Family oriented
PCA is open to qualified students of any race or national origin. PCA strives to be a secure, consistent base for families to learn and grow together.

College Preparatory
Classes are designed to encourage students to develop independent study habits, research skills, and academic knowledge which will help them become successful, achieving college students. Advanced Placement (AP) classes are offered at the junior and senior level.

Teacher Certification
PCA teachers are required to obtain certification from the Association of Christian Schools International. Additionally, most PCA teachers hold other teaching certificates issued by state and educational organizations. This certificate requires an ongoing professional program of additional teaching courses, plus a program of college-level Bible courses. PCA actively seeks and selects teachers of the highest caliber and personal integrity.

The faculty, administration, and staff are all professing Christians who are active in their churches. Their handling of situations in school is carried out from a Christian perspective. This includes praying with and giving biblical counsel to students.

Exceptional Performance in National Standardized Testing
Our students regularly outperform the national averages, based on standardized achievement test scores, of both public and private schools. PCA's complete battery test results are consistently in the 70th to 90th percentiles as compared to the national average of 45th to 65th percentiles. PCA student scores compare with other private school students on an equal or above-level status.

Full Sports Program
PCA offers a complete athletic program in Grades 7-12. Boys' sports include 11-man tackle football, cross- country track, basketball, soccer, baseball**, track, golf, and tennis. Girls' sports include volleyball, cross-country track, basketball, softball**, track, golf*, and tennis*. PCA is a member of the Texas Association of Private & Parochial Schools (TAPPS) league, the largest private school organization in Texas.

*offered at high school level only
**offered for Grades 8-12 only
Which sports are offered is dependent upon an adequate number of participants to have a team.

Age requirements
By September 1st of the school year, students must be, age appropriate for Early Childhood classes, at least 4(four) years old and potty-trained for Pre-K, at least 5 (five) years old for Kindergarten, and at least 6 (six) years old for First Grade.

School hours

Elementary students should not arrive on campus before 7:45 a.m., as the buildings are not open and there is no supervision provided before that time. Classrooms for 1st - 5th grades opened at 8:20 a.m.  Classrooms for ECA, Pre-K and Kindergarten are opened at 8:35 a.m.

Secondary students may enter the secondary building at 7:30 a.m.
School buildings close at 4:00 p.m. unless a student is in Afterschool Care, they should not be on campus after that time, except for school-sponsored activities, with adult supervision.

Elementary students not picked up within 15 minutes of dismissal will be taken to the Afterschool Care Program and the parents will be charged for care at the daily rate.

Carpools
Zip Code lists will be available beginning the last week of June in the Registrar's office to assist you with carpool arrangements.

Extracurricular Activities
Students compete in both private and public school regional speech meets, art contests, spelling bees, geography bees, science fairs and math competitions. Secondary students may be active in Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Junior Statesmen of America, National Honor Society and Junior National Honor Society.