School Profile
Friends Christian School
School Overview
Friends Christian School is comprised of five distinct educational organizations on three campuses in Yorba Linda, CA and Garden Grove, CA. Preschools are on three campuses. Kindergarten and grades one through four are located on the Lakeview campus, and grades five through eight are found on the Rose Drive campus.
God has blessed Friends Christian School in many ways, one being the growth in attendance, expanding from a preschool of twenty students in 1975, to a current enrollment of 850 students, preschool through eighth grade, serving some 630 families.
The mission of Friends Christian School is to develop, nurture and equip students to positively impact their world for Jesus Christ.
School History
Friends Christian School began as a ministry of Yorba Linda Friends Church in 1975. Preschool classes were offered that first year, a kindergarten class was added the next fall, and the pattern of expansion continued through 1984 when the school included preschool through seventh grade. In 1984, Rose Drive Friends Church joined as co-sponsor of Friends Christian School, and grades five through eight were offered at the Rose Drive church site. In September of 1985, Little Friends Preschool, which had been founded in 1969 by Rose Drive Friends Church, was integrated into the Friends Christian School system.
Friends Christian School is accredited through the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and received accreditation for six years in 2018.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredit Friends Christian School.