Overview

List of 5 items.

• College-bound

  100% of Cape Cod Academy's students are accepted into four-year colleges.

• Edward E. Ford Grant Recipient

  In 2024, Cape Cod Academy was awarded the prestigious Edward E. Ford Traditional Grant. This distinguished grant is awarded to a limited number of schools each year, and applications are by invitation only after a preliminary vetting process. The grant will be used to expand the unique personalized learning taking place at Cape Cod Academy. The award is $100,000 and requires a one-to-one matching component.
  
  

  Cape Cod Academy was pleased to receive a matching grant of $100,000 from The Donald C. McGraw Foundation and David and Melissa McGraw, grandparents of a CCA student. David is also a former member of the school’s Board of Trustees, served as Board Chair from 2009 - 2015, and is currently a Life Trustee. The Donald C. McGraw foundation is a family fund created by the late Donald C. McGraw – President and CEO of McGraw Hill – once one of the largest publishing houses in the world. The foundation is administered by his grandsons and is focused on advancing community efforts in health, education, and human services.

• Accreditations and Associations

  Accreditations include:
  

  • New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
  • Member of the National Assoc. for Independent Schools (NAIS)
  • Assoc. of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE)
  • New England Assoc. for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC)
  • National Assoc. for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)

  
  

  Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School

  Cape Cod Academy is a Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School, an honor that recognizes our efforts in teaching digital literacy and citizenship to young people and engaging the entire school community in this important discussion. This recognition is provided by Common Sense Education, part of a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology. CCA is dedicated to teaching young people how to be safe, responsible digital citizens.
  
  

  We are one of the more than 100,000 schools across the country that use Common Sense Education’s groundbreaking education resources. As a result, our students are better equipped to navigate the digital world and use devices for learning.

• Student Diversity

  CCA students come here from over 21 different communities across the Cape, South Shore, and South Coast--as far north as Pembroke, as far east as Eastham & Chatham, as far west as Marion.

  
  

  The number of students from the Upper Cape and Off Cape is about the same as the number from the Mid-Cape.

  
  

  CCA has historically attracted families of diverse nationality, including recent and current students who are citizens of Haiti, Iceland, Belarus, India, Bulgaria, and Portugal. 

   

  National Flags of our CCA Community.
  
  The national flags hanging in Davis Commons represent the citizenship or dual-citizenship of CCA students and recent alumni. We embrace and celebrate the strength and richness that we derive from our diversity of culture and ethnicity.

   

• Non-Discriminatory Statement

  Cape Cod Academy seeks diversity in all aspects of school life. Accordingly, in admissions, financial aid and loan programs, extracurricular activities, and educational programs, Cape Cod Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, or ethnic origin.