American Christian Academy (Alabama)
American Christian Academy is a private Christian school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, with students in grades PK-12. It operates in the former Eastwood Middle School on Veterans Memorial Parkway, which it purchased from the Tuscaloosa City School Board. ACA is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).[1] ACA has been a fully accredited school since 1990.[3][clarification needed][citation needed]
| American Christian Academy | |
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| Address | |
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2300 Veterans Memorial Parkway , 012679 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°11′51″N 87°30′29″W / 33.197596°N 87.508102°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Established | 1979 |
| Headmaster | Dan Carden (Temporary) |
| Teaching staff | 93.8 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | PK–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,014 (2021-2022)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.5 |
| Color(s) | Red, royal blue, and white[2] |
| Nickname | Patriots[2] |
| Website | www |
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 894 K-12 students enrolled in 2021-22 was:[1]
- Asian - 1.5%
- Black - 3.7%
- Hispanic - 2.1%
- White - 92.4%
- Multiracial - 0.3%
Athletics
The American Christian Academy Patriots compete as a private school in the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA). School colors are red, white and royal blue. The following AHSAA sanctioned sports are offered:[2]
- Baseball (boys)
- State champion - 2009, 2011[4]
- Basketball (boys and girls)
- Bowling (boys and girls)
- State champion - 2022, 2023
- Cross country (boys)
- State champion - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020[5]
- Football (boys)
- Golf (boys and girls)
- Soccer (boys and girls)
- Softball (girls)
- Tennis (boys and girls)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Wrestling (boys)
In addition, the Patriots were girls state champions in indoor track 2015-18[6] and boys indoor track 2017-18[7] In outdoor track, the girls were state champions 2007-2012, 2015, 2017 and 2018[8] and the boys were state champions in 2017 an 2018.[9]