North Raleigh Christian Academy

7300 Perry Creek Road, Raleigh, NC, 27616-0276
Tel: (919)573-7900
Grades: K - 12 | 1434 students
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North Raleigh Christian Academy is Wake County's largest private school serving almost 1500 students. It is a college-preparatory institution providing excellence in academics, fine arts, and athletics. As a Christian institution, students are taught not only how to make a living, but how to make a life. Chapel, Bible classes, and Biblical integration into student life make NRCA distinctively Christian. NRCA is raising up a generation of students who will make a difference and impact their society for Christ.

School Overview:
North Raleigh Christian Academy
School Membership(s) Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
Religious Affiliation Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered Grades Kindergarten - 12
Year Founded 1996
Student Body
Total Students 1434 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 14% (NC School Avg.: 22%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 98 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 15:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 30%
Average Class Size 18 students
Number of AP Courses 14 courses
Advanced Courses
AP Art AP Biology
AP Calculus AP Chemistry
AP European History AP Language and Composition
AP Literature and Composition AP Music Theory
AP Physics AP Psychology
AP Spanish AP United States History
Average SAT score 1150
Average ACT score 25
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Tuition Notes There are two payment plans: Full payment with a 2% discount, and 12-monthly installments.
% on Financial Aid 3%
Average Financial Aid Grant $2,500
Admissions Director Kathy Freeman
Admissions Associate Susan Dial
Sports
Total Sports Offered 17 sports
Sports
Ballet Baseball
Basketball Cheering
Cross Country Dance
Football Golf
Lacrosse Soccer
Softball Swimming
Tennis Track and Field
Volleyball Weightlifting
Wrestling
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 9 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes Live the Life
Marching Band Middle School Fellow of Christian Athletes
National Honor Society National Junior Honor Society
Student Council Student Council
Youth and Government

School Notes:

    • Our Mission: North Raleigh Christian Academy is a community Christian school assisting families by providing academic excellence while instilling Biblical principles in students' lives that they might impact their society./!-- bullet end-->
    • Our Vision: North Raleigh Christian Academy stands as a lighthouse to those seeking a Christ-centered place of excellence with a loving and caring environment where students can launch into adult life equipped with the character and skills to navigate successfully for God's service./!-- bullet end-->
    • Our Faith: The general nature and object of North Raleigh Christian Academy shall be to conduct an institution or institutions of learning for the general education of youth in the essentials of culture and its arts and sciences, giving special emphasis to the Christian faith and the ethics revealed in the Holy Scriptures; prepare young people academically and spiritually to impact their society; unqualifiedly affirming and teaching the divine inspiration of the entire Bible; the creation of man by the direct act of God; the incarnation and virgin birth of our Lord and Savious Jesus Christ; His identification as the Son of God; His vicarious atonement for the sins of all people by the shedding of His blood on the cross; the resurrection of His body from the tomb; His power to save mankind from sin; the new birth through the regeneration by the Holy Spirit, and the gift of eternal life by the grace of God./!-- bullet end-->
    • Our Verse: "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." Ephesians 6:11/!-- bullet end-->
    • Our Affiliation / Colors / Mascot: Interdenominational / Navy, White, Gold / Knights/!-- bullet end--> Our Discriminatory Policy North Raleigh Christian Academy admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic oigin to all the rights, privilieges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic, and other school-administered programs.

    Profile last updated: 09/04/2012

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