SCHOOL CODE:

380-485

STAFF:

Headmaster, Logic/Rhetoric Principal – Todd Pfaff
Grammar Principal – Kathleen Crick

COMMUNITY DATA:

Located in the growing Portland suburb of Hillsboro, Oregon

SCHOOL:

A K-12 interdenominational community-based Christian and Classical school founded in 1997; a college preparatory environment with open enrollment; and a mixture of suburban and rural families.

ACCREDITATION:

6th -12th Accredited since April 1, 2006 with the Association of Christian Schools International.

Heritage Christian is pleased to announce the recent accreditation we have attained with NAAS (Northwest Association of Accredited Schools). Heritage Christian School is also accredited 6th – 12 with ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International)

STUDENT BODY:

Grades K-12

203

Grammar School

83

Logic School

63

Rhetoric School

55

Class of 2007

10

CALENDAR:

36 weeks; 2 semesters; eight 45 minute class periods

TEACHING STAFF:

17 full-time teachers; 6 part-time teachers

GRADUATION:

Standard Diploma – students must complete 26 credits – one credit for each year long course and ½ credit for each semester long course.

English

4

History

4

Bible

3

Science

3

Mathematics

3

PE

2

Elective

3

DISTINCTIVES:

As a Classical school, Heritage focuses on the Trivium, requiring all students to take two years of Latin, as well as formal courses in Logic and Rhetoric.  An emphasis is placed on teaching students the traditional tools of learning.

GRADING:

Letter Grade

Numerical

A

94.5 – 100

A-

91.5 – 94.49

B+

88.5 – 91.49

B

84.5 – 88.49

B-

81.5 – 84.49

C+

78.5 – 81.49

C

74.5 – 78.49

C-

71.5 – 74.49

D+

68.5 – 71.49

D

64.5 – 68.49

D-

61.5 – 68.49

F

Below 61.49

No grades of A+ are given, and no credit is awarded for grades below C-.  No courses are given additional weight based on difficulty.

COMPUTING GPA:

The GPA is computed on a standard 4.0 scale based on all courses taken in grades 9 – 12 (Rhetoric Level).

COLLEGE CHOICES:

83% of our graduates have chosen to attend four-year colleges, including George Fox University, Oregon State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Western Oregon University, Seattle Pacific University, Willamette University, Portland State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Hillsdale College, and Biola University.