Prestonwood Christian Academy

Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) is a private Christian School that serves more than 1,600 students enrolled at three campuses: PCA Plano in Plano (Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 12th grade), PCA North in Prosper (Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 12th grade as of Fall 2022 (on May 20, the Class of 2023 will have PCA North's first high school graduating class), and the PCA Online virtual academy.

Prestonwood Christian Academy
Address
6801 W. Park Blvd

Plano
,
Denton County
,
Texas
75093

United States
Information
TypePrivate, Christian
Motto"Ad majorem Dei gloriam" (For the Greater Glory of God)
Religious affiliation(s)Protestant (Southern Baptist)
Established1997
SuperintendentMichael Goddard
Teaching staff146.3 (FTE)[1]
GradesPreK–12
Enrollment1,393[1] (2019–20)
Student to teacher ratio8.8[1]
Color(s)Navy and Gold    
NicknameLions
WebsitePrestonwood Christian Academy

It is affiliated with Prestonwood Baptist Church[2] and is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International. In addition to a spiritual development plan, the school follows a liberal arts academic program.

PCA is both the name of the main campuses and the overall school system which it operates. In addition to PCA Plano, PCA North, and PCAplus, the system also includes St. Timothy Christian Academy, a K-12 school for students with learning challenges (St. Timothy is located at the Plano campus),[3]

Athletics

Prestonwood Christian Academy competes in the 6A classification (in football, 11-Man Division I) of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS).[4][5]

Volleyball,[6] basketball, baseball and golf are also played by students at the school.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "PRESTONWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. "Our School". Prestonwood.
  3. "St. Timothy Christian Academy | Plano, TX |". www.staplano.org.
  4. "Index". Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  5. "Dallas-area teams have dominated TAPPS football. And the 'District of Doom' is still 'loaded' with talent heading into 2019". Dallas News. August 18, 2019.
  6. "TAPPS state volleyball: Prestonwood rallies from two sets down to claim 6A title; Grace Prep wins 4A championship". Dallas News. November 11, 2018.
  7. "21-year-old Lewisville native Anne Winters pursues acting dream in Los Angeles". Dallas News. January 14, 2016.
  8. "Cole Missimo's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com.
  9. "Press release" (PDF). prestonwoodchristian.org. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  10. "Best Game Ever: Julius Randle took over state final as a freshman". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 2019.
  11. "Julius Randle Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  12. "Well-travelled Cameron Rupp of Prestonwood jewish keeps pushing for major-league job". Dallas News. March 13, 2019.

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