Pioneer Valley Christian School

965 Plumtree Road, Springfield, MA, 01119-0111
The mission of Pioneer Valley Christian School is to offer a thorough Christian education, based on the inerrant and authoritative Word of God, with the ultimate goal of training students to love the Lord with all their heart, soul and mind. The school provides primarily a liberal arts curriculum, incorporating Christian standards of discipline and instruction with a continuous emphasis on Christian morals and ethics. The school strives for excellence by teaching a curriculum based on a Christ-centered view of life, providing qualified Christian faculty, and fostering obedience to God as the Sovereign Creator and source of all truth and knowledge. The school desires that students learn the relevancy of Christianity to our culture. It aspires to graduate students who are spiritually, academically, physically and socially mature and are prepared to invest their lives impacting society for the glory of God. The school, in partnership with its families, serves students in preschool through grade twelve residing predominantly in the Pioneer Valley and northern Connecticut.

School Overview:

Pioneer Valley Christian School
School Membership(s) New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Religious Affiliation Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Learning Difference Programs Yes
Learning Programs Supported Language based or mild learning differences
Year Founded 1972
Student Body
Total Students 266 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 21% (MA School Avg.: 24%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 27 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 10:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 40%
Average Class Size 14 students
Number of AP Courses 2 courses
Advanced Courses
AP Calculus AP English
Classroom dress code Casual
(Uniform (MS/HS))
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid 51%
Average Financial Aid Grant $1,850
Acceptance Rate 88%
Admissions Director Pat Sterlacci
Sports
Total Sports Offered 6 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Soccer Softball
Tennis Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 2 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
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Nearby Schools:

Pioneer Valley Christian School
Gr. PK-12 | 0 mi. away
Pioneer Valley Montessori School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-6 | 1 mi. away
Cooley Street KinderCare
Gr. Nursery School-PK | 1.1 mi. away
Kathleen Thornton School
Gr. 3-8 | 1.2 mi. away
Mill Pond School
Gr. 7-12 | 1.3 mi. away

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