Academy for Classical Education explained
Academy for Classical Education is a charter school in Macon, Georgia, that was originally part of the Bibb County School District.[1] The school serves students in kindergarten to 12th grade. The student body is about 70 percent white, 16 percent African American and 8 percent Asian while Macon itself is about 70 percent African American and 25 percent white.[2] [3] [4] It is highly ranked and in 2020 it was designated a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.[5] [6]
The school was established in 2014 and in 2019, it separated from local school district oversight to become a State Commissioned Charter School. While this led to improvements in budget and curriculum, it also led to changes in admission and eligibility.[7] [8] [9] In 2021, U.S. News recognized it as one of the best charter schools in the country.[10]
Athletics
The school supports 21 sports teams in total. The Gryphons participate in region 2-AA in the Georgia High School Association. The school has won a total of 5 state titles and 31 region championships across all sports.
!Sport!State Championships| Baseball | |
| Boys Basketball | |
| Girls Basketball | |
| Cheerleading | |
| Boys Cross Country | |
| Girls Cross Country | 2019 |
| Football | |
| Boys Golf | |
| Girls Golf | |
| Boys Soccer | |
| Girls Soccer | 2019 |
| Softball | 2021 |
| Swimming | |
| Boys Tennis | |
| Girls Tennis | |
| Boys Track | |
| Girls Track | |
| Volleyball | |
| Literary | 2023 |
| One Act Play | 2022 | |
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Racial concentration on the rise in Bibb schools. Debbie. Blankenship. Adam. Ragusea. Center for Collaborative Journalism. January 13, 2017.
- Stancil . Will . 2018 . Charter Schools and School Desegregation Law . Mitchell Hamline Law Review . 44 . 455.
- Web site: Academy for Classical Education. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212914/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/georgia/districts/bibb-county/academy-for-classical-education-200311.
- Web site: Academy For Classical Education Profile (2021) | Macon, GA. Public School Review. 18 February 2024 .
- Web site: The Academy for Classical Education receives National Blue Ribbon Award. Ariel. Schiller. November 19, 2020.
- Web site: This Middle Georgia high school ranked 11th in the state. The Telegraph. May 3, 2021.
- News: Baker . Pepper . 2019-04-10 . Here's what you need to know about ACE becoming a state charter school . en-US . 2022-05-26.
- News: Solomon . Kayla . 2019-03-01 . 'We can't get into ACE:' Macon's Academy for Classical Education changes to state charter school . en-US . 2022-05-26.
- Web site: Academy for Classical Education wants to receive Bibb County ESPLOST funding. October 31, 2019. www.13wmaz.com.
- Web site: Three schools in Bibb County receive national recognition for excellence. December 15, 2021. www.13wmaz.com.
