Warner Christian Academy (WCA) is a Christian

Christian

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 private school

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

 located at 1730 South Ridgewood Ave. in South Daytona, Florida

South Daytona, Florida

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 and was founded in September 1972.

Background

Warner Christian Academy first opened its doors in 1971 with a first-grade class and later a day care

Day care

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. In September 1972, WCA started the school year with 228 students in grades K5 through 9. By the fall of 1973, the school population grew to 440 and the athletic department was started.

As of January 2011, Warner Christian Academy has over 600 students enrolled.

Academics

Warner Christian Academy is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International

Association of Christian Schools International

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 (ACSI). ACSI

ACSI

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 is a charter member of the National Council for Private School Accreditation

National Council for Private School Accreditation

The National Council for Private School Accreditation is a private organization dedicated to accrediting American private schools on a national level. It was created in 1993 to form at-large standards after the U.S. Department of Education in 1985 deemed the Department did not have legal authority...

 (NCPSA), and the accreditation program of ACSI

ACSI

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 has been fully recognized by them. NCPSA is a national review panel for the standards and procedures of private school accrediting associations and is recognized in Florida

Florida

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as an indicator of a quality accreditation process.