What Does a Platinum-Level AP School Mean?
What Does a Platinum-Level AP School Mean? At Sacramento Adventist Academy (SAA), “Platinum-level AP school” describes the school’s recognition for its Advanced Placement program and more than 25 years of dedication to academic excellence. Students can access a range of college-level AP courses, and SAA offers open enrollment for students interested in taking one. The […]
AP vs. Dual Credit: Which College-Credit Path Is Right for Your Student?
AP vs. Dual Credit: Which College-Credit Path Is Right for Your Student? When comparing AP vs. dual credit, families are weighing more than a chance to earn college credit. They are also considering academic challenge, college admissions, cost, and the kind of support a student will need to succeed. Advanced Placement (AP) and dual-credit courses […]
SAA Named #1 Christian School in the Sacramento Area by Niche
CARMICHAEL, Calif., September 2026 — More than 50 million people used Niche in the past year to research schools, neighborhoods, and colleges. This week, those families will find Sacramento Adventist Academy at the very top of the list. In Niche’s 2027 rankings, SAA is ranked #1 Best Christian High School and #1 Best Christian […]
Why Sacramento Adventist Academy?
To earn the College Board’s Platinum rating on its AP School Honor Roll, a high school has to clear three bars at once: at least 80% of its graduates take an AP exam, at least 50% score a 3 or higher, and at least 15% take five or more AP exams. Most schools don’t reach […]
The 4 Social Skills that Predict Success in Kindergarten and Beyond
Roughly 80% of students who enter kindergarten behind in social and emotional skills are more likely to be retained by the fourth grade, and that is why we take early relationships seriously, before worksheets or art projects ever start. The 4 social skills that predict success in kindergarten and beyond are not “extra,” they […]
SAA Corn Roast 2026 | SAA Community Night
https://youtu.be/fDE24jvM3wUThe 2026 SAA Corn Roast is a potluck, and on paper that sounds small. But family engagement is one of the most reliable predictors of how kids do in school, and a family engagement program studied by the National PTA found something striking: students whose families stayed involved for all six years of the program […]
SAA’s First Day of School 2026
https://youtu.be/ZBpngKKPeUI There’s a small mountain of research on what actually helps kids feel like they belong at school, and it usually comes down to something simpler than you’d expect. A 2025 study in the Early Childhood Education Journal followed young children through their first days of school and found that when kids described feeling like […]
Bringing History to Life: Inside SAA’s Third Grade Wax Museum Project
https://youtu.be/GWZ0P-wcf50 Ask a historian how students actually hold onto the past, and the answer isn’t “from a textbook chapter” — it’s from stepping into someone else’s shoes. Researchers who study historical empathy, the practice of understanding events through the eyes of the people who lived them, have found that role-play and perspective-taking lead to deeper processing of […]
Beyond the Basics: How Elementary Grit Affects Long-Term Academic Performance
A longitudinal study of 1,408 students found that only 49% experienced early academic success between prekindergarten and third grade, while 51% faced real academic challenges along the way. That statistic is the whole reason we’re writing this: beyond the basics, how elementary grit affects long-term academic performance is one of the most important questions a […]
SAA Celebrates High School Graduation 2026
https://youtu.be/tl8u1PKK2KI Sacramento Adventist Academy celebrated its Class of 2026 commencement on Sunday, June 7, 2026, honoring 27 seniors with high school diplomas, scholarships, and a send-off that reflected four years of academic achievement, faith development, and community. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, students at faith-based private schools graduate at consistently higher rates […]