Parkway Christian School | |
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14500 Metro Parkway , 48312 | |
Coordinates | 42°33′56.2″N82°59′02.5″W / 42.565611°N 82.984028°W Coordinates: 42°33′56.2″N82°59′02.5″W / 42.565611°N 82.984028°W |
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Former names | Bethesda Christian School, Zoe Christian Academy |
Motto | Challenging Minds, Capturing Hearts, Cultivating Gifts |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
Established | c. 2006 |
Locale | Large suburb |
Educational authority | Christian Schools International |
NCES School ID | A9103422 |
Head of school | Lila Place |
Teaching staff | 43 |
Grades | K-12 |
Gender | Coed |
Enrollment | 508 (2019-2020) |
• Pre-kindergarten | 55 |
• Kindergarten | 28 |
• Grade 1 | 49 |
• Grade 2 | 35 |
• Grade 3 | 22 |
• Grade 4 | 34 |
• Grade 5 | 26 |
• Grade 6 | 31 |
• Grade 7 | 35 |
• Grade 8 | 27 |
• Grade 9 | 33 |
• Grade 10 | 30 |
• Grade 11 | 53 |
• Grade 12 | 50 |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.5:1 |
Color(s) | Blue and red |
Mascot | Eagles |
Parkway Christian School is a private K-12 Christian school located in Sterling Heights, Michigan in the Metro Detroit area.
The school formed in 2006, with the merger of Bethesda Christian School and Zoe Christian Academy. [1]
As of the 2019–2020 school year the total enrollment was 508, with 55 of those being pre-k students. [2]
Race/ethnicity | Enrollment | Percent of student population |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 278 | 61.4% |
Black | 87 | 19.2% |
American Indian/ Alaska Native | 40 | 8.8% |
Asian | 34 | 7.5% |
Hispanic | 13 | 2.9% |
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
As with most private schools, tuition at Parkway Christian varies based on the number of children a family has enrolled and their grade level, with the highest tuition for a single child during the 2022–2023 school year being $8,925 without fees, and the lowest being $3,675. [3]
Kindergarten (half day) | Kindergarten (full day) | Grades 1-4 | Grades 5-8 | Grades 9-12 | |
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1st child | $3,675 | $5,725 | $5,940 | $7,235 | $8,925 |
2nd child | $3,620 | $5,510 | $5,615 | $6,915 | $8,295 |
3rd child | $3,405 | $4,860 | $5,075 | $6,155 | $7,245 |
Additional fees may also be charged, including fees for: family enrollment, testing, Latchkey services, and athletic participation, among others. [4]
As a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), Parkway Christian competes with both public and private schools in the Metro Detroit area. The school is also a member of the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference (MIAC), which comprises fourteen schools divided into two divisions.
A wide variety of sports are offered to students through the school year in both Middle School and Varsity teams. [5]
Fall sports | Winter sports | Spring sports | |
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Boys | Football, soccer | Basketball | Baseball, golf |
Girls | Cheer, golf, soccer (middle school only), volleyball | Basketball, cheer | Soccer, softball |
Coed | Cross country | Volleyball (4th-5th grade only) | Track & field |
The school won the Class D Baseball State Championship in 2016 after beating the St. Patrick Catholic School Shamrocks 10–3. [6] They had faced elimination during the regional round the year prior, losing 0–1 against Novi Franklin Road Christian. [7]
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