NCA at a Glance - Naperville Christian Academy

Beginning

NCA was founded in 2000 AD with 3 students. We were the FIRST Classical Christian school in the Chicago suburbs. From 2000, NCA added one grade each year through 2013 which saw the first graduating class.

Location

We are currently located at Trinity Church of the Nazarene (no affiliation).

1451 Raymond Drive
Naperville, IL

Northwest corner of Naperville, near Ogden, Diehl, Rt 59, & I-88

Grades

NCA offers preschool through 12th grade divided into 3 distinct schools:
Grammar School (Preschool-5)
Logic School (6-8)
Rhetoric School (9-12)

Graduates

Our first graduating class was in 2013 with an average ACT score of 31.3 out of 36.

Current enrollment

139

Target class size

16

Current faculty & staff

30

Student to teacher ratio

Grammar School – 11:1

Upper School – 7.5:1

School mascot

The Knight

School colors

Blue, gold, and bronze

Sports

The Intramural Sports we offer are:

GS Floor Hockey

GS Beginner Gymnastics

LS/RS Basketball

LS/RS Volleyball

LS/RS Dodgeball

LS/RS Badminton

*GS=Grammar School, LS=Logic School, RS=Rhetoric School

Highlights of the school year

Back to School Picnic
Grandparents & Special Friends Day
Christmas Concert
Winter & Spring Art Show
Winter & Spring All School Service Days
Spirit Week
Spring Musical or Talent Show (alternating years)
Living History Wax Museum or Science Fair (alternating years)
Senior Thesis Presentations
Recitation Night
Graduation
Field Day

Memberships & Affiliations

Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
Society for Classical Learning (SCL)
Circe Institute
Educational Records Bureau (ERB)
Classical Learning Test (CLT)
Universal Latin Exam (ULE)