Penn Christian Academy has been such a blessing for our family. The teachers truly love God and pour so much heart, patience, and care into every child. It is clear that they are not only focused on academics, but also on helping students grow in character, faith, and confidence. In just our child's first year, we have seen them far exceed every expectation we had. They have grown so much, and we are incredibly thankful for the support and encouragement they have received. One of the biggest blessings has been seeing the meaningful friendships they have built and how welcomed and loved they have felt. We are so grateful for the PCA community and the teachers who make it such a special place for children to learn and grow. read more

If I could give this school zero stars, I would. I attended Penn Christian from kindergarten through 7th grade. To the best of my knowledge, my family was the only Catholic family at the school, which claims to be open to all Christian denominations. I was told I was going to hell for being Catholic and/or having divorced parents by multiple teachers/administration members on several different occasions. Other teachers also forced me to share sensitive information about my health, which I now realize is not appropriate for a child to be sharing wih teachers. In addition, teachers at this school are incompetent. There were several occasions where a certain teacher would claim to be "learning with us" because she did not understand and was not qualified to teach the subject material. Said teacher freely admitted to the class that she had never even taken a course in the subject (basic Latin) There were times when I, as a student, would learn the material ahead of time and then teach it to my classmates and teacher, who didn't even know enough to correct me when I was wrong. Teachers play obvious favorites, and it affects grades. There was even an incident where a teacher was allowing her middle school students to follow her on social media, following them back, and even making social media videos with students. Obviously this is highly inappropriate. In addition, teachers do not help students with learning disabilities, even those with school-approved IEPs. My brother has autism, and he had accommodations with the school. One teacher, who was in fact a pastor, refused to respect these accommodations and, at one point, physically picked up and shook my brother because the autistic 10 year old child was getting emotional. Overall, this school is very poorly run and when I entered high school, I realized that I had recieved a very poor education and was behind my peers. read more

We have two kids who went through all of their elementary education at PCA and one who is just starting preschool. Our experience has been excellent throughout all of our history with this school. Teachers are caring and cater to individual needs of the students. There are opportunities there if your kids are interested in music, arts and sports. Kids can get involved in things to stretch their academic and social skills, like speech meets and mathletics. The school has a culture of warmth and friendliness. Biblical truth is foundational. My kids have a solid grounding in Godly and wisdom the Christian worldview, and were also taught apologetics in the upper grades. My only problem with PCA is that it doesn't go all the way to 12th grade :) read more

Penn Christian Academy - Penn Christian Academy - Elementary Schools Near Me - Butler, Pennsylvania

Amazing school! Wonderful Christian environment! It is encouraging, warm, supportive, advanced, and so far ahead of Butler school district. If a problem arises, they address it immediately and in a Christian way. Cindy Dodds and all the staff are top notch. The cafeteria offers homemade food with 3 alternates so all kids are happy. They even cater to the packers by offering microwaves and caring staff to help any child. read more

'Christian' in the name of this school is a joke. Arrogant disconnected director. No willingness to help or direct children. Your tuition doesn't pay for anything. The philosophy is far from Christlike. They may claim to prepare young leaders for life but they have no idea what a leader looks like. If I could leave less than one star if I could. read more

I am a grandparent of several children who attend Penn Christian. We have attended Penn's special events over the last several years. We leave inspired and very thankful for the teachers and staff. We have a great sense of peace knowing that our values are being reinforced by all the staff. If I am fortunate to live in the area in the future, I would love to volunteer there. Thank you, Penn Christian.. read more