Grymes Memorial School vs. Faith Fellowship Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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School History
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Overview
Grymes Memorial School is a co-educational day school founded in 1947 set on 42 acres in Orange, VA. The Grymes experience is consciously grounded in a rigorous academic program reinforced by strong community values of honor, respect, responsibility, and kindness. Equally important, Grymes students are free to be kids.
Imagination and creative play are part of every day, with our rural campus serving as a 42-acre discovery laboratory.
This interweaving of structure, freedom, challenge, and play gives students strong roots from which they can raise their sights to the expanding horizons of high school, college, and the world beyond.
Our philosophy is based on these five key principles: Nurturing Character, Building Thinkers, Cultivating Creativity, Fostering Community, and Launching Joyful Learners..
Maximize your child`s potential with the Accelerated Christian Education Program.
We provide a course of curriculum for success necessary for life.
Subjects designed to reinforce skills to succeed in each area of learning. Building Biblical values, character, confidence, and Godly principles. Strengthening your child physically, morally, mentally, and spiritually.
Equipping your child to handle challenges of life. Returning to Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic!
Grades Offered
PK-8
K-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Year Founded
1947
2021
Students Body
Total Students
166 students
10 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
12%
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
18
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Kindergarten Students
14
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Grade 1 Students
15
1
Grade 2 Students
13
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Grade 3 Students
21
2
Grade 4 Students
18
-
Grade 5 Students
11
1
Grade 6 Students
21
3
Grade 7 Students
16
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Grade 8 Students
19
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Grade 9 Students
-
3
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
24 teachers
3 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
30%
66%
Average Class Size
16
10
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:7
1:3
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(Dress for success: collared shirts, slacks, and collared dresses, No jeans except on Fridays & Dress Down Days)
(Dress for success: collared shirts, slacks, and collared dresses, No jeans except on Fridays & Dress Down Days)
Casual
(Khaki pants, navy blue or whiteshirts)
(Khaki pants, navy blue or whiteshirts)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$19,000
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Tuition Notes
Financial Aid is available for students in grades K-8. Bus transportation included in tuition for Earlysville, Ruckersville, Keswick, Madison, Culpeper, Greene, Louisa, Spotsylvania, and Fredericksburg.
Varies by grade level. Discount to participating churches. Multiple interest free financing plans.
% on Financial Aid
52%
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Average Financial Aid Grant
$4,000
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Acceptance Rate
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100%
Admissions Director
Angie Olds
Lisanne Walker
Admissions Associate
Angie Olds
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Sports
Total Sports Offered
5
4
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
8
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Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Drama, Engineering Club, Field trips to Washington DC, Overnight field trips, Richmond and other area attractions, STEM, Student Leadership Council, UVA Writer's Eye Competition. Folgers Shakepeare Festival Participants
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