AN ONLINE SCHOOL THAT IS NAILING IT

INTRODUCING SCHOLARS ACADEMY FOR THE GIFTED

Dear Stanly County Community,

Dear Stanly County Community,

The Scholars Academy for the Gifted and Artistically Elite provides innovative, blended learning solutions for bright youth and their families. Join us and we'll facilitate engaging teacher-led instruction and mentorship with opportunities for acceleration beyond grade level. Enjoy learning with us!

THE SCHOLARS ACADEMY FOR THE GIFTED IS A FULLY ACCREDITED PRIVATE SCHOOL

Dear Stanly County Community,

FOUNDED & DIRECTED BY DR. LAURA LOWDER OF PFEIFFER'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Dr. Lowder is the founder, director, & curriculum coordinator for the Scholars Academy for the Gifted & Artistically Elite and has built our fully accredited, exclusive, private school for gifted youth, from the ground up, over the past six years. It is her passion, dedication, and firm commitment to see that every student under her wings flies and thrives! You won't find this level of love and personal commitment in many other places within the world of education.
Proven Achievement via End of Year Testing Scores

View our EOY data snapshot via this link.

ALL of our scholars participate in END OF YEAR testing that is nationally normed.
Our scholars' achievement, continuously evaluated in our classrooms, is triangulated with the scores achieved through additional assessment tools and is used, formatively, to plan instruction and summatively, as a record of adequate & (often) high growth. Our small teacher: student ratio, combined with our individualized and personalized teaching and learning approach through effective, intentional instruction from effective teachers is in part what we believe makes such a difference.
Our scholars have achieved above-grade-level performance on this rigorous testing, in all areas. Our data speaks for itself. Thank you, parents, for empowering us to do our work.

*Note: K-7 scholars did not take the science test, this year.
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Our scholars' SCIENCE achievement comparison with students across the country, results in more than 78% of Scholars Academy 8th-12th graders performing as well as or better than the top 75% of students across the nation; achieving scores among the top quartile of students. ALL scholars testing in science scored better than 50% (average) of students across the country, in their grade levels.
Note: Percentiles are based on 2020 norms using more than 3.5 million records from students across more than 24,000 public schools, across all 50 states. These results, displayed as percentiles, are ("hugely") statistically significant.
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Snapshot Comparison with National Data-
The average student taking these tests scores about as well as 50% of students across the US, in each tested area. So, an average score comes out at about the 50th %tile.
Scholars Academy Scores, when averaged, rank between 23 and 34 percentile points ABOVE the national average.
Our average language score is as strong as or stronger than about 82 percent of students across the country.
Our average math score is as strong as or stronger than about 80 percent of students across the US.
Our average reading score is as strong as or stronger than about 79% of students across the US.
This comparison may be visualized using the depiction below.

NOTE: Absolutely MOST importantly, the faculty of Scholars Academy did not spend a single minute "teaching to the test", nor have we emphasized any high-stakes connected with achievement on our end-of-year exams. We firmly believe that so long as we teach well and promote a positive attitude for the process of learning, the results will speak for themselves. We actively refute the practice of high pressure, high-stakes, one-shot testing, or teaching and learning through fear of inadequate results. We are most proud of our scholars, faculty, parents, and all of our stakeholders, for empowering one another to engage through joy and positivity. Indeed, the results (again, this year) have spoken for themselves.

Bravo, Scholars Academy for the Gifted & Artistically Elite!

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OUR LOCAL HUB @ THE HIVE IN DOWNTOWN ALBEMARLE (Near the Pfeiffer Center for Health Sciences)

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OUR GUIDING PHILOSOPHY, OUR HOW, AND OUR WHY

Our Reviews

We are also listed as a gifted school on the Gifted Development Center resource page. https://www.gifteddevelopment.org/

Meet Our Acclaimed Faculty

A Brief Faculty Introduction Compilation

Meet A Few of Our Scholars

Scholarship Opportunities

Families can apply for the 2022-2023 school year now and throughout the enrollment period. Funding based on availability of funds and eligibility.

https://scholarsacademy4thegifted.org/empowering-tidbits-blog

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Join Us and See Your Child Thrive as Our Scholar


We love our scholars as individuals and we appreciate the unique attributes that each one brings into our classroom.


Fully Accredited Private School


Serving Students IN North Carolina, Across the United States of America, & Welcoming Students Internationally


InnovativePedagogyEngages@gmail.com


We look forward to welcoming your family into our Scholars Academy family.


Dr. Laura Lowder :)

Director, Founder, & Curriculum Specialist

About Us

About Us

About Us

116 East North Street, Albemarle, NC, USA innovativepedagogyengages@gmail.com scholarsacademy4thegifted.org/