Phoenix Christian Preparatory School is a private, non-denominational Christian school located in Central Phoenix. It was the first Christian high school in the state of Arizona when it was founded.[citation needed]
| Phoenix Christian Preparatory School | |
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| Address | |
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1751 W Indian School Road , 85015 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°29′41″N 112°5′49″W / 33.49472°N 112.09694°W |
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| Type | private Christian |
| Denomination | non-denominational |
| Superintendent | Jeff Blake |
| Teaching staff | 55 (on a FTE basis) |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 640 (plus 40 in pre-K) (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.5 |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Accreditation | Association of Christian Schools International |
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History
editFounded as Old Paths Christian School in 1912, the school was incorporated in 1949 as Phoenix Christian High School, it is a college preparatory. It moved to its current location on Indian School Road a couple of years later.
For most of its history, the school operated as a four year high school. Enrollment at the time was at about 400 to 450 students. In the early 1990s, the junior high school was added, and in 2003, the adjacent Light and Life grade school, previously operated by the Free Methodist church on 18th Avenue, was merged with the high school, forming one system known as Phoenix Christian Unified Schools.[2]
Demographics
editThe demographic breakdown of the 380 students enrolled in grades K-12 (NCES does not track demographic information for pre-K students) during the 2013–14 school year was:[1]
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 13.1%
- Black - 26.1%
- Hispanic - 29.2%
- White - 31.1%
Notable alumni
edit- Steve Green, a gospel singer
- Beneth Alice Peters Jones, wife of Bob Jones III
- Tim Rattay, NFL quarterback
- Vonda Kay Van Dyke, 1965 Miss America
References
edit- ^ a b "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Phoenix Christian Preparatory School". ed.gov. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Heritage - Phoenix Christian Preparatory School". phoenixchristian.org. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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