School Profile

  • Grades K3-12th
  • Enrollment: 400 students
  • Most diverse private school student body in southwest GA
  • College preparatory program
  • 100% Graduation Rate
  • Class of 2020 (46 students): 1319 SAT avg. of top 25%, 1110 SAT avg. for class, 63% graduated with Honors, 14 Zell Miller Scholarships (full tuition), 591 college credits through dual enrollment, over $2.5 million in scholarships
  • Accredited by Cognia (formerly SACS) and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
  • College Acceptances include: Georgia Tech, UGA, Mercer, Georgia Southern University, Georgia Southwestern, Georgia College & State University, Columbus State, University of North Georgia, Valdosta State, Albany State, Columbia University, Auburn, Alabama, Clemson, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Baylor, LSU, Purdue, Marquette, Seton Hall, St. Louis University, Butler, St. John’s University (NY), Syracuse, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lehigh, Liberty, Samford, Lee, Charleston Southern, Cedarville, Indiana Wesleyan, Taylor University, Carson-Newman, Truett-McConnell, Mobile, Bryan, Covenant, Emmanual, Columbia International University
  • 40% of our high school students are in the National Honor Society
  • Dual Credit: HOPE-qualified juniors and seniors take advantage of dual credit courses at SCA through Truett-McConnell University and Albany State University West
  • 17:1 Student to teacher ratio
  • 18+ years average teacher experience
  • Community Service: both individual & corporate community service; Class of 2020 performed more than 12,000 hours of community service in and around Albany
  • Members of the Georgia Assn. of Private & Parochial Schools (GAPPS)
  • Fine Arts Programs include One Act, Drama, Vocal Music, Musical Theater, Visual Arts, Spring Literary
  • Academic Competitions include Math Counts, Quiz Bowl, Chess, History Bowl, Geography Bee, Robotics, Spelling Bee
  • Sports include football, volleyball, cross country, cheerleading, basketball, baseball, tennis, track, & soccer
  • State Champions in football (2014 & 2022), girls’ soccer (2014, 2015, 2016), boys’ soccer (2019), boys’ cross country (2016), girls’ cross country (2019), boys’ tennis (2022 & 2023), girls’ track (2022)

Sherwood Christian Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin in its administration of educational, admission, athletic, or financial policies or in any school programs. As a Bible-based educational institution, SCA does support the principles of Scripture that communicate how we ought to live.