Graduation
John Adams Academy is fully accredited by Cognia. Our high school courses are A-G approved and our graduation requirements exceed UC & CSU admissions criteria. Academy graduates have learned and practiced logic and reasoning skills. They studied the great books and ideas of western civilization, and are able to critically & effectively read, write, and communicate. By combining our American Classical Education™ with Core Values, and Servant Leadership, our scholars have gained the skills and confidence necessary to thrive in any endeavor they choose.
Ready for College,
Ready for Life!
Scholars who graduate from John Adams Academy have gained the skills and confidence necessary to thrive in any endeavor they choose.
John Adams Academy Graduates:
Write & Defend Thesis
With the help of mentors, scholars write a college level thesis paper and defend it in front of a panel of faculty.
Deliver Speech
The ability to speak clearly and effectively is an essential element of leadership. Our graduates write and deliver a speech to their peers, and guests as a demonstration of their rhetoric.
Service Project
Scholars actively participate in service learning projects as a means of applying their knowledge. To graduate, scholars will organize and conduct their own service project.
Are Leaders
Scholars learn how to be leaders of distinction. A true servant leader models humility, knowing that there are always more opportunities for growth.
Learn HOW to think
JAA Scholars learn HOW to think, not WHAT to think, as they practice logic & reasoning skills.
Are lifelong learners
Scholars are inspired to seek knowledge and take ownership of their own education. In doing so they become lifelong learners pursuing the good, true and beautiful.
College Acceptances
| American River College | Grand Canyon University | UC Santa Barbara |
| Azusa Pacific University | Idaho State | UCLA |
| Benedictine College | John Paul the Great University | University New Mexico, Honors |
| Benedictine College | Merchant Marine Academy | University of Dallas |
| Benedictine College, Honors | Montana State | University of Nevada, Reno |
| Boise State University | Mount St. Mary's | University of New Mexico |
| BYU Hawaii | New Mexico State | University of Portland |
| BYU Idaho | Northwest Nazarene University | University of Utah |
| BYU Provo | Occidental College | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Cal Maritime | Pacific Union | Utah State University |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Penn State | Vanguard University |
| Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Point Loma Nazarene | Walla Walla University |
| Christendom College | Raford University | Warner Pacific University |
| Coast Guard Academy | Sacramento State University | Wellesley College |
| CSU Monterey Bay | Santa Clara University | West Point |
| CSU Sacramento | Sierra College | Westmont University |
| CSU Sacramento, Honors | St. Mary's College of California | Wheaton College |
| CSU Sonoma | Thomas Aquinas | William Jessup University |
| CSU Stanislaus | UC Berkeley | Woodbury University |
| FIT, NYC | UC Davis | U.S. Airforce Academy |
| Franciscan University | UC Merced |