A New School Option for Lakeland Families
Building Champions for Christ
- Do you want your child to get a superior education that enables them to feel challenged and successful?
- Looking for an environment where your child matters and class size is smaller than average?
- Do you want your child in a Christian environment where they can learn from a biblical viewpoint?
- Are you worried about the cost of a private school education?
About LCA
Lakes Church Academy is an educational institution where students are encouraged to explore the world around them with a biblical worldview. We believe that God created each student uniquely, and we want to help them become more than conquerors for His Kingdom. Our goal is to equip students with the tools they need to be successful in life and serve as ambassadors of Christ throughout their community.
New Academy Facilities
New Academy facilities coming in 2025. See renderings and learn about the One Purpose Campaign by clicking the button below.
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You can rest easy knowing that your child’s education at Lakes Church Academy will not only prepare them academically, but also spiritually and socially. Your children will learn how to live out their faith through service projects, chapel services, mission trips, and other opportunities available at our school. They’ll be equipped with the knowledge needed to make good choices when faced with difficult decisions later on in life – all while having fun! Come see what makes us different from other schools today!
General FAQs
We utilize Bob Jones University Press for the foundation of our curriculum pedagogy. BJU Press provides educational materials written from a biblical worldview that focus on an academic rigor and encourage critical thinking. You can learn more here: BJU Press. In addition to BJU Press, we supplement with ACSI’s Purposeful Design curriculum. Purposeful Design is intentionally rooted in biblical truth to equip students to flourish academically and transform their hearts and lives spiritually (Textbooks (acsi.org). All of our teachers are professional educators with a bachelor’s degree in education and hold their State teaching certificates. As mature Christians their desire is to give each child a superior education, with a biblical worldview, in a loving and nurturing environment.
Lakes Church Academy will be a Christ-centered environment. Teachers will educate from a biblical worldview and be sensitive to the spiritual needs of students. We will utilize Bob Jones curriculum. The curriculum builds on 147 Bible Truths that connects the stories of the Bible into one coherent story that gives understanding to God’s Word from Genesis to Revelation. In addition to a daily Bible lesson students will attend a weekly chapel led by our Lakes Church pastors.
Extracurricular activities include: art, P.E. daily, music, media, Spanish, and STEM classes on a weekly basis.
For more information on tuition, visit our “Admissions” page by clicking here.
We accept the following scholarships through the Step up for Students program: FES-EO, FTC, Hope Scholarship, as well as FES-UA under certain circumstances.
If you are interested in applying for the scholarships you can learn more here: http://www.
Starting in the 2025 – 2026 school year we will offer PreK-3 through 10th grade.
All teachers are mature Christians and are State certified with bachelor’s degrees in education.
- Preschool and Elementary school hours are: 7:45am – 2:45pm
- Middle School and High School hours are 7:45am – 3:15pm
For the calendar, click here!
We will not be offering After School programming this next year.
For the 2025-2026 school year, students may bring a lunch from home, or we offer a service through My Hot Lunchbox – Home – My Hot Lunchbox were parents can create an account an order lunch for their student to be brought to the school.
Students will wear a Lakes Church Academy shirt and khaki or navy bottoms that are purchased separately.
“Uniform Style” pants, shorts, or skorts are required PK through 10th grade.
You can purchase them at any store that sells the Uniform Style bottoms.
We have dedicated school security personnel, cameras and a secure facility.
We’ll be utilizing the Student Information System (SIS / formerly Renweb) by FACTS to keep families informed of student performance, school activities and other events.
Each child will complete an academic assessment during an application interview to assist teachers in lesson planning. To start this process you can apply here.
We are a member of ACSI (the Association of Christian Schools International), and FLOCS (Florida League of Christian Schools).
High School FAQs
Lakes Church Academy is excited to announce the opening of a High School beginning in Fall 2025.
We will offer 9th and 10th grades for the 2025-26 school year, with plans to add a grade each subsequent year. This will allow next year’s sophomores to be the first graduating class of LCA (Class of 2028).
LCA is committed to a curriculum taught from a biblical perspective. Most of our textbooks are sourced from publishers that uphold a biblical worldview.
All LCA teachers are either state-certified, ACSI-certified, or in the process of obtaining certification. They hold degrees in education or related fields.
Classes will be held in shared church classrooms located near the current middle school.
LCA high school will provide an in-person experience, with live teachers delivering face-to-face instruction.
We will offer a variety of fine arts programs and electives across different subjects. Extracurricular activities will include fine arts, clubs, and leadership training opportunities.
Tuition is currently being established, with final rates set to be announced by December 1. Financial information will be available on the admissions page of our website.
We plan to add sports as our student population grows and suitable athletic facilities are developed. Initially, we aim to offer individual participation sports, such as cross country and golf.
Registration for new families will open on December 1. We anticipate spots filling quickly, so we encourage early applications.
You can find the application process in the admissions section of our website, where you can request more information, schedule a tour, or complete your application.
