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| School Profile 2006-2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What We Offer, Our Mission, Our Faith Statement & School Profile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our Community The Greater Portland Christian School community consists of the students, parents, faculty and staff, many supporting churches, and members of the parent-led governing association. Associated families reside throughout the greater Portland region, the state¹s largest metropolitan area of 250,000 residents along the southern Maine coast. School parents include a broad cross-section of socio-economic levels and denominational backgrounds. They share a common commitment to quality education that stresses academic excellence and character development. Our School Greater Portland Christian School was founded in 1973, offers traditional classroom instruction for Grades K through 12, and is fully approved by the State of Maine. Current enrollment in Grades 9-12 is approximately 65 students. The student/faculty ratio is 6 to 1, providing many opportunities for individualized instruction. There are 11 full-time and part-time state endorsed faculty at the secondary level, three of whom hold advanced degrees. In addition, the elementary teachers provide their expertise and assistance upon occasion. The school has an active chapter of the National Honor Society. Graduates include two National Merit Scholars, one semifinalist, and several receiving National Merit Letters of Commendation.
Please visit our Academics page to see our graduation requirements. Our Curriculum Greater Portland Christian School offers a full program of study focusing on the classics and core courses whose mastery is expected of an educated person. Both college preparatory and general courses are offered with accelerated classes offered in language and mathematics through calculus. Two foreign languages Spanish and Russian are offered. Qualified seniors are eligible to participate in the University of Maine Early College Distance Education Program. Our Grading System & GPA Distribution The student transcript reports letter grades according to the designations indicated at right. Numerical grades in each subject are used to calculate the GPA. All subjects receive an equal weighting, unless a given subject meets for less than a full year. For the 2006-2007 academic year, the mean GPA was 90.6 (B) and the 25th to 75th percentile ranged from 87.5 to 94.8 (B- to A-). This GPA distribution is reflected in the below graph. 
Students participate in Maine Principals' Association Class D Soccer, Class D Basketball, Class C Track & Field and Class D Baseball at the varsity level. Students also compete in JV Basketball and Soccer, and Interscholastic Christian School Softball and Tennis. Approximately 75% of the students participate in one or more sports. Approximately 80% of the students participate in one or more of the following extracurricular activities: Maine Drama Festival; High School Chorus District and State Festivals, Performances, and Gilbert and Sullivan Musical Productions; Motivate ME Leadership Conference; Math Team District and State competitions; School Yearbook; Woman's Literary Union Writing Program & Competition. Students volunteer significant amounts of service time at nonprofit charitable organizations, in their home churches, on mission trips, and at the school itself. College Admissions Approximately 90% of our graduates enroll in post-secondary education. Acceptances Azuza Pacific, Bates, Baylor, Belmont, Bethany, Biola, Bowdoin, Bryan, Bucknell, Calvin, Cazenovia, Cedarville, Clemson, Colby, Cornell, Covenant, Dordt, Eastern, Eastern Mennonite, Eastern Nazarene, Elmira, Florida, Franklin Pierce, Furman, Geneva, Gordon, Goucher, Grove City, Harding, Hillsdale, Hope, Houghton, Huntington, Indiana Wesleyan, Ithaca, Johnson & Wales, Lasell, Lee, LeTourneau, Liberty, Maine College of Art, Malone, Master's, McGill, Messiah, Moody, Muhlenberg, North Greenville, North Park, Nyack, Oklahoma City, Palm Beach Atlantic, Piedmont Baptist, Point Loma Nazarene, Pomona, Purdue, Rensselaer, Salve Regina, Simmons, So. ME Community, St. Joseph’s, Taylor, Thiel, Trinity Christian, Union (TN), U. ME Farmington, U. ME Orono, U. Scranton, U. So. ME, Valley Forge Christian, Waynesburg, Wentworth Inst. Tech., Wheelock, and William Jewell. |
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