Cary Academy
Coordinates: 35°48′30.84″N 78°34′33.56″W /
35.8085667°N 78.5759889°W / 35.8085667;
-78.5759889
Cary Academy
"Discovery, Innovation, Collaboration, and
Excellence"
Location
1500 North Harrison Avenue
Cary, NC, 27513
USA
Information
Type
Private
Established
1996
Head of school
Donald S. Berger
Staff
125
Faculty
72
Grades
6-12
Students
698
Campus
Suburban, 65 acres
(260,000 m2)
Athletics
conference
TISAC, NCISAA
Mascot
Chargers
Accreditation(s)
SACS, SAIS
Tuition
$18,300
School colors
blue and gold
Website
www.caryacademy.org
Cary Academy is a private middle and high
school in Cary, North Carolina established in
1996. In September 2004, the United States
Department
of Education named Cary
Academy one of 255 public and private
schools that had won its No Child Left Behind
Blue Ribbon award since the inception of the
program. This award is given to high per-
forming schools and to schools that show sig-
nificant improvement in performance.
History
Cary Academy was founded by James Good-
night and John Sall. Doctors Goodnight and
Sall were co-founders of SAS Institute. As
such, the school places a heavy emphasis on
the use of technology in the classroom.[1]
Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, the
school transferred to a Tablet PC program for
all students. Architecture for the school
buildings is neoclassical, with ornate columns
at entrances.
It was modeled after the
University of Virginia, and was designed by
Cherry Huffman architects of Raleigh, North
Carolina. Several buildings make up the cam-
pus: Middle School, Upper School, Adminis-
tration, Fine Arts, Student Center (cafeteria),
Fitness Center, and the Sports and Education
Annex. Approximately 300 students are in the
middle school and 400 students are in the up-
per school. Faculty-to-student ratio is approx-
imately 1:15.
Academics
The middle school curriculum includes re-
quired course sequences in science, math, so-
cial studies, English, foreign language, and
PE; students are also required to choose an
elective in the arts. Almost all classe