York Academy is a nonprofit, tuition free public charter school that educates nearly 800 diverse students via the challenging, world-class International Baccalaureate curriculum. We offer innovative art, music & design programming in a caring environment.
The York Academy offers challenging academics and innovative art, music, theater and design/engineering programming within a caring, small school environment. Founded in 2011, the Academy is chartered by Central York, York City and York Suburban School Districts. Students from eight other districts are also represented. Currently, we serve students in K-10th grade. Each year a grade level will be added, and the York Academy will be a fully-enrolled K-12 public charter school in August 2021.
The York Academy is proud to be the only school in York County - and one of four in Pennsylvania - authorized to educate students via the International Baccalaureate Primary Years (K-5) and Middle Years Programmes (6-10). Currently, the York Academy Upper School is a candidate school* for the IB Diploma Programme (11 & 12). The Diploma Programme is respected and recognized among the world’s higher education institutions. For students, success in the IB often results in advanced standing, course credits, scholarships and other admissions related benefits at many colleges and universities.
Through the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, our staff focuses on developing balanced, inquiring, knowledgeable young people who help to create a better, more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. The IB framework is shared in nearly 5,000 schools globally in over 150 countries around the world.
*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP) or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org.
With an unrelenting focus on academic excellence, the York Academy Regional Charter School challenges students in a diverse learning environment that opens doors for growth, opportunity and global citizenship.
