Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) is a private Christian School that serves more than 1,600 students enrolled at three campuses: PCA Plano in Plano ( Pre-Kindergarten 3 through

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), PCA North in

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( Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 10th grade as of Fall 2020; PCA North will continue to add a new grade with the Class of 2023 planned as the first

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graduating class) and Virtual Academy. It is affiliated with

Prestonwood Baptist Church Prestonwood Baptist Church is a Baptist multi-site megachurch, based in Plano, Texas. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It is one of the largest churches in America, with a membership of over 45,000 and a weekly attendance ...

and is accredited by the

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. In addition to a spiritual development plan, the school follows a

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academic program. PCA is both the name of the main campuses and the overall school system which it operates. In addition to PCA Plano, PCA North, and PCA''plus'', the system also includes St. Timothy Christian Academy, a K-12 school for students with learning challenges (St. Timothy is located at the Plano campus), and The King's Academy (TKA), a private school which began operations in Fall 2019 in the Bonton area of South Dallas with K4-1st grade. TKA intends to open a new grade every year thereafter.

Athletics

Prestonwood Christian Academy competes in the 6A classification (in football, 11-Man Division I) of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (

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). Volleyball, basketball, baseball and golf are also played by students at the school.

Notable alumni

* Anne Winters Emmy Award Winning actress *

Cole Missimo Colton "Cole" Missimo (born February 15, 1993) is an American soccer player. Career Youth and college Missimo attended Prestonwood Christian Academy where he was the team captain as a freshman, sophomore and junior. He was twice named Distri ...

former midfielder for

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basketball player for

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* J. R. Reed American football safety * Cameron Rupp American professional baseball catcher in the

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organization *

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Soccer Center Back for Michigan Stars FC

References

External links

* {{authority control Christian schools in Texas High schools in Plano, Texas Private K-12 schools in Texas Prestonwood Baptist Church Educational institutions established in 1997 1997 establishments in Texas