The School Charlotte Christian School, located on 55 wooded acres in southeast Charlotte, is an independent, inter-denominational school for junior kindergarten through twelfth grade students. The school, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools & Council of Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS-CASI), is distinguished by its devotion to Christ, its dedication to excellence and its whole child - mind, body and spirit - approach to maximizing each child’s God-given abilities.
The mission Charlotte Christian School is a Christ-centered, college preparatory school, equipping and developing students to effectively integrate Biblical truth and learning into their daily lives and to impact the culture for Christ. Terry Efird, Chief Operating Officer terry.efird@charchrist.com Allen Nielsen, Upper School Principal allen.nielsen@charchrist.com Jodi Foxx, Director of College Counseling jodi.foxx@charchrist.com Patty Maday, School Counselor patty.maday@charchrist.com
Charlotte Christian Facilities
Current Student Body
• 55-acre campus • 69 classrooms • media center • dining hall • early ed. bldg. • technology bldg.
390 students JK-5 238 students 6-8 374 students 9-12
• two gymnasiums • athletic complex • athletic stadium • swimming pool • tennis courts • track
Class Rank
Achievements and Honors
Charlotte Christian School does not rank its students.
Charlotte Christian has had 30 commended scholars, 17 finalists and four award recipients in the National Merit Scholarship Competition (NMSC) over the past 10 years.
gpa distribution Grade point average (GPA) is based on a 4.0 scale, with the exception that honors courses receive one extra quality point and advanced placement courses receive two extra quality points. All courses are included in the calculation of GPA.
Grading Scale 93 -100 = A = 4.0 89 - 92 = B+ = 3.5 85 - 88 = B = 3.0 81 - 84 = C+ = 2.5 77 - 80 = C = 2.0 73 - 76 = D+ = 1.5 69 - 72 = D = 1.0 Below 69 = F
graduation requirements 26 Total Credits 4 4 4 3 3 3 1.5 1 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5
units of English units of mathematics units of Bible units of social studies (3.5 for class of 2011 & subsequent) units of science units of foreign language units of electives unit of fine arts unit of speech unit of physical education unit of junior seminar unit of computer applications units of writing
On the SAT, the Charlotte Christian top scorer achieved 1500 out of a possible 1600 (2230 out of 2400), with 23 percent of our seniors testing over 1300. 2008-09 was an amazing year as students in all areas of the fine arts excelled with their gifts and talents. From partnering with other private schools to create combined orchestras to our praise band leading worship at the Billy Graham Association to guest artist workshops to train our choirs at the highest level, there was much to be proud of as we expanded beyond the walls of Charlotte Christian School. Awards were plentiful in visual arts. There were multiple silver and gold key scholastic art awards; the first and grand prize winners of the Carolina’s Freedom Foundation; and a national award-winning artwork selected as one of 50 pieces for exhibition in the Old Post Office Building in the offices of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities in Washington, DC. An unprecedented five instrumental students were selected for All-District Honors Band setting Charlotte Christian apart as one of the top private schools in a nine-county area. The ACT 1 drama team capped off their year as the North Carolina representative at the South Eastern Theatre Conference after becoming state champions at the North Carolina Theatre Conference High School Theatre Festival.
as of 8/31/09
1002 students – JK through 12 92 students in the Class of 2010 108 students in the Class of 2011
Twelve varsity teams competed in the NCISAA postseason in 2008-09. Both the varsity football and varsity baseball teams earned NCISAA state titles. The varsity basketball and baseball teams were also the CISAA conference champions. One wrestling athlete was crowned a state champion and a track athlete set an NCISAA state record in pole vault. Charlotte Christian had 52 student-athletes receive all-conference honors and 15 were named all-state. Ten student-athletes signed national letters-of-intent to compete at the college level. Every student, from JK – grade 12, planned and participated in a local, national and/or international student project during the 2008-09 school year. More than 20,000 Knights service hours were logged by the graduating class of 2009.
advanced placement Over the past four years, 78.8 percent of those enrolled in our upper school advanced placement (AP) program competitive classes qualified for college credit on the national exam. AP courses are offered in studio art, art history, English language and composition, English literature and composition, French language, Spanish language, calculus AB/BC, statistics, U.S. history, European history, U.S. government & politics, biology, physics B, physics C - mechanics, chemistry, computer science, environmental science and music theory.
college scholarships The 89 students of the class of 2009 received more than $3.1 million in scholarships based on their outstanding academic, athletic and fine arts abilities.