Our teachers hold Bachelor Degrees and have or are working on completing an ACSI credential as well as a state credential.

We provide extended care for PS-6th grade for an additional fee of $6 per hour or any part of an hour. The before/after school program times are:

Preschool/TK – 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

K – 6th – 6:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

8th – 12th – 6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

“My hot lunch box” is a program parents are able to access if they would like to order a hot lunch for their child.

Students in kindergarten have an 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. academic day and may stay for an optional 12:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. afternoon care program for an additional fee.

All students attend a weekly chapel service. Students in preschool through 12th grade receive daily Bible instruction as well as biblical integration in each subject area. Additionally, high school students have the opportunity to join other Bible studies and prayer groups.

Yes. In addition, we offer preschool starting at age 2 years, 9 months (and fully toilet trained). Our transitional kindergartners fall under our preschool.

We do not have uniforms; however, we do have a dress code policy that is enforced. Please refer to the Parent-Student Handbook for specific dress code policy.

Yes. We use assessments that give us a prediction of how our students will perform on college entrance exams. All 7th & 8th graders take the MAPS, 9th-grade students take the PSAT 8/9, 10th grades take the PreACT, and 11th grades take the PSAT/NMSQT. We are not given the opportunity to take the California standards test.

We are selective in choosing the best sequential curriculum for our students across the PS-12 grades. We teach most of the classic California State Standards, as well as some Common Core. In addition, we will not teach any standard that is contrary to God’s Word.

Advanced Placement and Honor courses are open to students of high motivation and/or proven ability who wish to study a subject in greater depth. BVCS offers AP classes in Literature, Psychology, U.S. History, Biology, Computer Science, Computer Science Principles, Art, and Calculus. Honors classes are available for English, Biology & Chemistry.

790 students in Preschool-12th grade

There are typically 22 to 30 students per class. Preschool typically has 15 children with 2 adults.

Lower elementary students have between 10-30 minutes of homework on most school nights. Upper elementary students have between 40-60 minutes on average. JH/HS can expect about an hour of homework each night on average.

BVCS is accredited K-12 by The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).  WASC is a regional association that accredits public and private schools, colleges, and universities in the United States.

Tuition Assistance is available to those who qualify. For more information, please refer to www.bvcs.org.

We have a wide variety of textbooks we choose from to create our rich Christ-centered curriculum.

We offer a variety of extracurricular activities such as PE, drama, technology, music, electives, sports, and clubs.

It is our desire to meet the needs of all students the best we can in our general education setting. Our teachers strive to differentiate in their classrooms and accommodations may be made for students who qualify.

Students primarily use Google Chromebooks in 2nd-12th grade.

BVCS is a ministry of Big Valley Grace Community Church which is a non-denominational church.

Preschool-kindergarten: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

1st-6th grade: 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

7th-12th grade: 8:20 a.m.-3:00 p.m.