Mission

Baytown Christian Academy strives to provide an extraordinary education that is unapologetically Christ centered in culture, curriculum and environment, to prepare students to strive for excellence as they live purposefully and intelligently in the service of God and man.

Location

Baytown Christian Academy is located at 5555 N. Main, Baytown, TX 77521.

Description

Founded in 1979, Baytown Christian Academy follows a classical model of education and is fully accredited. BCA serves students from a variety of denominational backgrounds in grades PK-3 through 12.

Accreditation

Distinctive

Baytown Christian Academy is a biblically based alternative to other educational institutions, offering small teacher to student ratios that allow for a more wholesome and personal learning environment. The student to teacher ratio in the grammar school is 15:1 and in the secondary school is 8:1.

BCA promotes high academic standards while helping the students to achieve skills in creative and critical thinking, using the best-integrated curriculum available. The objective of our instructional program is to enable the student to pursue the post-secondary education of his/her choosing, whether in college, university, or in vocational training areas.

Faculty

BCA's teachers are devoted, Christian leaders who are highly qualified in their fields, with many having advanced degrees and certifications. Our faculty has an average of 14 years experience in teaching.

Student Body

BCA serves students primarily from Baytown, but also from Mont Belvieu, La Porte, Channelview, and Crosby. The ethnic make up of the student population is 65% Caucasian, 15% African-American, 15% Hispanic and 5% other.

Curriculum

BCA follows Texas Education Agency standards for course requirements, but does not apply Common Core. Honors level courses are available in English, Mathematics, Science, History, Government, and Economics. BCA offers Dual credit classes for the following courses:  English 1301, English 1302, English 2322, English 2323, and Philosophy 1304 (Ethics and World Religions).

Grading Scale

Since 2015, GPA is computed on a weighted 5.0 scale.  Honors courses will be awarded an additional 0.5 grade points and distinguished classes will be awarded additional 1.0 grade points.  The five-point weighted scale for Grade Point Average (GPA) calculations will follow this pattern:

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Colleges Attended by Graduates