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Is your child is getting the best education possible?
From Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12, Sewickley Academy is the place for students to learn and grow.
Sewickley Academy’s teaching and learning practices have been guided by four Core Values: character, educational vigor,
diversity, and community. Since 1838, teachers have inspired students to reach their full potential by integrating interactive,
hands-on activities to engage students’ hearts, minds, and hands.
Sewickley Academy encourages all students to embrace a continuous journey of self-discovery by exploring new ideas and
opportunities in their own backyard and around the globe. An invaluable benefit of the Sewickley Academy experience is its
single Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 campus where cross-age interactions are intentionally integrated into the fabric of
students’ lives.
One of the Best Private Schools in
Pittsburgh!
Niche.com consistently ranks Sewickley Academy
among the Best Private K-12 Schools in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, and nationally. Year after year, it
maintains an A+ Overall Niche Grade.
SA Graduates are Going Places!
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Facts & Stats from Recent Graduates:
• 92% of seniors were admitted to one of their
top-choice colleges or universities
• 6,066 hours spent engaged in community service
In the last four years, 40% of graduates have been recognized
as AP Scholars by the College Board
The SAT average for the Classes of 2016–2019 was 1285. This is
218 points above the national SAT average!
47% of the Class of 2019 were admitted to a college or
university with an acceptance rate of 30% or lower
SA graduates are admitted to the Most and Highly Competitive
colleges and universities including:
American University, Boston College, Boston University,
Case Western Reserve University, Carnegie Mellon
University, University of Chicago, Duke University,
Georgetown University, Harvard University, Johns
Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Northwestern University, University of Notre
Dame, University of Pittsburgh, Pepperdine University,
University of Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania State
University, Princeton University, Stanford University,
Vanderbilt University, and Yale University
A Tradition of Athletic Excellence
Sewickley Academy’s athletic program stresses the
development of personal and team excellence for
student-athletes. The outstanding coaches work with
individuals and teams to improve performance and promote
character, leadership, and sportsmanship
• More than 80% of Middle and Senior School students participate
in at least one sport each year
• No-cut policy for all of the athletic teams
• Since 1993, the Panthers have captured the WPIAL
Championship 59 times in various sports
• MSA Sports Cup Champion for Best Overall Athletic Program in
the WPIAL by school classification 2004–2007, 2009–2012, 2014,
2016, and 2017
• Trib Total Media Cup Champion 2013–2018
• The Sewickley Academy girls varsity tennis team completed their
undefeated season by winning the WPIAL Championship and
then capturing the PIAA Championship title this past October in
Hershey.
• This past fall, the varsity boys golf team established a new WPIAL
record by capturing a sixth consecutive WPIAL Championship.
• Freshman Isabel Huang captured two gold medals at the WPIAL
swimming championships in March and set two new school
records in
both the 200m
individual medley
with a time of
2:07.34 and the
100m backstroke
with a time of
58.13!
SEWICKLEY ACADEMY
315 Academy Avenue, Sewickley, PA 15143 | 412.741.2235 | www.sewickley.org
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