The Cambridge School of Dallas

What The Cambridge School of Dallas does

The Cambridge School of Dallas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, classical Christian school serving approximately 120 students in grades 5 through 12 at a single campus at 3202 Royal Lane in Dallas, Texas. The school delivers a classical liberal-arts education built on the trivium of grammar, logic, and rhetoric, taught through Socratic discussion, primary-source engagement with works by Augustine, Aristotle, Plato, Dante, Shakespeare, and C.S. Lewis, and a biblical worldview integrated across all subjects. Faculty are unusually credentialed for a school of this size: 80% hold advanced degrees and 40% hold PhDs, supporting a 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio. Student outcomes include an average SAT of 1350, an average ACT of 30, 14 AP courses with a 72% exam pass rate, 17 National Merit Finalists or Commended in recent years, and admissions to selective universities including Stanford, Cornell, Duke, Northwestern, Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt, with 56% of graduates matriculating out of state.

The business model is tuition-funded recurring revenue combined with annual charitable giving and an active capital campaign. Annual tuition for 2026-2027 ranges from $26,400 (Grades 5-6) to $31,150 (Grades 9-12), with a $600 New Student Fee, $4,000 International Fee, and $200 Installment Fee as supplements. The school distributes over $1,000,000 annually in need-based financial aid to more than 25% of its students, administered through the Blackbaud Financial Aid Management system. The go-to-market is a sales-led, three-step admissions process (application, family interview, holistic review) supported by campus tours, shadow days, open houses, the Squarespace website, the Lionheart blog, Drip-powered email, and earned media on Niche.com (4.6 stars, ranked #2 Best Christian High School in DFW). Operations are supported by approximately 25 employees, including a Head of School (Dr. Moryam VanOpstal), a COO, an Academic Dean, directors of Admissions, Development, Athletics, Student Life, and Library Services, and ~20 faculty. The school was founded in the early 1990s by Dallas families, rebuilt on Royal Lane after a 2018 tornado destroyed its campus, and is governed by an independent Board of Trustees with no parent company or institutional investor ownership.

Name

The Cambridge School of Dallas

Legal name

The Cambridge School of Dallas

Website

https://cambridgedallas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Cambridge School of Dallas is a 501(c)(3) classical Christian school serving approximately 120 students in grades 5-12 in Dallas, Texas, delivering a Socratic, classical trivium curriculum with biblical worldview integration at a 6:1 student-teacher ratio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Christian K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical Education K–12 Schools (EDAJABAF)

Keywords

• Classical Christian education
• Private secondary education
• College preparatory programs
• Liberal arts curriculum
• Socratic method teaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Annual tuition payments from families. Grades 5-6: $26,400; Grades 7-8: $27,150; Grades 9-12: $31,150. Additional fees include $600 New Student Fee, $4,000 International Fee, and $200 Installment Fee.
2. Donations and Annual Fund: The school relies on charitable contributions to bridge the gap between tuition revenue and the true cost of their educational program. Donations support financial aid, building maintenance, teacher salaries, sports, arts, and special events.
3. Capital Campaign: Capital campaign for the Athletics & Performing Arts Center, following the 2018 tornado that destroyed their campus.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Cambridge School of Dallas is a private classical Christian school offering a college-preparatory liberal arts education for students in grades 5 through 12. Instruction follows the classical trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric) delivered through a Socratic teaching method, with all subjects integrated through a biblical worldview. The school also provides structured college placement counseling and a range of extracurricular offerings including athletics, student life programming, and library services.

Product overview

The Cambridge School of Dallas offers a unified classical Christian educational program for grades 5-12. The core product is the classical Christian education program, which includes a High School Academic Program (grades 9-12) with honors and AP courses, a Middle School Academic Program (grades 5-8), and a Capstone Project for seniors. Supporting modules include College Placement Services (a four-year counseling process), Christian Formation (Wednesday Chapels and faith integration), Athletics (7 varsity/7 middle school sports), Visual & Performing Arts, Student Life with House System, and Financial Aid. The curriculum is founded on the classical trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric) and uses primary sources, Socratic discussion, and biblical worldview integration across all subjects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lionheart: The school's blog featuring articles on classical learning, theology, education philosophy, and community life.

Products and services

• Classical Christian Education Program (Grades 5–12)

Quantifiable outcome

• Average SAT score of 1350 and ACT score of 30
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BlackbaudcoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party integration for enrollment, donations, and financial aid management. Used for the online admissions portal, donation processing, and SmartAid financial aid management system.
• Microsoft 365coreTechnology or IntegrationUsed for communications and productivity tools at the school.
• SquarespacecoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb hosting platform used for the school website. Provides functional and required cookies for navigation and site security.
• G&A PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHR and payroll services provider for employees. Manages employee self-service portal for paystubs, W2s, direct deposit, tax withholdings, and address changes.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Covenant School of Dallas: Smaller Christian classical school in the DFW area offering grades K-12. Closest head-to-head peer with overlapping classical-Christian mission and similar boutique scale.
• The Highlands School: Catholic, classical liberal arts K-12 in Irving, Texas. Comparable classical pedagogy and small class sizes; closest non-Christian-school peer on classical methodology within the DFW region.
• The Geneva School of Dallas: Classical Christian K-12 school serving the Dallas area, with overlapping classical pedagogy, small class sizes, and biblical worldview integration. Directly competes for the same pool of classical-Christian families in DFW.

Broad incumbents

• Prestonwood Christian Academy: Large non-denominational Christian K-12 in Plano serving the same DFW market. Competes for college-prep Christian families but at significantly larger scale (1,000+ students) and broader athletic/arts programs.
• Trinity Christian Academy: Private Christian K-12 in Addison serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Comparable tuition-driven model with college-prep focus and broad athletic programming; larger and more established than Cambridge.
• The Kinkaid School: Elite Houston-area private K-12 college-prep school. Comparable premium pricing and elite college placement track record, though not faith-based, providing a benchmark for top-tier private outcomes.
• Greenhill School: Independent, secular, college-prep K-12 in Addison serving greater DFW. Comparable small-class, college-prep positioning and feeder into selective universities, but without the Christian worldview component.
• Bishop Lynch High School: Catholic college-prep high school in East Dallas. Competes for faith-oriented, college-bound families in the same DFW geography but serves a broader Catholic base rather than classical-Christian pedagogy.

Regional players

• Great Hearts Academies: Network of tuition-free classical charter schools headquartered in Arizona with select Texas campuses. Applies similar classical pedagogy at much larger scale via public charter funding; not a religious school but a direct pedagogical comparator.
• Hillsdale College K-12 Initiative Schools: Network of member classical charter and partner schools supported by Hillsdale College. Shares classical liberal-arts methodology and civic-minded curriculum; operating footprint is national and generally public-funded, contrasting with Cambridge's private tuition model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/the-cambridge-school-of-dallas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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