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First Presbyterian Day School | |
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Address | |
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5671 Calvin Drive , Georgia 31210 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°52′21″N 83°45′00″W / 32.872397°N 83.749920°W |
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School type | Independent college preparatory |
Religious affiliation(s) | Presbyterian |
Established | 1970 |
CEEB code | 111937 |
Headmaster | John Patterson (starting 2020-2021 school year) |
Teaching staff | 78.9 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | PK to 12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 961 (including 42 PK students) [1] (2015-2016) |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.6 [1] |
Color(s) | Red, black, white |
Athletics | GHSA Class |
Nickname | Vikings |
Publication | The Edda (literary magazine) |
Newspaper | The SAGA |
Yearbook | Reflections |
Website |
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First Presbyterian Day School (FPD) is a private, college-preparatory Christian day school in Macon, Georgia, United States. FPD was founded in 1970 by Macon's First Presbyterian Church and has been described at the time of its founding as a segregation academy. [2] [3]
First Presbyterian Day School was founded in 1970. The First Presbyterian church founded the school the same year that a judge ordered Bibb County public schools to desegregate. The school has been tax-exempt since 1971 and maintains a policy of non-discrimination. [4]
The demographic breakdown of the 919 K-12 students enrolled in 2015–2016 was: [1]
NCES does not gather demographic data for the 42 Pre-K students.
Since the fall of 2010, FPD has competed in the Georgia High School Association. 2010 was its last year in the Georgia Independent School Association. [5]
The Vikings and Lady Vikings compete in baseball, basketball, cheering, cross-country, dance, football, golf, lacrosse, marksmanship, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, and gymnastics. [6]
Since joining the GHSA in 2010, FPD has won numerous region and area championships as well as two state championships in girls' soccer [7] and state championships in softball [8] and clay target shooting. [9]
The elementary school was named a national Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 2003, and the middle school was named a national Blue Ribbon School in 2012. The elementary school was again awarded the Blue Ribbon in 2015. [10] [11]
FPD is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. [12]