 Data Sheet
THE SCHOOL
Portsmouth Christian School provides an education that is Christ-centered and Biblically based for students in grades K4 ~ 12th . The school offers an academically challenging environment while at the same time endeavoring to foster spiritual, physical and emotional growth.
DEMOGRAPHICS
The faculty, staff and students of Portsmouth Christian School represent a diversity of backgrounds. All faculty and staff members are Christians. Portsmouth Christian School is located in the Highland Biltmore area of Portsmouth, Virginia. Portsmouth is part of the greater Tidewater/Hampton Roads region which has a total population of approximately 1 million. The school location allows for an easy commute from Chesapeake, Norfolk and Suffolk. Southeastern Virginia is a large mostly metropolitan community and home to a broad range of industrial and professional services. Because this area has a strong military presence and is host to the largest Naval installation in the United States, it inherently provides a diverse and transient population from which our student body is drawn.
CURRICULUM
Portsmouth Christian School offers a comprehensive curriculum to meet the needs of its students. The Biblically integrated program is designed and developed to prepare the student to perform well in the post-secondary educational arena and to be a productive member of society as they fulfill God's will for their lives.
ACADEMIC DATA
| GRADING SYSTEM / SCALE | GRADE POINT AVERAGE |
| Letter | Numeric Range | G.P.A. is based on the final grade of all full and half credit subjects.
A-4.0, B-3.0, C-2.0, D-1.0, F-0 |
| A | 93.00 - 100.00 |
| A- | 90.00 - 92.99 | CLASS RANK |
| B+ | 87.00 - 89.99 | Class Rank is determined by the G.P.A. of final marks for all subjects. The student's cumulative grade point average determines his rank and is relative to the entire class.
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| B | 83.00 - 86.99 |
| B- | 80.00 - 82.99 | WEIGHTED COURSES |
| C+ | 77.00 - 79.99 |
Some courses have been designed as weighted courses. These are of greater difficulty and are recognized as advanced College Prep classes. These courses will receive a 1.2 weight per grade letter:
*AP Biololgy
*AP Calculus AB
*AP English Literature
*AP US History
Honors English 9-10 | Honors Chemistry
Honors Biology
Physics
Pre AP English 11
Pre Calculus |
*AP courses also will receive an extra .25 added to the final course weight.
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| C | 73.00 - 76.99 |
| C- | 70.00 - 72.99 |
| D+ | 67.00 - 69.99 |
| D | 64.00 - 66.99 |
| F | 0 - 63.99 |
| WP | Withdrawn/Pass |
| WF | Withdrawn/Fail |
| I | Incomplete |
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to graduate from Portsmouth Christian Schools, in accordance with established guidelines in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a student is required to complete 24 credits to earn a Standard Academic Diploma or 27 credits to earn a College Preparatory Diploma. The course requirements for each are noted below.
| standard academic diploma | | College Preparatory Diploma | |
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| Subject Area | Credits | Subject Area | Credits |
| BIBLE | 4 | BIBLE | 4 |
| ENGLISH | 4 |
ENGLISH | 4 |
| math |
3 |
math |
3 |
| (series to include at least ALG1) | |
(series to include ALG1, GEOM, ALG2) | |
| lab science |
3 |
lab science |
3 |
| (series to include any combination) | |
(series to include PHY, BIO, and CHEM) | |
| social studies | 4 |
social studies | 4 |
| health & PE |
2 |
health & PE |
2 |
| computer apps |
1 |
computer apps |
1 |
| foreign language |
1 |
foreign language |
3 |
| fine art |
.5 |
fine art |
.5 |
| electives |
1.5 |
electives |
1.5 |
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|
additional math or science |
1 |
|
| total |
24 |
total |
27 |
COLLEGES ATTENDED BY PCS GRADUATES
Approximately 70% of our students attend a 4 year liberal arts college immediately following graduation. About 25% of graduates attend a community college before transferring to a university, and usually 5% choose to enter the work force through an apprenticeship program.
4 year Colleges in which PCS alumni have recently been accepted are listed below. This list is not exhaustive:
Appalachian Bible College
Barton College
Bob Jones University
Barton College
Bridgewater College
Campbell University
Cedarville University
Christopher Newport University
Chowan College
College of William and Mary
Drexel University
East Carolina University
Eastern Mennonite University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Gardner-Webb College
George Mason University
Hampton Sydney College
Hawaii Pacific University
High Point University
Johnson Bible College
Kettering University
Liberty University
Letourneau University
Lynchburg College
| Mary Washington College
Messiah College
Norfolk State University
North Carolina Wesleyan College
North Greenville University
Nyack College
Ohio State University
Old Dominion University
Oral Roberts University
Pensacola Christian College
Piedmont Baptist College
Radford University
Randolph College
Randolph Macon College
Regent University
Tennessee Temple University
University of Virginia
University of Virginia at Wise
U.S. Air Force Academy
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
Virginia Wesleyan College
Word of Life Bible Institute
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