Our students' passion for learning pays off

Ideaventions Academy students have had success in a wide variety of learning experiences, resulting in increased student engagement and an emotional connection to their learning experience.

Through hands-on work, authentic research, independent projects, self-paced learning experiences, lively debates and discussions, students take what they learn in class and apply it to both real-world projects.

Ideaventions feature a world-class, advanced STEM-based curriculum focused on research and innovation, including full-year engineering and computer science beginning in 1st grade.

It's no wonder our students have earned the highest SAT and ACT scores in Virginia, and among the top in the country.

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Award-Winning School

2023 Cognia School of Distinction: One of only 33 schools and systems awarded the honor out of 1100 accreditation reviews, and the only school so honored from Virginia.

Ranked #1 Private School in Virginia by Washington Parent magazine.

​Ranked #1 in Virginia for SAT scores by Private School Review.

Ranked #1 in Virginia for Best Summer Camp by Northern Virginia Magazine
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College Preparation

SAT mean: 1534 (top in the state)
ACT mean: 33.4

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National Merit Awards

63% of eligible students have been recognized by the National Merit Corporation as Commended Scholars, Semi-Finalists, Finalists, or Scholars since our inception.

We also celebrate our National Hispanic Scholars and finalists for Presidential Scholar
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Reading & Writing

On average, Ideaventions students read 24 books per year.  

After one year at Ideaventions Academy, our students are 2.2 years above grade level in English Grammar.

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Science

​The middle-school science sequence consists of high-school level Biology, Chemistry and Physics taken in 6th through 8th grades.

• Of the students who complete the middle-school science sequence, 62% are ready for the college-level course that corresponds to the class taken by the start of high school.
• Students won six awards at the Northern Virginia Regional Science Fair.
• Our 6th-grade team won the national Planting Science Award and was commended for “serving as an example to future participants.”

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Math

On average, our 3rd-8th grade students have a grade equivalency 3.6 years above grade level in Math (based on Iowa Assessment).

100% participation of 4th-8th grade students participate in Math Olympiad and MATHCOUNTS with outstanding results:
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MATHCOUNTS 2022-23:

• ​2nd Place for Individual Chapter Competition
• 3rd Place for Individual Chapter Countdown
• 3rd Place for Team Chapter 

Math Olympiad (past 3 years shown):

• 2022-2023:​ 
  • Team High-Achievement Award for both Elementary and Middle School teams
  • 73% of students received Math Olympiad award
  • 1 Perfect Score/George Lenchner Award Winner
  • 20% of students were Top 10% worldwide 
  • 5% of students were Top 2% worldwide 
• 2021-2022: 
  • Earned High-Achievement Award for both Elementary and Middle School teams
  • 74% received Math Olympiad awards
  • 24% of participating students were Top 10% worldwide
  • 6% were Top 2% worldwide
• 2020-2021​: 
  • Earned High-Achievement Award for Middle School team
  • 73% of students received Math Olympiad award​

Compare with Other Schools

We use the ACT Aspire as our standardized assessment for its alignment with the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks as a way to measure progress towards college and career readiness. ​

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​​Ideaventions Academy students' scores are as follows:

• Math: 97% Pass Advanced or Proficient (83% Exceeding)
• Science: 95% Pass Advanced or Proficient (89% Exceeding)
• Reading: 98% Pass Advanced or Proficient (81% Exceeding)
• English: 98% Pass Advanced or Proficient (92% Exceeding)

For comparison, Virginia's statewide Standards of Learning (SOL) averages in 2021-22 were: 

• VA Statewide SOL Math: 61% Pass Advanced or Proficient
• VA Statewide SOL Science: 45% Pass Advanced or Proficient
• VA Statewide SOL Reading: 70% Pass Advanced or Proficient
• VA Statewide SOL Writing: 57% Pass Advanced or Proficient

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National Spanish Exams: 

2023: 4 Gold medals, 3 Silver, 8 Honorable
2021: 3 Gold medals, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze, 3 Honorable
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Extracurricular

• National Champions! Our Advanced Vertical Robotics team "Daedalus" placed 1st nationally in Bell Helicopter's Advanced Vertical Robotics competition in 2023 - 2024, and won Regionals
• Our Advanced Vertical Robotics team "Daedalus" placed 2nd nationally in the Bell Advanced Vertical Robotics competition in 2022 - 2023, and won Regionals
• Member of the Independent Small Schools Athletic Conference (ISSAC League): Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, and Golf

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