Concord First Assembly Academy

It is the stated mission of CFA Academy to provide Christ-centered excellence in Academics, Arts, and Athletics while declaring God's power to the next generation one student at a time.

CFA Academy uses a variety of curricula to comprise its academics, including A Beka, Bob Jones, Saxon, Rosetta Stone, Cengage, Houghton Mifflin, Glencoe, and Prentice Hall. In the high school, a college-preparatory curriculum is taught in the traditional classroom setting under the leadership of certified teachers. High school students are required to take 4 units of English, 4 units of mathematics, 4 units of Bible, 3 units of science, 3 units of social sciences, 1 unit each of health/PE and computer, and 3 units of electives for a total of 23 units for graduation. Advanced Placement and honors classes are also available for students. CFA Academy students regularly score above state and national averages on achievement and college entrance tests.

Many scholarships have been awarded to students who have graduated from CFA Academy. Class of 2013 graduates were accepted to several prestigious universities, including Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University, University of Virginia, and Georgia Tech.

The school was located at Rockland Circle in the 1970s, though the Worship Center was relocated to its present location at 150 Warren C. Coleman Boulevard in 1978. The Educational Center was not completed until 1988, and the school was relocated to its present location at that time. The current campus is home to separate elementary and high school buildings, a gymnasium, living center, worship center. 'Up the hill' is where the church, daycare, living center and lower school (K4-8th)is all located. The upper part has 3 floors. The first has a cafeteria, chorus room, reception room, an updated theater room, and a weight lifting room. On the second floor is where the daycare, chapel, a brand new cafe', band room, music room, and all of the elementary rooms. On the third floor there are the middle school rooms, science lab, resource center, and art rooms. The high school is located 'down the hill' on its own campus with two gymnasiums, performance stage, and a computer lab and science lab. The high school is capped around almost 300 students each year; and growing every year.

CFA Academy provides several programs through which students may showcase their talents, including middle and high school concert bands, a choral and drama department, and an extensive visual art department, all providing a full-scale arts experience. Students also have opportunities to compete in regional as well as national exhibitions, such as the Northeast Medical Student Art Exhibit, Scholastics Art & Writing Awards, ACSI Art Shows, Band Competitions, All-County Band, All- District Band, All-State Band and the Blumey Awards.

The sports teams of CFA Academy are called the Eagles. The school offers 12 varsity sports and also has junior varsity and middle school programs. The varsity boys basketball team has been particularly successful over some period of time, winning conference championships and state championships. The boys track team won the 2017 NCISAA 2A State Championship.

The school is a member of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association and the Metrolina Athletic Conference along with:

• Gaston Day School – 2A
• Northside Christian Academy – 2A
• Gaston Christian School – 3A
• Hickory Grove Baptist School – 3A
• Metrolina Christian Academy – 3A
• Southlake Christian Academy – 3A
• Westminster Catawba Christian School – 2A[1]

CFA Academy has produced athletes that have gone on to play at NCAA Division I institutions such as Georgetown, San Francisco, Wake Forest, UAB, Toledo, UNC-Wilmington, Presbyterian, High Point, and UNC-Asheville, as well as various Division II and III and NAIA schools.

• Rachel Reilly
• Ish Smith
• Codi Miller-McIntyre
• Tyler Rhyne