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History

Pastor Wilbur Wacker and Calvary Church of the Coastlands established the school in 1977. it was named Coast Christian Schools (CCS), served grades Kindergarten through 12, and had two campuses in Redondo Beach,Merl, Jean. "COLUMN ONE : Are Private Schools Better? : More parents are enrolling children in expensive academic institutions. Classes are smaller, but most students do not score much higher on standardized tests than pupils in public programs." ''

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Operations

As of 1992 all teachers must be Christians but they were not required to have educational credentials from the State of California. As of 1999 these were the campuses (all except for one were in Redondo Beach): * Prospect Campus - Two years through PreKindergarten * Inglewood Campus - Infant through PreKindergarten * Elementary Campus - Kindergarten through Grade 5 * Middle School Campus - Grades 6 through 8 * Accelerated Learning Center in Redondo Beach - Grades 6-12 * Accelerated Learning Center in Torrance - Grades 9-12

Demographics

As of the 1991–1992 school year it had 390 students. Of its elementary students, 77% were Anglo White, 10% were Black, 8% were Asian, and 5% were Latino; and of the secondary students, 35% were Black, 30% were Anglo, 20% were Latino, and 15% were Asian. Many of the minority students lived in

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, Inglewood, and other areas, and would have otherwise attended public schools. Jean Merl of the ''

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