleven sports. ...

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School Overview:

	First Baptist Academy
School Membership(s)	Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Other school association(s) Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS) Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
Religious Affiliation	Baptist
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	Instruction offered for 10% of our students with mild to moderate differences
Year Founded	1972
County	Dallas County, TX
Student Body
Total Students	638 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
% Students of Color	29%	28%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 33 students
	Grade 1 - 36 students
	Grade 2 - 27 students
	Grade 3 - 33 students
	Grade 4 - 48 students
	Grade 5 - 37 students
	Grade 6 - 38 students
	Grade 7 - 50 students
	Grade 8 - 64 students
	Grade 9 - 62 students
	Grade 10 - 54 students
	Grade 11 - 77 students
	Grade 12 - 79 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	74 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	27%
Number of AP Courses	4
Average SAT score	1128
Average ACT score	23
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	176 days	177 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	7 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Tuition Notes	Tuition ranges from $7,836 to $11,265 depending on the grade.
% on Financial Aid	28%
Head of School	Dr. Jake Walters
Admissions Director	Susan Money
Admissions Associate	Staci Riffe
Sport
Total Sports Offered	12
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Cheering	Football
	Golf	Soccer
	Softball	Swimming
	Tennis	Track and Field
	Volley Ball	Wrestling

School Notes:

Diverse student population Rigorous academics Strong fine arts program Christ-centered Eleven sports offered Nuturing environment
Profile last updated: 04/14/2009

In the News:

First Baptist unveils $130 million building campaign (Dallas Morning News)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 08:28:41 am
Making a bold, expensive commitment to downtown, First Baptist Church of Dallas announced plans Sunday for a $130 million building program, with a new 3,000-seat sanctuary as the centerpiece.
3 SBC churches win Energy Star awards (BPNews.net)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 08:21:21 pm
WASHINGTON (BP)--Three of the four churches honored this year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with the prestigious Energy Star Congregation Award are Southern Baptist.
Baseball. Rosters Set For Blue-Gold Baseball Series (Notre Dame Athletics)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 05:23:42 pm
The Notre Dame baseball team will hold its annual Blue-Gold intrasquad series this week at Eck Stadium, with the seven-inning games to be played on Tuesday, Oct. 13 (4:00 p.m.), Wednesday, Oct. 14 (4:00) and Thursday, Oct. 15 (4:00). Each game is open to the public and free-of-charge.
PrepZone: Saturday football notebook (Collier Citizen)
posted on October 5, 2009 at 04:07:25 pm
Notes from Friday's games:
PrepZone: Monday football notebook (Naples Daily News)
posted on October 2, 2009 at 12:02:11 pm
Notes on area football teams: BARRON COLLIER The Cougars picked up another win on Friday night, moving to 4-0 on the season and 1-0 in district play, but that doesn’t mean the team is celebrating, thanks to a potentially serious injury to the squad’s star player. As of Monday the Cougars are still waiting to hear about the status of quarterback Mark Schoenfeld, who suffered a knee injury in ...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (75201)	School Zip (75201)	(TX) State Average
Population (Approximate)	3,348 people	20,844,411 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	70%	23%
Population Average Age	30 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	1.5 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$56,675	$46,000
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.3 rooms	5.2 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	14 years old	33 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (75201) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	11% / 89%	59% / 41%