FAQs

Submit an Inquiry to Pella Christian Schools as soon as you know your family has interest in attending here.  It’s never too early to make us aware of your interest.

Yes, needs-based tuition assistance and savings are available.  Learn more here.

Over 750 students are learning and living God’s story from Preschool through 12th grade at Pella Christian Schools.

Early Education (3 year old to 5 year old preschool)

  • Three year olds: 1:8 ratio with a maximum of 16 students in each class
  • Four and five year olds: 1:10 ratio with a maximum of 20 students in each class

Elementary School (Kindergarten to 5th Grade)

  • Average number of students in each grade level: 51
  • Number of classrooms: 3 classrooms per grade level
  • Associates aid classrooms as needed

Middle School (6th grade to 8th grade)

  • Average number of students in each grade level: 56

High School (9th grade to 12th grade)

  • Average number of students in each grade level: 70

Pella Christian offers a busing service to locations within the Pella School District and many surrounding communities to provide parents a safe and convenient transportation option for their children to Pella Christian Early Education, Pella Christian Grade School and Pella Christian High School.  Our busing service is an additional cost to families.

House to house pickup and drop off is provided for addresses within the Pella School District.  For those living in surrounding areas, bus stop locations include:

  • Knoxville (Auld Park)
  • Leighton (home pickup)
  • Monroe (old Casey’s)
  • Newton (Farm Credit Services)
  • Oskaloosa (Oskaloosa Christian School)
  • Otley (home pickup)
  • Peoria (home pickup)
  • Prairie City (Casey’s)
  • Sully (Sully Christian Reformed Church)
  • Tracy (Hwy 92 Pickup)

Pella Christian is a secure campus.  It is locked during the school day and all visitors must sign in with our front office staff.

Pella Christian has a dress code, but does not require student uniforms.  A reasonable dress code should not frustrate the students who must abide by it or the faculty and administrators who must enforce it.  Our appearance, like all of life, must honor God.

Pella Christian Schools has a 1:1 technology program for students in 4th grade and older.  The desire of Pella Christian is to continue to provide tools and resources for our students who are 21st century learners. Increasing access to technology is essential for the future of our students and the use of devices is a way to help them apply technology in college, in the workplace, and beyond.  

Pella Christian Grade School and Pella Christian High School are accredited schools in the State of Iowa through Christian Schools International.

As an independently accredited school in the State of Iowa, Pella Christian has the ability to add, delete, and modify state and national curriculum such as Common Core to align it with our core values as a faith-based institution.  When each curricular area is reviewed a team of teachers, administrators, board representatives, and parent volunteers examines the Iowa Core to determine the desired level of alignment in that curricular area. As we create curriculum that promotes the Pella Christian vision, mission, and values, we choose to use standards from the Core only if they reflect our desired rigor and do not conflict with our beliefs.