San Marcos Baptist Academy

San Marcos Baptist Academy Co-ed Boarding School Information:

Mission Statement: The mission of San Marcos Baptist Academy is to educate young men and women within a nurturing community based upon Christian values.

Welcome to the Academy

San Marcos Academy is a coeducational boarding and day school for 7th through 12th grade students, located in the beautiful Texas hill country. The Academy offers a college preparatory curriculum, featuring a variety of dual-credit college courses; pre-AP and AP courses; a strong fine arts department; a Learning Skills program for student with mild to moderate learning differences; and an English as a Second Language program for international students.

SMBA’s academic program provides students with small classes to allow them more attention from the teacher and less distraction in the classroom. The Academy also provides a number of special services and programs designed to meet the individual needs of each student. Honors students are challenged with the opportunity to take dual-credit college courses, as well as pre-AP and AP courses. Those students with learning differences may qualify for placement in the Learning Skills Program, which offers one-on-one or group tutoring, re-teaching of subject material, verbalized testing, project assistance, and organizational skills instruction. All boarding students benefit from attending evening study halls in the dormitory or a more intensive "Structured Study Hall," where tutoring and close supervision is provided by degreed instructors. Report cards are mailed out every 3-4 weeks to keep parents apprised of student progress. Each year more than 90 percent of students attend college following graduation.

Students seeking more of a challenge may take Pre-AP, Advanced Placement or dual-credit college courses. These are available to all high school students who qualify through testing or teacher recommendations. Included in the curriculum are advanced mathematics, science, foreign language, fine arts and computer science. Advanced Placement courses are available in World History, English III and IV, Computer Science and Calculus AB and BC, while dual-credit college courses are also offered in Psychology, Mathematics, English and History. The program is designed for highly motivated students who want to take classes that will help them to earn credit toward college. It also gives students a better edge in gaining acceptance into some of the top colleges in the country.