Gilbert Christian Schools

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Gilbert Christian Schools
Address
1040 S Gilbert Road Ste 200

,
85296

United States
Information
School typePrivate Christian K12
Established2009
SuperintendentJim Desmarchais
Grades K-12
Enrollment1535
Campuses3
Color(s)Green, Gold, and Black
MascotKnights
01. High School Campus3632 E. Jasper Dr.
Gilbert, Arizona 85296
02. K8 Agritopia Campus1424 S. Promenade Lane
Gilbert, Arizona 85296
03. K8 Greenfield Campus4341 S. Greenfield Rd.
Gilbert, Arizona 85296
Website gilbertchristianschools.org

Gilbert Christian Schools is a system of private Christian schools in Gilbert, Arizona, United States. It includes 3 Pre-K through Middle School campuses, as well as a high school campus all at separate physical locations. The high school was founded in 2010. The Greenfield campus opened in August 2017 with over 300 students the first day. The Val Vista campus opened in 2023 with over 500 students the first day.

History

The first school opened as Surrey Garden Christian School in 1996 with 14 students; it moved in 2002 to a new facility in Gilbert's Agritopia neighborhood.. [1] The next year, the school joined the Arizona Interscholastic Association for high school athletics; with just 50 high school students, it was the association's smallest full member school. [2] After adding seven classrooms to the Agritopia campus to expand the high school in 2007, [3] Surrey Garden changed its name to Gilbert Christian in 2009, after it parted ways with founder Tim Ihms, [4] and was approved to build a separate high school campus to house up to 420 students. [5]

In 2017, Gilbert Christian opened a third campus to house up to 540 K–8 students, alongside the Agritopia site. [6]

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