Academics
Hope Christian is a college preparatory school that has maintained a 95% college-bound graduation rate. While most of these students attend either the University of New Mexico or Central New Mexico Community College, Hope has also sent students to more prestigious schools. Among these are the United States Service Academies, the University of Notre Dame, Stanford and University of New Hampshire. In recent years, Hope has seen a steady increase of new students and is continuing to provide a quality education for an ever-increasing student population.
Students are trained in a variety of fields. Hope relies on a combination of curriculum in the lower grades, as well as a variety of both secular and religious textbooks in the upper grades. The elementary combination curriculum includes the A Beka, Bob Jones, and ACSI curricula. All education is taught from a non-denominational perspective. The approach to science is Bible-based. In practice, this appears as the teaching of Creationism and the "debunking" of Evolution, as evidenced by the use of Bob Jones textbooks. The math sequence uses the Saxon teaching method. The administration recently added a Director of Acadmeic Affairs to assess and make academic adjustments to the growing curriculum and course offerings necessary to promote well-balanced, college preparatory students.
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