Phoenix Christian Preparatory School Explained

Phoenix Christian Preparatory School
Streetaddress:1751 W Indian School Road
City:Phoenix
State:Arizona
Zipcode:85015
Country:United States
Type:private Christian
Denomination:non-denominational
Accreditation:Association of Christian Schools International
Superintendent:Jeff Blake
Grades:PK-12
Enrollment:640 (plus 40 in pre-K)
Enrollment As Of:2023-2024
Teaching Staff:55 (on a FTE basis)
Ratio:13.5
Nickname:Cougars
Footnotes:[1]

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.

History

Founded 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

The 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]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Phoenix Christian Preparatory School. ed.gov. 8 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Heritage - Phoenix Christian Preparatory School. phoenixchristian.org. 8 June 2016.