Fairfax Christian School

1624 Hunter Mill Road, Vienna, VA, 22182
Founded in 1961, Fairfax Christian School is a non-denominational, private school offering a college preparatory curriculum for students from four-year-old Kindergarten through High School. Fairfax Christian School was a pioneer school in the Christian school movement, and has been a model for over 200 Christian schools throughout the country. We offer a challenging back-to-basics curriculum in a traditional, Christian atmosphere. Students receive personal attention from an experienced faculty and administration. Discipline and order are maintained and are seen as essential to progress in education.

School Overview:

Fairfax Christian School
School Membership(s) Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
Christian Schools International (CSI)
Religious Affiliation Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded 1961
Student Body
Total Students 325 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 50% (VA School Avg.: 22%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 40 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 9:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 75%
Average Class Size 15 students
Number of AP Courses 23 courses
Advanced Courses
AP Art History AP Biology
AP Calculus BC AP Chemistry
AP Chinese Langauge and Culture AP Computer Science
AP English Language AP English Literature
AP European History AP French Language and Culture
AP Human Geography AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics AP Physics
AP Physics B AP Physics C
AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature
AP Statistics AP Studio Art
AP US Government and Politics AP US History
AP World History
Average SAT score 1840
Matriculation Data Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code Formal
(uniforms)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $20,000
Tuition Notes Tuition varies depending on grade. $14,000 - $32,000
% on Financial Aid 20%
Acceptance Rate 50%
Admissions Director Liz McCoy
Admissions Associate James Lee
Sports
Total Sports Offered 9 sports
Sports
Basketball Cheering
Cross Country Dance
Flag Football Golf
Soccer Tennis
Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 22 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
A Cappella Choir Ballet
Bible Study Chess Club
Chinese Club Concert Band
Drama Club Fife & Drum Corps
Flute Lessons Foreign Travel
Korean Club Music Ensemble
Musicals Orchestra
Piano Lessons Soccer Camp
Spanish Club Speech & Debate
Summer Camp Teenage Republicans
Violin Lessons Yearbook

School Notes:

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    The Fairfax Christian School uses a traditional university-prep curriculum. Our fully integrated, time-tested program begins in Pre-Kindergarten and continues through 12th grade. Much of the curriculum at the Fairfax Christian School has been used for nearly fifty years. All classes are taught from a Christian worldview. Students receive a traditional education with an emphasis on academic excellence. Students are expected to strive to reach their maximum potential. Our faculty work together to ensure students develop a passion for learning that endures through their lifetimes.

    Beginning with the McGuffey Readers in kindergarten, students are challenged with time-tested texts and materials, gaining a full educational experience grounded in a Christian perspective. All students at the Fairfax Christian School work at an honors level. The middle school offers Pre-Advanced Placement course work and the high school has a full Advanced Placement curriculum.

    The Fairfax Christian School also runs the Center for American Culture, a comprehensive program for international students that includes ESL courses.

    Graduates of Fairfax Christian School are ready for top universities. They are world-class leaders with a foundation of strong morals, ethics, self-discipline, personal responsibility and wisdom.

  • Profile last updated: 02/14/2012

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