Providence Christian School Of Texas

Programs: The top achievements at providence for the 2016-17 school year are:academic:1. Enrollment - pre-k through class eight pcs had 458 students enrolled. 2. Graduation - class eight had 38 graduating students in may, 2017. 3. Erb scores above the national normerb math test results for class 8 students:median scale score for pcs: 99th percentile median scale score independent schools: 92nd percentile median scale score all testers: 50th percentileerb reading test results for class 8 studentsmedian scale score for pcs: 95th percentile median scale score independent schools: 88th percentile median scale score all testers: 50th percentile erb wrap (writing assessment program) test results for class 8 students:74% of pcs students 6th stanine or higher (stanine is short for standard nine) (it means 3/4th pcs students better than your average bear - 5th stanine) 4. National exploratory latin exam for class 5 students:(42) 96% of pcs students medaled (40% national avg. )! Eight (8) students had perfect scores! ! Pcs summa cum laude 52% magna cum laude 26% cum laude 17% 5. National latin exam intro for class 6 students:(36) 96% of pcs students medaled and 100% scored above the national average! ! Four students had perfect scores! ! Pcs summa cum laude 50% magna cum laude 25% cum laude 11% 6. National latin exam i for class 7 students:(44) competing against high school freshmen! 1 pcs student recorded a perfect score! 78 perfect scores in texas and 202 in the nation out of 46,645 tested! Pcs summa cum laude 36% maxima cum laude 39% magna cum laude 7% cum laude 6% 7. National latin exam ii for class 8 students:(36) competing against high school sophomores pcs summa cum laude 18% maxima cum laude 19% magna cum laude 18% cum laude 9% 8. American mathematics competition - national honor roll (top 5%): 3 pcs students class 8: robert pou and ryan grahamclass 7: alex ryan 9. Mathcounts - chapter competition: 4th place team - four students placed in top 20 and 3 went to countdown round countdown round: 2nd place - alex ryan state competition: participant - christopher hardin 10. Psia - state math competition for class six (6) students: mathematics division - 2nd place - 5th place - individual scores ; number sense division - 3rd place - 6th place -individual scores. 11. Sat scores-sat/act as part of duke university's 7th grade talent search (21 class 7 students participated); state recognition - 11 students; grand recognition - 2 students. Administrative: dmn top 100 places to work in dallas: 2014: first year to enter competition - placed 12th in small business category out of 35 who placed in the top 100. 2015: did not enter the competition. 2016: 2nd year to enter competition - placed 3rd in small business category out of 33 who placed in top 100. 2017: third year to enter competition. Placed 1st in small business category out of 35 who placed in top 100. Received award as company who best shows appreciation. Athletic: girl's athletic record: 1. Soccer - taps league champions - repeat from last year. 2. Cross cntry - n. Tx small school 1st . 3. Basketball- taps league champions - undefeated season - both repeats from last year. 4. Track- taps league champions - both divisions 1 and 2. Boy's athletic record: 1. Football- 7 wins: 1 loss. 2. Cross cntry- n. Tx small school 2nd . 3. Basketball- taps league semifinalist. 4. Track- taps league champions. Extracurricular: 1. Class eight dc trip - on their annual field trip to washington, dc, the class 8 students met with a us congressmen representing the dallas area, pete sessions. 2. Service project - the pcs student government service project for 2017 replaced bookcases in the library of community christian school of orange, tx that were ruined by hurricane harvey. 3. Headmaster's reading society - each class (1-8) is challenged to read a selection of "35 great books" that are age-appropriate literature selected from the school's classic literature lists. 2014 2015 2016 2017 class one: 8 29 36 38 class two: 6 13 33 30 class three: 1 24 12 27 class four: 4 3 23 6 class five: 1 9 3 6 class six: 0 2 8 3 class seven: 0 0 1 6 class eight: 0 1 0 1 total 20 81 116 117 facilitiy: the lower school building renovation included a new chiller cooling system, class 3/4 restroom reno, and tuck-pointing the 60-year-old austin stone walls. The great hall is now closed for renovations. Financial: 1. Debt free status was achieved during the 2012 school year accomplishing a long-standing board objective and remains debt-free today. 2. Reserve fund for major repairs/maintenance projects was established in 2013 at a six-figure level and exceeded $800,000 this year. 3. Annual fund drive suspended fy16 - fy18 for capital campaign to renovate the great hall. 4. Financial aid - the school awarded $361,000 in financial aid in april, 2016 for the 2016 - 2017 school year. Fine arts: 1. Psia art memory: district state classes 6-8: 1st place 6th place classes 4-5 na 1st place - state champions psia on-site drawing: district state class 6: na 1st place - state champions class 8: 1st place honorable mention psia dfw invitational: 3d (sculpting): class 5 - honorable mention 2d (drawing): class 8 - 3rd place and an honorable mention dallas ctr for architecture: sculpture: 1st place. Drawing: 2nd place 3d (sculpting): pcs 1st place 2d (drawing): pcs 2nd place trinity river drawing: grand prize winners. Historical: 28th anniversary - the 2016-2017 school year marked the 28th anniversary of the founding of providence christian school of texas.