San Marcos Baptist Acaemy (also known as San Marcos Academy, The Academy at San Marcos, SMBA or simply S.M.A.) is a coed prep school Baptist institution that is a part of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, and affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention with a membership in the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools. The Academy was founded in 1907 and, today, is regarded as one of the leading schools in the Southern United States. Its mission is one of academic excellence, together with a strong code of morality and personal integrity in a caring Christian environment, it also focuses on the special needs of those students with learning disabilities and/or behaviorial issues. It receives day students in grades 7-12 and boarding students in grades 7-12, and enrollment (in 2006) is 240, comprising 210 in the Upper School and 30 in the Middle School. The school is located in San Marcos, Texas, south of Austin, and north of San Antonio.