CDA At a Glance

List of 11 items.

• One school, multiple campuses

  Coram Deo Academy is one school with multiple campuses in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. Our locations in Plano (Collin County), Dallas, and Flower Mound serve more than 820 Christian families. We have one mission and the same vision. The curriculum and academic standards are the same for each campus.

• Faith matters

  79% of the Class of 2019 volunteered at their church while 71% went on a mission trip during their rhetoric (high school) years.

• Interdenominational student body

  The families of Coram Deo Academy must adhere to the Christian faith. We worship in over 200 local churches.

• Total enrollment of 1356 students (district)

  1356 students started the 2019-2020 school year at our three campuses:

  • Collin County –  491 students in grades PreK-12
  • Dallas – 171 students in grades PreK-8 (9th coming next year!)
  • Flower Mound –  694 students in grades PreK-12

• Small class sizes

  The average class size at Coram Deo Academy is 13 students. Coupled with our collaborative approach, our students get a lot of individual attention!

• Above average test scores

  Students at CDA outpace the national and state averages for college admissions tests. For the Class of 2017 the average SAT (CR+Math) score was 1237 and the ACT average was a composite score of 27.5.
  
  
  

• 90% of the 2019 graduates were offered scholarships

  The class of 2019 had 73 graduates including 2 National Merit Finalists, 4 National Merit Hispanic Scholars and 8 National Merit Commended students.  Twenty students were offered scholarships of at least $100,000 with 30 students were offered Presidential or Provost Scholarships. This class was offered over $11,220,297 in scholarships.

• Exceptional pass rate for AP Exams

  The Class of 2018 is required to take 6 AP classes and have the opportunity to take 4 additional AP/Dual Credit courses. In 2017, CDA had 91 students taking 185 AP tests with a pass rate of 82.4%. The average pass rate on AP exams for Texas Students in 2017 was 49.8%.

• 18 National Merit Finalists

  Since 2007, CDA has had a total of 18 National Merit Finalists, 12 Hispanic Scholars, and 49 Commended graduates.

• Accomplished student athletes

  Our student athletes had a great year in the classroom and on the field of play::
  
  TAPPS honors juniors and seniors who excel academically and athletically. This year, we honor 23 students for Academic All State Honors.
  

  • Our programs accomplished the following achievements:
  • 7 of 8 team sports made the playoffs
  • 5 Regional and Area Championships
  • 3 District Championships
  • 16 Regional Finalist Appearances

   At the State Level, our student athletes received:

  • 7 First Team All-State Awards
  • 9 Second Team All-State Awards
  • 5 Honorable Mention All-State Awards

   At the District Level, our student athletes received:

  • 34 First Team All-District Honors
  • 21 Second Team All-District Honors
  • 9 Honorable Mention All-District Honors

  Individual Awards:

  • 4 District MVPs
  • 5 Offensive/Defensive MVPs
  • 4 Newcomer of the Year
  • 2 Positions of the Year

• Excellence in fine arts

  CDA students shine when it comes to fine arts.  Here are some of our accolades:
  

  • ART: One art student organized a joint art show designed to raise awareness about refugees in the DFW area, benefiting “For the Nations,” a Christian refugee support organization in Garland. CDA art students researched the global refugee crisis and created work to display alongside the art of local artists. Several CDA students participated in the 3rd Annual Truth Goodness Beauty Art competition in February with 500 entries from 11 Christian schools across Texas. CDA Students earned 9 medals across all major categories with 3 taking 1st place, 5 taking 2nd place and one 3rd place. Two art students received first place on the Classical Art History Test at the National Junior Classical League Regional Competition. Ten CDA artists received top scores and were awarded regional medals among almost 2,000 entries at the Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) Texas Regional Competition. One CDA student advanced to the VASE State competition, not only receiving a top score, but also a Gold Seal Medallion. This prestigious award is given to a select group of high achieving artists from over 20,000 entries across the state. Currently the painting is part of a traveling exhibition of Gold Seal works.

  

  • BAND: CDA placed 20 students in All State Band - the most students from all private schools in Texas!  Twenty-two soloists and 13 ensembles advanced to TPSMEA State Solo & Ensemble. Symphonic Band received the Sweepstakes award for the 7^th year in a row with straight 1's from all three judges at TPSMEA Concert and Sight Reading Contest.
  • CHOIR: Consistent state level superior rankings for solo & ensemble - 9 years running! Eight student made the TPSMEA All Region Choir and 1 student made the TPSMEA All State Choir.  Fifty-one students competed at the Regional level earning 66 first division medals. Thirty-five choir students participated in Concert and Sight Reading for the first time earning perfect scores in both the concert and sight-reading portions resulting in a Sweepstakes Trophy!
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  • DRAMA: The One-Act Play has been to the state meet 5 times in the last 5 years and placed second in 2015 and 2017.  Cast and crew have been awarded numerous all-star and honorable mention individual awards, including Best Actress at the state meet.  CDA Theatre performed their first dinner/dessert theatre with the musical "Oklahoma!" in 2017. In 2018, the One Act play placed 3rd at District with 3 All-Star and 3 Honorable Mention All-Star cast and crew awards.

  

  • SPEECH & DEBATE: The CDA speech team competes in Texas Forensic League, Texas Association of Private & Parochial Schools, and National Speech and Debate Association.  There were 9 Finalists in multiple speaking events at Texas Forensic Association Tournaments and 1 Texas Forensic Association State Speech quarterfinalist in informative speaking.  Others received 3rd and 8th place in TAPPS State Solo Acting and 2nd place State Runner up in TAPPS State Persuasive Speaking.  Students were named TAPPS State Champion in Prose Reading and in Original Oratory.  CDA has one National Individual Events Tournament of Champions qualifier in Informative Speaking
  • YEARBOOK: Our 2017-2018 yearbook won first place at University Model® School International’s annual yearbook competition and 6th place in the TAPPS competition.