Pace Academy
966 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, 30327
404-262-1345
paceacademy.org
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.