Fei Tian Academy of the Arts: Integrating the Artistic and the Academic

Achieving great results both in the arts and in academics.

ENGAGEMENT: Fei Tian Academy of the Arts students and some teachers participated in a community event in front of San Francisco's City Hall, giving a taste of what classical Chinese dance is about. Courtesy of Fei Tian Academy of the Arts California

SAN FRANCISCO—The Fei Tian Academy of the Arts in San Francisco has a lot to be proud of: In a little more than a year since its establishment in March 2010, the San Francisco branch of the New York-based institution for training in Chinese traditional arts has shown itself to be a formidable school of both academic and artistic strength.

This past June, Fei Tian students scored in the top 10 percentile of the nation on the ACT Explore and Plan tests (assessment exams for 9th and 10th graders in English, math, reading, and science), with roughly a third of the student body scoring at or above the top one percentile.