Aurora Christian Schools

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Aurora Christian Schools
Coordinates 41°47′23″N88°22′01″W / 41.789798°N 88.366916°W / 41.789798; -88.366916
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Enrollment558 [1]  (2016)
Website www.aurorachristian.org

Aurora Christian Schools (ACS) is a private Christian school with grades preschool through high school in Aurora, Illinois. [2]

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It opened as a Kindergarten through grade 9 school on September 3, 1975. Eighty-two students enrolled at the beginning of the first school year, and enrollment climbed to 114 at the end of the year. [3] The private school has since expanded and now offers Pre-K through 12th. [4]

Athletics

Aurora Christian offers a total of thirteen varsity/non-varsity sports to its students. [5] These include: cross country, football, golf, soccer, volleyball, boys' and girls' basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, track, cheer, and poms.

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References

  1. "Private School Universe Survey". NCES. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. "Directions & Map" (Archive). Aurora Christian Schools. Retrieved on July 4, 2015.
  3. "Our History" (Archive). Aurora Christian Schools. Retrieved on July 4, 2015.
  4. "Our History - Aurora Christian Schools". www.aurorachristian.org. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  5. "Athletics - Aurora Christian Schools". www.aurorachristian.org. Retrieved 2018-07-10.