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Leading with Christ.
Learning for Life.
A K-10th Grade Christian School
To make learning meaningful and practical while pointing to our Creator as the source of wisdom and knowledge.
Academic Success
Physical Health
To learn to live healthy lives remembering that our bodies are the temples of God.
To provide opportunity for service and to develop young people who will be dedicated to serving their God and their fellow men.
Selfless Service
Spiritual Journey
To show students that the best way to lead is by example as Jesus did.
Why Memphis Adventist Academy?
Bible-Based Education
We offer a program that is holistic, with a balanced emphasis on developing the intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual aspects of the students' being.
Our caring and helpful faculty and staff will set high but realistic expectations, pushing all students to attain their full potential.
A Caring Supportive Staff
A Safe Space to Learn
We are committed to providing a healthy, safe, and supportive learning environment for all of our students.
Our History
Memphis Adventist Academy is a private Christian school.
The school opened in 1910 and changed locations several times in the community before settling into its current home in East Memphis.
The Memphis First Seventh-day Adventist Church operated the school from its inception and the Raleigh Seventh-day Adventist joined in co-operating the institution in 1951.
Adventist Education by the Numbers
SCHOOLS IN NORTH AMERICA
STUDENTS
TEACHERS AND ADMIN
BOARDING SCHOOLS
DISTANCE EDUCATION
Children in U.S. Adventist schools achieve on average half a grade higher than the national average, and beyond their own predicted ability. This is evidence by a recent CongnitiveGenesis study reported in the Christian Science Monitor. Children in Adventist schools make better moral decisions, as shown by ValueGenesis, an earlier study.
FAQ
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The Adventist Church is associated with over 7,000 educational institutions operating in over 100 countries around the world with over 1.5 million students worldwide.
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Absolutely not, though you and your child will gain the most benefit from Adventist education if you are a Christian or at least sympathetic with Christian beliefs.
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At an Adventist school, students’ freedom to think for themselves is respected and nurtured, and students are encouraged to learn how to make good moral decisions regardless of their creed or belief system. One key Adventist principle is that no one should be pressured into church membership but join willingly as they choose. Children of Adventist parents become baptized members only when they are old enough to make the decision consciously and responsibly.
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Every Adventist school is accredited by a state or national accrediting body. In addition, the church office of education also operates a comprehensive accrediting process to maintain a high standard of excellence in all Adventist schools. If you’re interested in a particular Adventist school, feel free to contact that school and ask to be put in touch with students and parents who attend that school to get a sense of what the education is like. We think you’ll find, as an ongoing study is finding, that on average Adventist schools are better places to learn than any other.