Shoals Christian School is a

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. The metropolitan area is commonly called "The Shoals". The headmaster, as of the 2021-2023 academic year, is Chuck Owens. Shoals Christian School was formed in 1997 by the merger of two schools which were sponsored by then-Christ Chapel (no
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SCS graduated its first class of high school seniors in 2000. SCS is "double-accredited by

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(formerly SACS, then AdvancED) and the

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" and "our students score above the state and national average on the ACT" with "an average score of 23.7" Florence, Alabama's

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newspaper named SCS "The Best-Kept Secret in The Shoals" in 2020 with 95% of students receiving scholarship and 99% of graduates attending college.

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* Christian schools in Alabama Private schools in Alabama Schools in Florence, Alabama Nondenominational Christian schools in the United States {{Alabama-school-stub