Heart Of America Christian Academy vs. Blue Ridge Christian School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Heart Of America Christian Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Missouri for:
Category
Attribute
Affordability
Acceptance Rate
Advanced Degrees
Student Body
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Overview
Heart Of America Christian Academy is not for every child, but it is for the student who wants to make Jesus Christ the Savior and Lord of his life.
Regular Church attendance is required for each student and family.
Prospective students who have unsatisfactory behavioral records from their previous school will be thoroughly screened before being admitted to H.O.A.C.A. H.O.A.C.A. attained this highest level of distinction in Christian Education because of academic excellence.
Honors: Heart of America students have taken honors at the Missouri State Convention of Christian Schools and at the International Christian Student Convention in Academics, Music, Athletics, Homemaking and Scriptural Knowledge.
H.O.A.C.A. is co-educational. H.O.A.C.A. participates in the MO-KAN Athletic League. Approximately 20 Christian Schools participate in this League.
Last year our Basketball Team won honors from League Play to Post Tournament State Championships.
The mission of BRCS is to work with the home and church; to provide a Christ-centered spiritual, academic, and physical foundation in a nurturing environment; to produce young men and women who will carry the light of the Gospel to their world.
Blue Ridge Christian School has been established to train children to live their lives according to the Scriptures.
The Bible, God's Word, is the absolute standard for living.
It is this absolute standard to which all curriculum is related and counsel is given.
Grades Offered
NS-12
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
Yes, selected in 2016
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
Yes
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Learning Difference Programs
Yes
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Learning Programs Supported
Mild Learning Differences
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Year Founded
1983
1969
Students Body
Total Students
281 students
120 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
63%
15%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
10
4
Kindergarten Students
10
6
Grade 1 Students
15
13
Grade 2 Students
15
9
Grade 3 Students
15
4
Grade 4 Students
15
12
Grade 5 Students
15
9
Grade 6 Students
18
11
Grade 7 Students
18
14
Grade 8 Students
18
7
Grade 9 Students
18
11
Grade 10 Students
18
9
Grade 11 Students
18
4
Grade 12 Students
18
7
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
6 teachers
24 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
90%
40%
Average Class Size
15
10
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:47
1:5
Average ACT score
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22
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(KHAKI PANTS & POLO PULL OVERS)
(KHAKI PANTS & POLO PULL OVERS)
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$3,365
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Tuition Notes
Registration fee $60.00; Curriculum fee $220.00;
remainder tuition
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Acceptance Rate
85%
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Admissions Director
Dr. Carroll C. McCarroll
Dedra Pease
Admissions Associate
Pastor Matthew McCarroll
Krislyn Booth
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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5