Delaware Christian School
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Delaware Christian School is a K-12 Christian, non-denominational, private parochial school. It is located on Belle Avenue in Delaware, Ohio and has around 340 students.[1] There is a 1:14 teacher:pupil ratio and by race, the school is 96% of white (non-Hispanic) descent.[2] Their athletics nickname is the Eagles, and they are in the Mid-Ohio Athletic League.
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[edit] History
Delaware Christian School was opened in 1973 with only a kindergarten class. They graduated their first high school class in 1984 and has been a member of the Association of Christian Schools International since 1985 and in 1995 was recognized by the Ohio Department of Education.[3]
[edit] Policies
The mission statement of the school is 'Delaware Christian School exists to assist Christian parents in training their children to glorify God in every area of life by providing a Biblically based education'.
Though the school has a Baptist affiliation, by admission rules all students must belong to any Christian denomination.
Controversially, primary pupils will be paddled, with parental consent, for persistent offenses. [4]
[edit] Educational standards
Seventy-five percent of high school graduates attend four year colleges or universities. Standardized tests administered in elementary school indicate that the classes are 1.7 ahead of the national median and that the average student is in the 79th percentile.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Delaware Christian School", Private School Review, 2007
- ^ "Delaware Christian School", Private Schools Report, 2005
- ^ Delaware Christian School official site. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ "Regulations of individual schools or school districts", World Corporate Punishment Research, February 2007
- ^ "K-12 Education", The Delaware Ohio Web Page, 9 March 2002
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