Our Vision
Head of School
Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell
Dear Friend of Trinity Academy,
Thank you so much for your interest in Trinity Academy and for your willingness to learn more about the mission and vision of our school.
The present crisis in educational standards across our nation is immense.
Routinely children even in high grades in grammar school cannot solve basic math problems without a calculator. They are often streetwise and media informed, but may never read any of the great books of Western literature, and may not know who America’s Founding Fathers were. Our device free classrooms, with small class sizes, enable students to focus and learn in a peaceful and supportive environment.
Trinity Academy is particularly proud of our unmatched reading scores for all students in grades K-8. In the past year we have scored in the top 5% nationally on the Iowa Basics Exam in all reading and math scores for our students in grades K5-8. Our youngest students consistently score two years ahead of their grade level in these tests, four to five years ahead of their grade level in third and fourth grade, and then six years ahead of their grade level by sixth, seventh and eighth grade. Our high school student consistently get accepted to the colleges and universities of their choice and earn scholarship awards as well.
These results are not the product of gifted students. They are the product of finely taught students offered a focused and challenging curriculum which guarantees success in the fundamentals of learning and in life.
We know that Trinity Academy has a great deal to offer to the wider community in educational vision, learning achievement, and curriculum partnerships. Educational excellence is achievable in our schools. We pray that many in the community will see the true value of all that is offered and accomplished daily at Trinity Academy.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth A. Mitchell, S.C.D., Head of School