SCHOOL PROFILE 2024-2025
SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS
Arts & Communication Magnet Academy, founded in 1992, is an accredited Beaverton School District Options School, serving 725 students in grades 6-12. ACMA is a magnet school of application lottery and draws its students from all areas of Beaverton. At ACMA students participate in a specialized performing, visual and communication arts integrated program of study.
SCHOOL CODE: 380081
MISSION STATEMENT
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Students are attracted to ACMA because they possess a skill and are proficient or show strong potential in one of the arts. ACMA provides its students with a rigorous academic program of study, integrated with an arts curriculum. ACMA prepares each student to achieve the high academic standards as identified by the State of Oregon and the Beaverton School District. In addition, ACMA offers students opportunities for artistic exploration, as well as pre-professional training in the arts.
SCHEDULE
ACMA students attend eight classes, on an A/B schedule, Monday through Friday from 8:15 am to 3:00 p.m. ACMA provides an extended day for advanced performance-based groups. All ACMA courses are graded.
CURRICULUM
ACMA offers a comprehensive program of college preparation through Pathway Endorsements. Honors and Advanced Placement Courses are available to all students.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
For successful completion of a subject class, students earn half (0.5) a credit each semester. Students are expected to earn a minimum of 24 credits in grades 9 through 12, per district and state requirements, in order to graduate.
Mathematics – 3 credits
Social Sciences – 3 credits
Science – 3 credits
Health Education - 1 credit
Electives – 5.5 credits
HONORS COURSES
Honors Biology
Honors Chemistry
Honors English 9/10
Honors Government
Honors Health
Honors Physics
Honors Modern World History
ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
AP French
AP Spanish
AP Statistics
AP Studio Art
AP U.S. History
CAREER PATHWAY ENDORSEMENT
In addition to a diploma from the Beaverton School District, ACMA students are eligible to earn an Arts & Communication Magnet Academy endorsement with emphasis in an Arts Career Pathway.
Performing Arts (includes):
Dance
Music
Theatre
Visual Arts (includes):
Ceramics and Sculpture
Drawing and Painting
Photography
Communication Arts (includes):
Film
Creative Writing
Animation
Graphic Design
COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS
Beaverton, a suburban residential area, is located eight miles west of Portland, Oregon. The Beaverton School District is the third largest school district in the State of Oregon and serves an estimated 38,000 students in 34 elementary, 9 middle, 6 high schools, 7 Options Schools, 7 Option Programs and 2 Charter Schools. BSD has a student population consisting of 54% minority students. The largest minority student group is Latinx followed by Asian American.
ACMA HONORS SCHOLAR
The Arts & Communication Honors Scholar award is conferred on seniors who pursue academic excellence throughout their high school career. Requirements for the ACMA Honors Scholars award are:
· Cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 at the end of the first semester for Grade 12 and no significant change in grades by the end of quarter 3,
· Proficiency through level three in the same World Language,
· Successful completion of the full year of Capstone at a level of mastery,
· Completed an endorsement in a Career Pathway,
· Completion of a minimum of 90 hours of verified community service.
CLASS RANK AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE
Students graduating from ACMA will have both a regular GPA and a weighted GPA on their academic transcripts. Grades of A, B, C earned in weighted classes will earn an extra grade point. An "A" in a weighted class will yield 5 grade points (4 points for the A and 1 more as a weighted bonus.) At ACMA Advanced Placement (AP) courses will be weighted. ACMA offers AP courses starting in the 9th grade year. Beaverton School District does not include a class rank on a student transcript.
GRADING SYSTEM
The year is divided into two semesters with grades given in January and June.
A (4 points) indicates exemplary performance
B (3 points) indicates mastery performance
C (2 points) indicates competence
D (1 point) indicates passing
N (0 points) carries no credit, indicates failure to meet competence/ standards
WF (0 points) indicates withdraw/failure given to students who are failing and withdraw two weeks after the semester has begun.
U (0 points) indicates unsatisfactory
P (0 points) indicates pass
S (0 points) indicates satisfactory
POST HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
In the graduating classes of 2016, over 95% of ACMA graduates indicated post-secondary training as his/her educational plan; represented by four-year colleges or universities, two-year colleges, and specialized arts programs, schools or institutes.
REPRESENTATIVE COLLEGES ATTENDED BY ACMA GRADUATES 2000-2021
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
American University
Amherst College
American Musical & Dramatic Academy
Arizona State University
Art Center College of Design
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Portland
Bard College
Beloit College
Bennington College
Berklee College of Music
Biola University
Boston College
Boston University
CalArts
California College of the Arts
Cal State University Long Beach
Chapman University
Columbia College, Chicago
Cornell College, Mt Vernon
Cornish College of the Arts
Culinary Institute of America
Dartmouth College
Dillard University
Dominican University of California
Drake University
Eastern Oregon University
Eastern New Mexico University
Evergreen State College
Fashion Institute of Design
Franklin & Marshall College
George Fox University
Gonzaga University
Goucher College
Grand Canyon University
Hampshire College
Hobart and William Smith
Indiana University
Iowa State University
Juilliard School
Kenyon College
Lewis & Clark College
Linfield College
Los Angeles City College
Loyola Marymount University
Macalester College
Manhattan School of Music
Marquette University
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Monmouth University
Montana State University
Mount Holyoke College
Musicians Institute
New School, New York
New York School of Film
New York University
North Carolina School of the Arts
Northwestern University
Oregon College of Art and Craft
Oregon State University
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Pacific Lutheran University
Pacific University
Parsons School of Design
Pennsylvania State University
Pointe Park University
Portland Community College
Portland State University
Pratt MWP
Puget Sound University
Reed College
Roanoke College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Santa Fe, College of
Savannah College of Art & Design
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University
Sonoma State University
Southern Oregon University
Syracuse University
Tisch School of the Arts
University of Arizona
University of British Columbia
University of California Berkeley
University of California L.A.
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Denver
University of Hawaii
University of Idaho
University of Oregon
University of Maryland
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Montana
University of New Mexico
University of Northern Colorado
University of Notre Dame
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
University of Utah
University of Washington
Warner Pacific College
Washington State University
Wellesley College
Western Oregon University
Whitman College
Willamette University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute