School: Ankeny Christian Academy

Address: 1604 W. 1st St. Ankeny, IA

Mascot: Eagles

State Association: Iowa High School Athletic Association

What is your school’s vision/mission statement? Ankeny Christian Academy's mission is “Building Christian Character for Tomorrow’s Leaders!” Ankeny Christian Academy's vision is that our students will attain an excellent Christ-centered education that will lead them to live both morally and ethically. This will successfully prepare our students to live, work, and raise their families according to the standards of Christ as they assume their adult roles in society and carry out the principles of the Great Commission. Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 The mandate for Christian education comes from God directing His people to teach their children diligently the laws of the Lord. (Deuteronomy 6:7) The Christian school acts as an extension of the family and of the church to help families bring up their children in the “nurture and admonition of the Lord” as God has directed in Ephesians 6:4. Each ACA student must come from a home where at least one parent or guardian is a professing born-again Christian. Ankeny Christian Academy is a Preschool through 12th grade independent non-denominational Christian school accredited by the Iowa Department of Education and Christian Schools International. ACA provides a college-preparatory education integrated with a Christian view of God and the world. Each state certified teacher is a carefully selected Christian who loves the Lord and considers teaching a ministry, not merely a job.