Private Christian Schools
52 programs in Arizona.
Canyon Heights Christian Academy
Canyon Heights Christian Academy is a private K-8 school in Mesa, Arizona, providing a Christ-centered education rooted in a biblical worldview. The school utilizes a unique four-day weekly schedule, operating Monday through Thursday, with all coursework completed on campus. The academic program emphasizes foundational skills alongside character development, life skills, and weekly chapel, focusing on discipleship and small class sizes to partner with families.
Light of Christ Christian Academy
Class selection homeschool community on a mission to prioritize every child and teacher, to point them to Jesus and an understanding of just how uniquely beautiful God created them.
91st Psalm Christian School
Located in South Phoenix, 91st Psalm Christian School is a ministry of SouthGate Church serving students from PreK3 through high school. The traditional academic curriculum integrates STEM activities across all grade levels alongside Bible study, music education, and fine arts. The school emphasizes a holistic approach to development, offering competitive athletics for secondary students and a variety of spiritual growth opportunities.
Ambassador Christian Academy
Ambassador Christian Academy is a private K-12 school in Queen Creek that provides a nondenominational, Bible-based education. The academy offers individually tailored instruction within a structured academic program covering primary through senior levels, including specialized homeschool enrichment options. Its mission focuses on shaping a biblical worldview and instilling godly character through a curriculum grounded in the grammatical-historical interpretation of the Old and New Testaments.
Arizona Lutheran Academy
Arizona Lutheran Academy is a nationally accredited Christian high school in Phoenix serving students in grades 9-12. Established in 1978, the school provides a foundational education centered on faith, family, and future preparation within a close-knit community. The academic program focuses on preparing graduates for college and the workplace through personalized attention, small class sizes, and a curriculum guided by Christian truth.
Arrowhead Christian Academy
Located in Glendale, Arrowhead Christian Academy provides a biblical worldview education for students in elementary, middle, and high school. Affiliated with Northwest Valley Baptist Church, the academy emphasizes spiritual growth and local church involvement alongside its academic curriculum. The school maintains a low student-to-teacher ratio and focuses on college preparation, with most graduates pursuing higher education after completing their studies.
Big House Christian Academy
Big House Christian Academy is an accredited, Christ-centered private school in Casa Grande serving students in grades K–12. The school follows a four-day weekly schedule and emphasizes a rigorous academic approach that includes early college courses and dual enrollment for high schoolers. Partnering with Christian families, the academy focuses on intentional discipleship, biblical worldview development, and leadership training for students across Pinal County.
Calvary Christian Academy
Calvary Christian Academy is a private Christian institution in Lake Havasu City serving students from preschool through 12th grade. Guided by the Word of God and prayer, the school operates across two campuses to provide a traditional academic environment focused on building Christian character. The McCulloch campus serves preschool through 4th grade, while the Arapaho campus accommodates students in grades 5 through 12.
Carefree Christian Academy
Carefree Christian Academy is a faith-based school in Cave Creek, Arizona, serving students from preschool through 12th grade. The school utilizes a personalized learning approach with small class sizes, emphasizing performing arts, spiritual formation, and dual enrollment opportunities for college credit. Affiliated with Carefree Church, its curriculum focuses on academic excellence through differentiated instruction and character development within a Christ-centered community.
Caritas Christian Classical Academy
Located in Chandler, Caritas Christian Classical Academy provides a Christ-centered education focused on building virtue and knowledge. The school utilizes a classical academic model and features a "School of Logic" for grades 7–9 and a distinct house system for students. Recognized as a member of the Association of Classical Christian Schools, the academy integrates a biblical worldview across all disciplines to develop students made in the image of God.
Casas Christian School
Casas Christian School is a dually accredited K-8 private school located in Tucson. The institution follows a "readiness-model" academic philosophy that prioritizes child-centered learning over standardized testing to accommodate unique learning styles. In addition to its traditional elementary and middle school programs, the school offers a home school partnership and instructional support to equip students to reach their highest potential.
Catalyst Christian Academy
Located in Phoenix, Catalyst Christian Academy is a classical Christian school serving students in kindergarten through second grade. The academy utilizes a classical education model designed to integrate faith with a rigorous curriculum, aiming to develop both the heart and mind to serve Christ. This K-2 program focuses on cultivating future leaders by instilling biblical truth throughout the academic experience.
Chaparral Christian Community School
Chaparral Christian School in Scottsdale serves students from preschool through 8th grade. The school emphasizes an innovative, community-based approach to learning designed to foster independence, curiosity, and lifelong learning within a Christian environment. Located on Shea Boulevard, the campus focuses on a philosophy of gathering to explore and growing in confidence to prepare students to inspire others.
Christ Greenfield School - Gilbert Campus
Located in Gilbert, Christ Greenfield School provides a Christ-centered, whole-child education for students from preschool through eighth grade. This community-driven school, partnered with Christ Greenfield Church, serves the East Valley with a focus on spiritual grounding and leadership preparation. The academic program emphasizes small class sizes and a firm foundation designed to prepare graduates for success in their high schools of choice.
Compassion Christian Academy
Compassion Christian Academy was a Christ-centered private school located in San Tan Valley, Arizona, that emphasized academic instruction integrated with biblical discipleship. The academy served local families through a faith-based curriculum designed to foster spiritual growth alongside traditional education. Prospective families should confirm current enrollment status directly with the school.
Desert Christian High School
Desert Christian Schools is an independent, inter-denominational Christian covenant school serving students in Tucson across two campuses. The system provides a comprehensive education from preschool through 12th grade, emphasizing a discipleship-focused approach and a 11:1 student-to-teacher ratio. Academic programs are complemented by robotics, performing arts, and athletics, alongside exceptional student services and an international student program for high schoolers.
Desert Dawn Private School
Located in Phoenix, Desert Dawn Private School provides early childhood education and childcare services for children aged 18 months through five years. Established in 1987, the school utilizes a traditional, hands-on academic approach through specialized Pre-Kindergarten and preschool programs. The curriculum focuses on active learning centers, small group sizes, and primary care groups to foster creativity, independence, and foundational development in a supportive environment.
Dream City Christian School Scottsdale (PreK-8)
Dream City Christian School serves students from preschool through 12th grade at their campuses, including Scottsdale and Glendale. This Christ-centered institution integrates a biblical worldview with a rigorous academic curriculum that includes STEM programs, fine arts, and dual enrollment opportunities through local Christian universities. The school emphasizes spiritual growth alongside academic excellence, offering weekly chapels and championship-level athletics for all grade levels.
Faith Christian Academy
Faith Christian Academy is a faith-based private school in southwest Tucson serving students in grades 6–12. The institution focuses on a traditional Christian education designed to build "ambassadors for Christ" who can positively impact their community. Located on South Mission Road, the school emphasizes spiritual growth alongside academics and provides various scholarship opportunities, including state tax credits and Empowerment Scholarship Accounts.
Faith Christian School
Faith Christian School is a private K-12 institution in Mesa, Arizona, providing a holistic education centered on a biblical worldview. The school utilizes a traditional, accredited academic program designed to prepare students for college through small class sizes and personalized instruction. Serving the "Faith Family" for over 30 years, the campus emphasizes spiritual formation, competitive athletics, and the fine arts.
Family Life Academy
Family Life Academy in Tucson serves students from early education (age one) through eighth grade. Affiliated with Christ Community Church, this Christian school emphasizes a Biblically infused academic approach within a nurturing, family-oriented environment. The campus features intentionally small class sizes with a 12:1 student-teacher ratio, offering whole-child development through weekly chapel and enrichment programs in art, music, Spanish, and athletics.
Flagstaff Community Christian School
Flagstaff Christian School is a private, interdenominational Christian institution in Flagstaff serving students in grades K–12. The school utilizes a traditional academic approach that emphasizes a grade level ahead curriculum, STEM programs, and small class sizes. Currently operating across multiple campuses with plans for a centralized site, the school focuses on equipping students through a Christ-centered education supported by over 20 local churches.
Gethsemane Christian Academy
Gethsemane Christian Academy in Tempe serves children from age one through kindergarten. This Christian school provides a nurturing environment centered on biblical values and character development, featuring weekly chapel services. The academic program utilizes a hands-on, interactive approach to learning that incorporates S.T.E.A.M. subjects, music, and art, alongside a specialized Spanish enrichment program designed for early childhood development.
Gilbert Christian Schools - (High School Campus) HS
Gilbert Christian Schools is a private, multi-campus institution in Gilbert serving over 2,300 students. The High School campus, located near Higley Road and Loop 202, provides a Christ-centered education rooted in a biblical worldview. The school focuses on partnering with parents to integrate faith into all academic subjects, arts, and athletics while preparing students to impact the world for Christ.
Glendale Christian Academy
Glendale Christian Academy is an Apostolic school in Glendale providing a Christ-centered education for students in a traditional setting. The curriculum integrates an Apostolic foundation with a classical education approach, primarily utilizing the Abeka program alongside specialized Bible classes focused on denominational doctrine. The school emphasizes spiritual growth and academic rigor, aiming to equip students with a biblical worldview and strong character.
Grace Christian Academy
Grace Christian Academy serves students from preschool through eighth grade at its campus in Tempe. The school provides a Christ-centered education focused on a biblical worldview and academic excellence, incorporating spiritual growth into its core curriculum. Distinctive offerings include an educational enhancement program, fine arts, and a variety of athletics and technology resources within a collaborative community environment.
Grace Fellowship Academy
Located in Buckeye, Arizona, Buckeye Christian Academy—formerly known as Grace Fellowship Academy—is a non-denominational Christian day school serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The school offers a Christ-centered academic curriculum designed to equip minds and nurture hearts through a biblical worldview. The program emphasizes spiritual development alongside traditional academics to help students acquire Christian standards, conduct, and goals.
Grace Lutheran School and Preschool
Grace Lutheran School and Preschool is a private Christian institution in Glendale serving students from preschool through eighth grade. A ministry of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, the school offers a challenging academic curriculum with small class sizes and a focus on nurturing faith. The preschool provides a Word-based environment for three and four-year-olds, while the K-8 elementary program has operated since the 1920s.
Great Hearts Christian Academies - Gilbert
Great Hearts Christian Academies – Gilbert is a private Christian school in Gilbert, Arizona, serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school employs a classical liberal arts curriculum integrated with a Christ-centered worldview, focusing on the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. As a faith-based academy, it partners with local churches to provide an accessible, virtue-based education that includes competitive athletics and a rich academic program.
Great Hearts Christian Academies - Maryvale
Great Hearts Christian Academies – Maryvale is a private classical school in Phoenix serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Located on the Open Sky Learning Center campus, the school integrates a Christ-centered culture with a rigorous liberal arts curriculum focused on wisdom and virtue. This interdenominational academy emphasizes the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty while providing an accessible, faith-based education through financial aid and partnership with local families.
Heart Cry Christian Academy
Located in Queen Creek, Heart Cry Christian Academy serves students from preschool through high school. This ministry of Heart Cry Church provides a faith-based education focused on equipping students with biblical principles, knowledge, and wisdom. The traditional academic program includes elementary, junior high, and high school levels, supplemented by extracurricular clubs, sports, and fine arts programs meant to partner with parents in spiritual transformation.
Holy Family Academy
Holy Family Academy is a private, traditional Catholic school in Phoenix serving students in grades K-12. The academy utilizes a rigorous classical liberal arts curriculum designed to form the whole person through Christ-centered principles and sound philosophy. The educational environment emphasizes spiritual, intellectual, and physical development, incorporating traditional practices such as daily Rosary and weekly Latin Mass to prepare students for dedicated Catholic citizenship.
Life Christian Academy
Life Christian Academy – Emmaus is a private K–12 Christian school in Chandler, Arizona. Established in 2014, the school provides a Christ-centered education that integrates biblical truth across a rigorous academic curriculum. The program emphasizes character development, critical thinking, and spiritual growth, serving families in the Chandler area through a structured, supportive environment that focuses on preparing students for leadership and service.
Logos Christian Academy
Logos Christian Academy is a non-denominational classical Christian school located in Casa Grande serving students in grades K-12. The academy utilizes the time-tested classical education model to foster a deep love of learning through the lens of biblical truth. As a community-focused institution in Pinal County, the school partners with families and various denominations to develop future leaders through rigorous academics and Christian values.
Maricopa Christian Academy
Maricopa Christian Academy is a private, Christ-centered school in Maricopa serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. A member of the Association of Christian Schools International, the academy emphasizes a personalized academic approach where students are taught at their individual skill levels across all subjects. The curriculum is rooted in Biblical principles and includes frequent field trips and community service projects to support character development.
Maricopa Village Christian School
Maricopa Village Christian School is a Seventh-day Adventist institution located in the Gila River Indian Community near Laveen. Currently serving grades K-8 with a focus on K-6 for the 2026-2027 school year, the academy provides a Christ-centered education for Native American students. The curriculum emphasizes academic excellence while seamlessly integrating biblical instruction with the preservation and celebration of Native heritage and culture.
Native American Christian Academy
Native American Christian Academy is a private, faith-based institution located in Sun Valley that focuses on educating and discipling Native American children and their families for Christ. The school utilizes a traditional academic approach, celebrating student achievement through quarterly honor rolls and extracurriculars like the Sticks Drama Team. Supported by work and witness teams, the ministry provides a subsidized multicultural education environment.
North Valley Christian Academy
North Valley Christian Academy is a Christ-centered private school in Phoenix serving students from preschool through high school. The academic program features a specialized High School Academy model with endorsements in STEM, arts, ministry, and entrepreneurial business. The school emphasizes a holistic approach to education through dual enrollment opportunities, a dedicated B.E.S.T. program, and a variety of extracurricular activities including fine arts and athletics.
Paradise Earth Academy
Paradise Earth Academy is a private K-8 school in Gilbert, Arizona, offering full and part-time academic support. The school utilizes a holistic approach that emphasizes small classes, classic literature, and daily engagement with the natural world through gardening, earth sciences, and horsemanship. Students focus on core subjects such as phonics and cursive while developing personal creativity through hands-on learning and outdoor exploration.
Paradise Valley Christian Preparatory
Paradise Valley Christian Preparatory is a private Christian school in Phoenix serving students from infancy through 12th grade. The school focuses on spiritual nurturing and academic excellence, utilizing a curriculum that promotes critical thinking, intellectual integrity, and in-depth worldview study. Its program is designed to foster lifelong Christian discipleship for students as they transition from young learners to scholars prepared for higher education.
Payson Christian School
Payson Christian School serves students from preschool through 12th grade in Payson, Arizona. The dual-accredited school employs a missional, holistic approach to education for younger students and utilizes "The Hub" for high schoolers, offering a flexible, supervised university-style model for online learning. Faculty focus on spiritual and ethical grounding, requiring ACSI and Cognia certification to provide a biblical and academic foundation.
Prescott Adventist Christian School
Prescott Adventist Christian School is an accredited private institution in Prescott serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Part of the worldwide Adventist school system, the campus also includes an affiliated preschool for children ages two to five. The curriculum provides a Christ-centered education featuring small class sizes, AP courses, and Friday clubs, with an emphasis on spiritual growth and practical life experience for all faiths.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy - Grammar Campus
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is a classical, covenantal Christian school serving students in grades K-12 across three locations in Tucson. The Grammar Campus specifically provides a K-5 education focused on excellence through a biblical worldview. The school integrates a traditional academic approach with distinctive programs such as a dual-language immersion south campus and a house system for student leadership and community.
Saint Haven Souls Christian Academy
Saint Haven Souls Christian Academy is a faith-based private school located in Surprise, Arizona. Contact the school directly for current details on grade levels served, curriculum, enrollment, and denominational affiliation, as their public website was not reachable at the time this listing was updated.
Scottsdale Christian Academy
Scottsdale Christian Academy is a private Christian school in Phoenix serving students from preschool through 12th grade. The school employs a traditional academic approach integrated with a biblical worldview, offering honors pathways, engineering, and robotics. Located on North Tatum Boulevard, the institution focuses on maximizing each student's potential through daily Bible classes, weekly chapels, and competitive athletic and fine arts programs.
Tipping Point Academy
Tipping Point Academy is a private, non-denominational Christian school in Scottsdale serving students in grades K-12. The academic program utilizes a mastery learning approach that blends classical foundations with project-based learning and entrepreneurship training. To foster spiritual growth, the school integrates a biblical worldview across all subjects and offers both in-person and hybrid learning options focused on discipleship, critical thinking, and leadership.
Tri-City Christian Academy
Tri-City Christian Academy is a private Baptist school in Chandler serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. A ministry of Tri-City Baptist Church, the academy integrates a Biblical foundation with a superior academic curriculum designed to develop lifelong learners. The program emphasizes spiritual growth alongside competitive athletics and fine arts to prepare students for higher learning and vocational success.
United Christian School
United Christian School is a private Christian institution in Camp Verde serving students from early education through middle school. The school focuses on building students into servants of God equipped to discern truth and apply wisdom. Operating on a Monday through Thursday schedule, the program emphasizes a foundation of faith, family, and integrity within its preschool, elementary, and middle school curricula.
Valley Christian Schools - High School Campus
Valley Christian Schools is a private K-12 institution in Chandler providing a distinctly Christian education focused on spiritual growth and academic excellence. The high school campus offers a traditional college-preparatory curriculum featuring a cutting-edge STEM program, award-winning fine arts, and championship athletics. Established in 1982, the school serves over 1,000 students and emphasizes equipping graduates to be culture changers for Christ.
Veritas Christian Community School
Veritas Christian Community School is a K-12 classical Christian institution located in Sierra Vista. The school utilizes a traditional liberal arts approach rooted in Western Civilization, emphasizing the stages of grammar, logic, and rhetoric to foster a biblical worldview. Serving over 200 students, the campus offers a rigorous educational environment that includes a house system, competitive athletics, and a curriculum grounded in scripture.
West Valley Christian School
West Valley Christian School provides a Christ-centered education for students in preschool through high school in Goodyear. Serving Phoenix's West Valley, the school emphasizes a partnership with parents to integrate biblical principles into academics, athletics, and the arts. The campus offers a small community environment while maintaining diverse extracurricular opportunities, focusing on spiritual growth and safety for its student body.
Wickenburg Christian Academy
Wickenburg Christian Academy is a private institution in Wickenburg offering education for preschool through 12th grade. The school focuses on traditional Christian values and high-quality academics, providing both on-campus classroom instruction and a secondary online program in partnership with Northwest Christian School. The curriculum serves primary (K-6) and secondary (7-12) students, complemented by diverse athletic programs including archery, golf, and football.