Trinity Christian High School (Lubbock, Texas)

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Trinity Christian School
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Trinity Christian High School (Lubbock, Texas)
6701 University Avenue

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79413

United States
Coordinates 33°31′58″N101°52′10″W / 33.532883°N 101.869449°W / 33.532883; -101.869449
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Type Private Christian
MottoTrain a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. ~ Pr 22:6
Established1977
SuperintendentStephen Cox
NCES School ID02061888 [1]
Faculty83.5 FTEs [1]
Enrollment589 (plus 35 in PreK, as of 2019–20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio7.1:1 [1]
Color(s) Red Navy and White
   
Team nameLions
Website www.tcslubbock.org

Trinity Christian High School is a private Christian high school run by Trinity Church of Lubbock, Texas. The school was founded in 1977 and graduated its first senior class in 1991. The school is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) [2] and is approved by the State of Texas.

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As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 589 students (plus 35 students in PreK) and 83.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.1:1. The school's student body was 87.9% (518) White, 5.9% (35) Hispanic, 2.0% (12) Asian, 2.0% (12) two or more races, 1.0% (6) Black and 1.0% (6) American Indian / Alaska Native. [1]

Awards and recognition

Trinity Christian School was selected by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal as its Readers Choice Best of Lubbock Awards 2006 winner as Best Private School, based on ballots submitted by 2,500 of the paper's readers. [3]

Athletics

Trinity Christian defeated Fort Worth Christian by a final score of 55-51, to win the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) 4A state championship game played on March 1, 2003, at Texas Southern University in Houston. [4] They also won the 1999 4A championship. [5]

The Trinity Christian girls basketball team won the 2005 Class 4A championship over Carrollton Christian by a score of 56-44. [6] The team also won the 2004 4A championship. [7]

Trinity Christian has won three girls volleyball TAPPS state championships, including back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005 (with a 3-0 over Garland Christian), when the team had records of 40-4 and 41-7 respectively. The team won their first state title in 1999, with a 31-1 season record. [6] [8]

The third-ranked Trinity Christian girls basketball team made it to the TAPPS 5A state championship, falling to the 2nd-ranked Liberty Christian by a final score of 62-51, in a game played on March 4, 2007, at the University of Texas at Tyler. [9]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. "2022 Best ACSI Schools in the Lubbock Area". Niche. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
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  4. "High School Briefs", Dallas Morning News , March 5, 2003
  5. "Athletic Past Champions Prior to 1999: Basketball" (PDF). Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Area high school teams enjoy more success over past year, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal , June 5, 2005
  7. Trinity Christian looks forward to challenge, November 12, 2006. "On the surface it would appear the Trinity Christian girls basketball team has nothing much left to prove. Such is life when you're the two-time Texas Association of Private and Parochial School Class 4A defending state champion."
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