The National Center for Education Statistics has found that in general private school students score higher than public school students in reading and math. (Comparing Private Schools and Public Schools Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling, National Center for Education Statistics, July 2006.) The Iowa Test of Basic Skills given to students in the third through eighth grades at AACS support this statistic. 

 

With nearly 100% of AACS students taking the Iowa Basics, results from the 2007-08 school year demonstrate a proficiency in skills that is well above the national average for public and private schools. In fact, most students tested nearly two grade levels above their actual grade. The composite grade level score results were as follows:

Grade Level     Composite Score