Pace Academy

GRADES OFFERED K–12

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS 1,116

NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 481

FOUNDED 1958

STUDENTS OF COLOR 29%

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE (K–5) 20 (2 teachers per class)

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE (MIDDLE SCHOOL) 18

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE (HIGH SCHOOL) 12

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION Judeo-Christian

SENIORS WITH NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION 8 semifinalists and 4 finalists in the class of 2020

GRADE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FIRST OFFERED K

LANGUAGE(S) OFFERED French, Latin, Spanish

LOWEST TUITION FOR 5-DAY STUDENTS $27,100

ANNUAL TUITION FOR HIGHEST GRADE $31,200

STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID 13%

CLASS SIZE EXPANDS IN 6, 9

UNIFORM special occasions only

BUS TRANSPORTATION no

TEACHER RETENTION RATE 85%

AP COURSES OFFERED 24 (6 post-AP)

STUDENTS SCORING 3+ ON AP EXAMS 85%

VARSITY SPORTS baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling

DIVISION GHSA Class AA

STEM/STEAM PROGRAM yes

ART STUDIOS 11

THEATER PRODUCTIONS PER YEAR 4 upper school, 3 middle school

MUSICAL ENSEMBLES 8

ANNUAL APPLICATIONS PER OPENING 6

WHAT’S NEW Pace Academy is in the midst of a massive construction project. Conceived by designer William T. Baker, the three-story, 36,500-square-foot Kam Memar lower school will open in fall 2021. Pace will also reconfigure and modernize the existing lower school cafeteria and has updated the library.