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Markers of Excellence

  • 500 students in grades 6-12
  • Global student body - 15 countries represented
  • International students (25% of the student body)
  • 42 instructors, 70% with master's degree or higher
  • Average class size - 19
  • Average ACT Score - 25
  • Student/teacher ratio - 13/1
  • 93% retention rate
  • 99% graduation rate
  • 98% of graduates go on for post-secondary education
  • Christian community - daily chapel and Bible class; before and after-school Bible study, baptisms, and confirmations
  • 10% of students training for ministry
  • Experiential curriculum in middle school; high school courses available to middle school
  • Accelerated, advanced, and AP college-credit electives
  • PSEO
  • Online college-credit courses through Bethany Lutheran College and Concordia College, Moorhead
  • Technical and vocational offerings
  • ESL Courses
  • Learning Resource Center and student services
  • TOEFL Prep Courses
  • ACT Prep Courses
  • 22 interscholastic athletic teams in three seasons
  • Over 50 co-curricular offerings
  • 100% of classrooms use interactive technology
  • 65% of SCL families receive tuition assistance ($1.1M dispersed in 2018-2019)
  • Transporation services
  • On-campus student housing

University Preparation

SCLA students are given the tools they need to thrive in a university environment and succeed in their future chosen careers. To prepare students to excel in an increasingly competitive global economy, strong study habits and productive time-management skills are taught at every grade level. SCL’s university-preparatory curriculum includes accelerated and advanced placement courses, 13 college credit offerings, and a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program in cooperation with the University of Minnesota,

SCL graduates are well prepared for their post-secondary education. They consistently score above the Minnesota state and national averages on the ACT and SAT college placement exams, and ninety-eight percent pursue college or university degrees. Many SCL graduates matriculate to the United States’ premier universities including Johns Hopkins University, Notre Dame, Boston College and Carnegie Mellon University. We are proud of these successes. Our first international graduate is now a heart surgeon from Guangzhou, China.

SCL graduates matriculated to these and other universities:

Amherst College

Bethany Lutheran College

Bethel University

Boston College

Brown Institute

Carnegie Mellon University

Chulalongkorn University

Clark University

Colorado State University

Columbia College

Columbia University

Concordia University

Cornell University

Drake University

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida International University

Fordham University

Gustavus Adolphus College

Hamline University

Harvard University

Iowa State University

Johns Hopkins University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Marquette University

Martin Luther College

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Minneapolis Business College

Minnesota State University, Mankato

New York University

North Dakota State University

Notre Dame

Ohio State University

Penn State University

Pepperdine University

Philadelphia University

Purdue University

San Francisco State University

St. Joseph’s University

St. Thomas University

State University of New York

Syracuse University

Truman State University

UCLA

United States Air Force Academy

United States Military Academy

United States Naval Academy

University of California–Berkeley

University of Colorado

University of Hawaii

University of Illinois

University of Iowa

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota, Duluth

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

University of Minnesota, Morris

University of North Dakota

University of Ohio

University of Pittsburgh

University of San Francisco

University of South Florida

University of Southern California

University of Texas

University of Washington

University of West Virginia

University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse

University of Wisconsin, Madison

University of Wisconsin, Stout

Waseda University

Washington State University

Wheaton College

Wisconsin Lutheran College