Randolph-Macon Academy

Address: 200 Academy Drive, Front Royal, Virginia, United States

Accredited by:

Virginia Association of Independent Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Brief Overview

Randolph-Macon Academy is a coed college prep school for cadets in grades 6 through 12 with a postgrad program offered as well. The Academy, also known as R-MA, was founded in 1892 and has both boarding and day schools.

R-MA is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. All upper school students, 9-12, are required to join the Air Force JROTC program.

Randolph-Macon is one of six private military schools in Virginia. The campus is 135 acres and the pupils are diverse from over a dozen different countries.

The mascot is the Yellow Jacket and R-MA has an intense rivalry with other county schools nearby.

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