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Christ-Centered Education for Students in Preschool-Grade 12
Are you looking for a school where the Christian values you’ve taught your child will be reinforced and strengthened? At PCA, we partner with families to provide their children with an excellent education and meaningful opportunities to develop a biblical worldview. Whether your child is a preschooler or a senior, they will be mentored daily, engaged in hands-on learning, and immersed in a highly relational, Christ-centered culture. When graduation day arrives, your child will be more than equipped to thrive in college or wherever God has called them.

Core values

Character

Character

At our core, PCA develops Christian character in our students. Our graduates are confident scholars and compassionate leaders, ready to make a difference.

Community

Community

A place where students are known and loved by our faculty and staff as a creation of God, with their own talents and abilities.

Curriculum

Curriculum

We provide an excellent Christian education that helps our students develop a biblical worldview while thriving in math, science, the arts, and more.

Calling

Calling

God calls each student to a vocation through which he or she impacts the world for good. PCA partners with families to help our students answer and prepare for that calling.
100%

of graduates accepted to college

45+

extracurricular activities and clubs

50

hours of community service performed by each student annually

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Voted #1 private school in New Hampshire by Niche

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“…To have teachers who reinforce all of the things our son learns at home is much more important to us than we may have realized when we first started thinking about school.”
-The Eastman Family