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Florida Air Academy
1950 S. Academy Drive, Melbourne, FL 32901 - View a map of this school Map
tel: 877 422 2338

Florida Air Academy is Florida's largest boarding school and home of the country's premier student leadership program. Florida Air Academy offers boarding and day enrollment for young men and women grades 6-12. With a strong academic profile enhanced by exciting electives. The academy challenges its students to succeed and to grow in character and leadership skills. Located on the central east coast of Florida, Florida Air Academy is easily accessible by car via I-95 and by airplane to the Melbourne airport and the Orlando airport 45 miles away. The school offers many advanced placement courses in addition to offering popular clubs and activities while still providing small classes and low teacher-student ratio..."
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Overview:
School Focus College-Prep Military College Preparatory
Grades Offered 7-12 8-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students Yes Yes
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1961 1903
Campus Size 15 acres 125 acres
     
Student Body    
Enrollment 300 students 278 students
Percent Students of Color 20% 18%
Percent International Students 20% 17%
Percent Students Boarding 70% 70%
Average SAT Score 1550 *National Avg. » View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1250 - 1850 -
Offers Post-Grad Year No No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Formal
(Polo Shirts)
Casual
Average Class Size 15 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 10 14
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 50% 60%
Summer Program Offered Yes Yes
     
Finances    
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $30,000 $40,600
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $10,000 $23,250
Percent Students on Financial Aid 20% 32%
Average Financial Aid Grant $3,000 $17,200
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline None / Rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required No Yes
Acceptance Rate 80% 59%
Director of Admissions Ms. Tiffany Malcolm
Stacey Reeder
Associate Director of Admissions Tiffany Malcolm
Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 14 13


BaseballBasketball
Cross CountryDrill Team
FootballGolf
SoccerSurf Team
SwimmingTennis
Track and FieldVolleyball
Winter TrackWrestling
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 12 24
 
 
Academic TeamDance
DramaEquestrian
FlightMartial Arts
NewspaperPokemon
PokemonSCUBA
SkateboardingSurfing
School Notes:
  • Strong academics to include advanced placement and honors courses
  • Exciting electives such as computer programming, digital and computer arts, fine arts, drum & bugle corps
  • 100% college acceptance
  • Low teacher-student ratio (1:12) with small classes
  • Teacher help sessions and mandatory study halls
  • Strong SAT scores
  • Flight training
  • Scuba training and certification
  • Champion sports teams
  • Student clubs to include model rocketry, surfing, skateboarding, gaming, and Civil Air Patrol
  • Character development
  • Academic summer school
  • Summer leadership camp
  • Uniforms and text books included in price
  • School accreditations: Southern Association of Colleges, Florida Council of Indendent Schools
  • Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
    • Prince Fielder - Major League Baseball Player
    • Sasha Kaun - Professional Basketball Player (Russia)
    • Andy Gonzalez - Major League Baseball Player
    • Leevan Sands - Bronze Medalist in Track and Field's Triple Jump
    • Jerome Jordan - NBA Player
    • Jorge Padilla - Major League Baseball Player
    • Sasha Kaun - Russian Basketball Player - NBA
    • Glenn Standridge - Grammy Winning Record Producer
  • Profile last updated: 07/28/2010
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