System History
Christian Academy of Louisville was founded in 1976 serving 120 students in grades one through six in classrooms located in two church facilities. In 1977, a middle school was added doubling the enrollment to 240 students. In 1978, with an enrollment of 336 students in grades one through nine, classes were consolidated into one location with the purchase of the Rock Creek Campus in St. Matthews. In 1982, the first senior class graduated with 19 students.
Continued growth led to the building of the English Station Campus, located on 65 acres, which opened in the Fall of 1998. Currently, more than 1,700 students (Preschool -12) attend the English Station Campus, with an additional 300 students attending Preschool-5th grade at the Rock Creek Campus.
In the Fall of 2000, two new campuses were added creating the Christian Academy School System. The Southwest Campus, located in Shively, opened to 26 students in grades K-2. The Northside Campus, located in New Albany, Indiana, joined the school system serving over 300 students in Preschool - 6th grade. A third campus, Graceland Christian School, also in New Albany, joined the system in the Fall of 2003 serving over 450 students in grades K-12.
A new 60-acre campus, Christian Academy of Indiana (Preschool - 12), opened in the Fall of 2005, combining the Graceland and Northside campuses into a single school. To meet future needs in the Southwest Jefferson County area, a new Southwest Campus building opened in the Fall of 2006.
The Christian Academy School System holds a distinctive place among educational institutions in the Louisville and Southern Indiana area by providing high-quality, affordable Christian education for over 30 years. Today, the Christian Academy School System serves almost 3,000 families from Preschool - 12th Grade on four campuses in the Louisville and Southern Indiana area.
