Mission

The Donoho School's mission is to provide a quality college-preparatory education to capable, highly motivated students. The School is committed to the development of the total child by providing a challenging curriculum in an atmosphere conducive to good citizenship, personal integrity, and devotion to religious principles. The school's academic, athletics, fine arts, and other student activities are designed to fulfill this commitment.

Student Body
More than 400 students from widely diverse backgrounds attend the school's three divisions which include four-year kindergarten through grade 12. They are characterized by intellectual curiosity, a desire to excel academically, and average to above average inherent intelligence. Donoho students consistently score well above average on national standardized achievement tests.

National Merit Scholars
Nearly 12 percent of all Donoho graduates have been National Merit Finalists, Semifinalists, or Commended students. Over the past ten years, the Donoho School has had more National Merit Scholar Finalists than the total of all other Calhoun County schools combined. Less than one half of one percent of the nation's students become National Merit Finalists. The Class of '08 had two finalists.

Iowa Test of Basic Skills
All students in grades kindergarten through eight are required to take the Iowa Test of Basic Skills each year. National and Donoho scores for 2008 are compared below:

College Entrance Tests
All students at The Donoho School are required to take either the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the battery of the American College Testing Program. National and Donoho average scores are compared below:

College Admission Profile - 2006-07 School Year - PDF Document Here...

Graduates
Since its founding, The Donoho School has established an excellent record of 100 percent acceptance of its students into college. The graduating classes for the past five years have received scholarship offers averaging in excess of 2.7 million dollars per year. Graduates have been accepted by such highly competitive institutions as:

Location and Facilities

The Donoho School campus of approximately 75 acres is located in the beautiful foothills of the southern Appalachian Mountains.Anniston is easily accessible with two exits on Interstate Route 20 approximately 60 miles from Atlanta, Georgia, to the east, and Birmingham, Alabama, to the west.

The Upper, Middle and Lower divisions are in separate buildings though closely located. The academic facilities are designed to accommodate the college preparatory program and accentuate the learning environment. The atmosphere for learning is typified by the Harriet Wallis Donoho Library that makes available to students over 14,000 volumes, distributes over 1000 teaching units of audio visual software, and provides reference materials available on CD-ROMs and online for curriculum enrichment. The school facilities include the following: