Fast Facts
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Awards & Recognition
- Awarded Catholic Education Honor Roll (CEHR) School by Cardinal Newman Society and named “School of Excellence” in 2008-2011, 2012-2015, 2016-2021
- Ranked #1 Best Catholic High Schools in San Antonio Area; Ranked #3 on the leading national researcher, Niche, and their 2019 list of “Best Private K-12 Schools in the San Antonio Area”
- Ranked in the Top 5 in 2017, 2018 and 2019, ranked in the Top 5 of Niche’s list of outstanding private schools.
- In 2015, 2016, 2017 ranked in the Top 10 of the San Antonio Business Journal’s list of “Largest San Antonio Private Elementary and Secondary Schools”
- Consistently ranked by San Antonio Magazine in the Top 10 for academic institutions
- Recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School
- Accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops Education Department (TCCBED).
- 2019 National Handwriting Contest Winners (Atonement Academy students won 26 of the 35 awards given out by Universal Publishing)
- In 2019, twenty-three students qualified for the PSIA (Private Schools Interscholastic Association). This is the most comprehensive academic extracurricular program in the nation for students in grades 1-8)
Academics- Catholic Classical Curriculum
- Average class size is 18 students
- Phonics based early childhood reading
- Goal-setting and tracking of independent reading using Accelerated Reader (AR)
- The current average SAT score for Atonement Academy students is 1293. This is 22% higher than the most recent national average of 1059, according to the College Board which administers standardized tests and curricula
- Our students maintain an average GPA of 90.3
- Students participate in choir, daily
- Multiple award-winning choirs
- 5-10% of seniors earn National Merit recognition
- Eight AP courses offered for all upper school students
Our Faith- Daily morning mass for all students, faculty and staff
- Daily communion for elementary, middle school and high school students, who’ve received their first communion
- Daily theology classes and integration of faith into all content areas
- Honorable Character virtue studied every month and recognized during quarterly awards ceremony
- Our juniors and seniors make a pilgrimage trip to Rome bi-annually to augment their Catholic education
Works of Charity and Service- Since 2013, our students and staff have raised more than $30,000 for our sister school in the Palestinian village of Jifna, north of Jerusalem in the Holy Land. Through our annual Lenten fundraising drive, the money donated has been used to buy much-needed school supplies and help with renovations.
- Our Pro-Life group attends the annual Pro-Life March in Washington, DC
- Every year, our campus-wide diaper drive helps replenish much-needed resources for local charities like St. Vincent De Paul
- Each Fall, our students collect and donate canned goods for the San Antonio Food Bank and other local agencies
- During a crisis or natural disaster that has occurred locally or across the globe, our school has united and organized various drives such as: relief for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
Our Graduates- 100% college acceptance rate into four-year universities including in-state, out-of-state, and international universities
- The 2019-2020 SAT Score was 1293 (National SAT Score: 1059; Texas SAT Score: 1020)
- Over the past eleven years, we have helped groom ten National Merit Scholar Finalists out of 198 graduates.
- In 2019, our students received more than $2 million in scholarships, an average of $105,603 per student.
Athletics
Football
High School- 2018- Lone Star Christian Athletic Alliance (LSCAA) Runner-up
- 2013- South Texas Football Conference (STFC)Champions
Baseball
High School- 2018- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) State Runner-up
- 2015- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) State Runner-up
Middle School
- 2014- Independent Schools Athletic League (ISAL) Division 2 Champions
- 2013- Independent Schools Athletic League (ISAL) Division 2 Champions
Basketball
High School- 2013- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) Final Four
Middle School Girls
- 2019- Independent Schools Athletic League (ISAL) Champions, undefeated
- 2017- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL)State Champions
- 2017- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) State Runner-up
- 2014- Independent Schools Athletic League (ISAL) Runner-up
Volleyball
High School- 2021- Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 1A State Final Four
- 2020-Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 1A State Runner-Up
- 2017- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) State Champions
- 2016- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) Runner-up
- 2014- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) Runner-up
Middle School
- 2018- Independent Schools Athletic League (ISAL) Runner-up A Team
- 2017- Independent Schools Athletic League (ISAL) Runner-up A Team
- 2017- Independent Schools Athletic League (ISAL) Champions B Team
Soccer
High School Boys- 2019- Soccer Cup for Life Runner-up
- 2018- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) Runner-up
- 2017- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) Champions
High School Girls
- 2019- Women’s Soccer Cup For Life Champions
- 2017- Texas Christian Athletic League Champions (TCAL) Consolation Champion
Cross Country
High School- 2017- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) State Runner-up
- 2016- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) State Champions
- 2015- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) Runner-up
Swimming
High School- 2018- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) Runner-up
Middle School
- 2018- Texas Christian Athletic League (TCAL) Runner-up
Golf
- 2008- Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) District Champions
- 2007- Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) District Champions