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Written by Kara Vaught Friday, 19 September 2008

See a profile of the area’s four private schools

Year opened: 1996
Affiliation: Hill Country Bible Church Northwest
Grades served: Pre-K through 12th
Total students: 522 • Total teachers: 64
Tuition: $6,900 - $7,570
Attendance requirements: Students and families who share their vision and values as:
- a Christ-Centered School, (affirming that all truth is God’s truth and integrating faith and learning by teaching all subjects from a Christian world-and-life view).
- a Classical School (emphasizing the mastery of the liberal arts and teaching students to value truth, beauty, and goodness).
- a College-Preparatory School (offering a comprehensive curriculum that meets or exceeds the admission requirements of the most selective colleges and universities in the nation).
Accreditation/memberships: Association of Christian Schools International, Texas Education Private School Accrediting Commission, Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, The Society for Classical Learning, the Association of Classical Christian Schools, National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Texas Association of College Admissions Counselors and the College Board
Mascot: Knights • Colors: Blue and silver
Headmaster: William D. McGee
- Years as headmaster: Hired 2008
- Education: Bachelor’s in economics and politics and master’s in teaching from Austin College
- Background: Classroom teacher, coach and administrator, nonprofit consultant

Grades served: Pre-K through 8th
Total students: 476 • Total teachers: 31
Tuition: $4,705 per school year for one child whose family attends one of the seven parishes in the school’s service area; $5,155 per year for one child whose family attends a Catholic parish other than those in the school’s service area; $5,655 for one child whose family is not Catholic. Families receive a 10 percent discount on a second child’s tuition and 15 percent off third and subsequent children’s tuition.
Attendance requirements: Open to children of all faiths; priority given to children who attend one of the seven parishes that contribute to the school: St. Albert the Great, St. John Vianney, St. Margaret Mary, St. Mary, Our Lady of the Lake, St. Thomas More, St. Vincent de Paul and St. William
Accreditation: Texas Catholic Conference Education Department, 2005

Mascot: Blue Angel • Colors: Blue and white
Principal: Dr. Joan Wagner • Years as principal: Hired 2008
- Education: Bachelor’s in secondary education from Texas Tech University, master’s and doctorate in philosophy from
  Texas Women’s University
- Background: Principal, director of diocesan summer program for gifted students

1303 Leander Drive • Leander • 259-4416 • summiteagles.org
Year opened: 2002 (merger between CornerStone Christian School and Great Hills Christian School)
Affiliation: Christian non-denominational

Grades served: Pre-K through sixth
Total students: 151 • Total teachers: 15
Tuition: $300 enrollment fee; $3,950 for preschool three days a week; $4,250 for preschool five days a week; $4,895 for half-day kindergarten; $6,310 for full-day kindergarten; $6,590 per school year for first through sixth grade
Attendance requirements: Students must score in the upper 51st percentile of the Stanford Achievement Test in order to be accepted.
Accreditation: Association of Christian Schools International, Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, Austin Christian Athletic Association
Mascot: Eagles • Colors: Red, white and blue
Principal: Dr. Derek Cortez
- Years as principal: First year as principal of the Leander campus, seven years as Summit superintendent
- Education: Doctor of philosophy from the University of Texas
- Background: Minister, school superintendent

2121 Cypress Creek Road • Cedar Park • 250-1369 • summiteagles.org
Year opened: 2002 (merger between CornerStone Christian School and Great Hills Christian School)
Affiliation: Christian non-denominational
Grades served: Pre-K through 12th

Total students: 308 • Total teachers: 39
Tuition: $300 enrollment fee; $3,950 for preschool three days a week; $4,250 for preschool five days a week; $4,895 for half-day kindergarten; $6,310 for full-day kindergarten; $6,590 per school year for first through sixth grade; $6,655 per school year for seventh through 12th grade
Attendance requirements: Students must score in the upper 51st percentile of the Stanford Achievement Test in order to be accepted.
Accreditation: Association of Christian Schools International, Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, Austin Christian Athletic Association
Mascot: Eagles • Colors: Red, white and blue
Elementary principal: Debby Hackbarth
- Years as principal: Three
- Education: Bachelor’s in education from Western Illinois University; two master’s degrees in special education curriculum and instruction
- Background: School administrator
Secondary principal: Georgia Hensley
- Years as principal: 15
- Education: Bachelor’s from Miami Christian College; master’s in education from Columbia International University
- Background: Classroom teacher and administrator