Prep at a Glance

Timeline

In early 1959, a small group of Augustans met to discuss establishing an independent day school. On September 5, 1961, Augusta Preparatory School opened its doors to a body of thirty-eight students. Augusta Preparatory Day School was formed in 1988 when the Augusta Country Day School (kindergarten through fifth grade) and Augusta Preparatory School (grades 7-12) merged. Prep was founded in 1960 and Country Day in 1972. The merger created the first co-educational, non-sectarian school in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) to offer preschool through twelfth grade.

Prep by the Numbers

Enrollment: 546 Students

Lower School - Preschool 3 years - Grade 4:  186
Middle School - Grades 5-8:  152
Upper School - Grades 9-12:  208

Average Class Size:  14
Student Minority status: 23%
Geographic Diversity:   Augusta Prep families represent 26 different zip codes through out the CSRA 

Class of 2009 Test Scores

SAT Reasoning Test

Middle 50% Critical Reading: 570-660
Highest Critical Reading: 780

Middle 50% Math: 550-670
Highest Math: 800

Middle 50% Writing: 540-660
Highest Writing: 770

ACT

Middle 50% Composite: 24-29
Highest Composite: 34

The Class of 2009 had one National Merit Finalist.

Four members of the Class of 2010 were recognized as Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program, and one semi-finalist was named in the National Achievement Scholarship Competition.

Advanced Placement Scores

In May 2009, 95 students took 215 exams in 19 different subjects and 73% scored a 3 or higher, 40% earned a 4 or 5.

Prep Positives

In 2008-2009, the Lower School 100 Book Club boasted a membership of 98 students, and of that number, 39 were also members of the 200 Book Club. These super readers read a total of 362,600 pages!

61% of the fourth grade earned Presidential Academic Awards. Of these, 90% were eligible for the Duke Talent Identification Program.

Achievements in Foreign Language

Thirty-three students, representing 63% of Upper School Latin students, earned the following honors on the 2009 National Latin Exam:

Cum laude - 5
Magna cum laude - 13
Silver maxima cum laude - 3
Gold summa cum laude – 10

Twenty-five Upper School students earned medals in the National Spanish Exam in 2009. Two students earned state-level recognition for their outstanding work. Seventeen Upper School students earned honors in the AATSP Georgia High School Spanish Composition Contest in 2009.

Eleven French students total ranked in the top 10 in the state the National French Exam.  Eight Middle School students placed 1^st, 6^th, 9^th and 10^th placed in the state, and one also earned 5^th on a national level.  The three Upper School students ranked 6^th, 8^th, and 9^th in the state, and two of them also ranked 7^th and 8^th in the nation.

Vasity Mathematics

 The Augusta Prep Varsity Math Team, known as Squad M, travels to competitions sponsored by the University of Georgia, Mercer University, Georgia Southern University, The College of Charleston, Furman University, and the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics. We send from 4 to 12 students to each competition; typically more than 15 different students attend a competition during a given year.

Results from 2008-2009:

4^th place in our division at Furman.
3^rd place in our division at the College of Charleston
2^nd place in our division at Georgia Southern.
1^st place in our region for the Georgia Math League.
1^st place in our division at Mercer.
1^st place in the GISA division at the invitation only state-championship year- end GCTM competition in Macon.

Results Fall 2009:

7^th place at The University of Georgia (tied for our best team finish ever).
1^st place in our division at Mercer.

For both 2007-2008 and 2008-2009, Prep had the most successful math team of any school, public or private, in the CSRA. Prep was also the highest scoring math team among all of the schools that we compete against for all other state championships celebrated here at Prep. Great job, Squad M!

Accreditation and Membership

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
Georgia Independent Schools Association (GISA)
Cum Laude Society: one of eight schools in Georgia to earn this distinction
National Association of College Admissions Counselors (SACAC)
College Board
Educational Records Bureau (ERB)
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
National Honor Society (NHS)
Augusta Prep is a Malone Family Foundation School

For more information about Augusta Prep, please contact the Admission Office.