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A Day at Alabama School of Fine Arts

Solid Academic Foundation + Deep Dive Specialty Education = Alabama School of Fine Arts

The Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) is a state-funded public school that provides an intensive specialty-focused education in the arts, math, and science to students with outstanding talent from across Alabama. After spending each morning on robust academic coursework that exceeds state high school diploma standards, students devote sustained hours every day to honing their craft, flexing their creativity, and developing their unique voice within their chosen discipline. Our graduates build on the creative habits of mind they develop at ASFA to establish successful careers in a wide array of fields, serving as innovative leaders, cultural champions, and role models for future generations.

 

Tuition FreeASFA is a tuition-free public school for the arts and sciences

 

Grades 7-12

Students in grades 7-12 earn an advanced diploma

 

Boarding

Serving all of Alabama with on campus boarding

 

Specialty Study

3+ hours a day in the subject you are passionate about!

Specialty Study at ASFA

ASFA delivers an intensive, specialty-driven curriculum that challenges students and rewards their dedication. ASFA takes a deep-dive approach to specialty education in the arts, math, and science with multiple hours each day devoted to their specialty. This provides students ample time to elevate their skills and knowledge. Under the guidance of distinguished faculty who are accomplished practitioners in their fields, ASFA students gain an essential understanding of themselves and their goals through the lens of their chosen discipline.

 

 97%  97% of ASFA graduates continue on to higher education

 

 

 91% 

 91% of recent ASFA seniors  were awarded merit scholarships, the national average is 22% 

 

 

 26.8 

 The average ACT score at ASFA is 26.8 compared to the national average of 20.8 

 

 

 $48.57M 

 ASFA students have earned $48.57 million dollars of merit scholarships in the past 5 years

 

The ASFA Experience

Maggie Bearden
Maggie Bearden

"The ASFA community is continuously inspiring me to improve myself, to think creatively, and reach my highest potential. Being part of a collaborative group with supportive teachers pushes me to strive for excellence and holds me accountable."

- Maggie Bearden, ASFA Music student

McNair Shah
McNair Shah

“This summer I worked with a neuroscience professor at the University of Alabama where I employed Machine Learning to build a classifier to interpret brain activity. This was followed by an internship, where I utilized recurrent neural networks to detect fraud for a local company.”

- McNair Shah, ASFA Math-Science student

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