Because of its high ranking in the Annual Formal Inspection, the school was allotted up to fifteen recommendations to the U.S. Military Academies.

Advanced Placement classes for college credit were offered in English, Pre-Calculus, Chemistry, U.S. History, Government, and Computer Science.

[4][8] Since 1979, the annual graduation ceremony includes a traditional passing around of the building's front door handle, retrieved from the fire wreckage.

An amended complaint was filed by six sets of parents on behalf of cadets from California, Florida, Tennessee, Colorado, Texas and Illinois.

[15] A March 2013 report found 339 complaints of beatings, hazing, harassment, and abuse over five years, including of students being branded.

[citation needed] The 125th Corps of Cadets received a perfect score of 1,000 points on their annual formal inspection.