Academic Profile

We currently administer the SAT 10 (Stanford Achievement Test, 10th edition) each Spring.

Grades 2-11 consistently score well above the national average on our norm-referenced achievement tests.

Our college-bound high school students take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), administered by the College Board.

TCHS students who took the SAT in 2008-09 averaged the following scores:
Critical Reading = 518; Math = 521; Writing = 497; TOTAL = 1536

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Academic Profile 2009             

Kyle Fast, Principal
Chuck Boswell, College Counselor

SCHOOL
Turlock Christian High School is an independent, private, non-denominational, co-educational Christian high school. The student enrollment is 179 in grades nine through twelve. There is a 1:18 teacher-student ratio.

FACULTY
The high school staff is made up of thirteen full and five part time teachers. Instructors participate in on-going staff development which includes content area and instructional methods.

CURRICULUM
There are seven class periods meeting every other day for a total of over 64,020 minutes of instructional time.  The minimum graduation requirements are 240 credits for grades nine through twelve. Each class receives five credits per semester. Each semester is an accumulation of two nine-week quarters.

Turlock Christian High provides the general education that is the basis for college preparation and future employment. Students following a college preparatory plan meet University of California entrance requirements. The following is a list of required classes for graduation.

Click each Course Link to go to Course Description.

Course	Semesters
Bible	8
English	8
Social Science	6
Mathematics	4
Science	4
Physical Education	4
Computer: for Freshmen only	1
State Requirements: Health	1
Visual and Performing Art	2

This list of courses does not reflect the strong emphasis that is  placed on a Christ-centered education and character development of the individual. Training young men and women in Christian character qualities is of the utmost importance at Turlock Christian High School.

GRADING SYSTEM
Each student receives a letter grade each quarter and semester.
 

Grade	Description	College General Grade Point	Honors Weighted Grade Point
A	Superior	4	5
B	Above Average	3	4
C	Average	2	3
D	Passing/Below Average	1	1
F	Failure	0	0
I	Incomplete
WP	Withdrawal Passing
WF	Withdrawal Failing

Class ranks are determined by grades earned in all courses taken in grades nine through twelve.

TESTING
The following tests are offered at Turlock Chrisitan High School: 

SAT-10 Standard Achievement Test
PSAT/NMSQT
Advanced Placement: Calculus, Chemistry, English Composition, English Literature, Physics, Statistics
ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery 

GRADUATES
Over the years, ninety to ninety-five percent of Turlock Christian High School graduates have attended a variety of colleges and universities.  Listed below are some of the colleges and universities graduates have attended:

Vocational Schools Andon College of Modesto DeAnza College Galen College ITT Technological Institute Universal Technical Institute   Junior Colleges College of Lake County, IL Columbia Junior College Fullerton J.C. Fresno City College Merced College Modesto Junior College Monterey Penninsula College Santa Barbara Community College Sierra College, Sacramento Southwestern College   Bible Colleges Calvary Chapel Bible College Capenwray Bible  Institute, England Faith Bible College Moody Bible Institute Multnomah School of the Bible Simpson College University of Nations, Hawaii   Private Liberal Arts (Colleges & Universities) Augustana College Azusa Pacific University Bethany College Biola University Calvin College Cederville College Chapman College Christian Heritage Dominican University Dordt College Fresno Pacific College George Washington University Gordon College, Mass John Brown University The Master's College North Park University of Chicago Northwest College Northwestern College Oral Roberts University Pacific Union College Patton University Pepperdine University Point Loma Nazarene College Princeton University Seattle Pacific University

Private Liberal Arts (cont.) Southern California College Southern Nazarene University Saint Mary's College Trinity College Trinity Western University Tulane University Tuskagee University University of the Pacific University of Notre Dame Vanguard University Weatherford College Western Baptist College Westmont College Wheaton College Xavier College   California State Universities Fresno Fullerton Hayward Long Beach Monterey Bay Pomona Sacramento San Diego San Jose San Luis Obispo Sonoma Stanislaus Vallejo California Maritime Academy   Universities of California Berkeley Davis Humboldt State Irvine Merced Riverside San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz   Other Art Center College of Design in Pasadena George Fox University Honor Academy, Garden Valley, TX LeTourneau University McGeorge School of Law New England Conservatory of Music United States Naval Academy University of Hawaii University of Oregon University of Southern Colorado University of  Wyoming School of Law Westminster School of Music

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