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Academics

We offer a well-balanced traditional education designed to meet each child's social, intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual needs in a loving, caring atmosphere.  Our students attend chapel once per week and also start each morning with devotions and prayer.  Each student is also tested yearly using the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, standardized achievement test.

Grading Scale

Kindergarten and 1st
E - Excellent
S - Satisfactory
N - Needs Improvement
2nd - 8th Grade
A = 93-100
B = 85-92
C = 76-84
D = 70-75
F = Less than 70
Kindergarten: Bible Study, Reading, Phonics, Handwriting , Math, Science, Social Studies,  Music, Art, Computer, PE, weekly library visits and story time

First: Bible Study, Reading, Writing, Spelling,  Math, Science,  Social Studies, Spanish, Music, Art, Computer,  PE , weekly school library visits and story time

Second: Bible Study, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Math, Science, Social Studies,  Spanish,  Music, Art, Computer, PE , weekly school library visits and story time

Third: Bible Study, Reading, Language Arts (spelling, vocabulary, grammar), Math, Science, Social Studies, Music, Art, Computer, PE, weekly school library visits

Fourth: Bible Study, Reading, Language Arts (spelling, vocabulary, grammar), Math, Science, Social Studies, Music, Art, Computer, PE, weekly school library visits

Fifth through Eighth: Religion, Literature, English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Music, Art, Computers, PE