Athens Christian Academy (ACA) exists as a coeducational day school that encompasses grades kindergarten through eighth.  It is operated as a non-profit, non-denominational, educational service and is governed by the ACA Board of Directors.  ACA's purpose is to provide superior education in a Christian environment.  ACA welcomed its first classes of students in the fall of 1996.  The first students represented three grade levels - kindergarten through second.  A grade per year has been added, and now grades kindergarten through eighth are offered for the 2007-08 school year.

ACA offers a combination of outstanding curricula.  Students receive a strong foundation in reading.  The phonetic approach to reading builds confident readers, trains students to listen carefully, and develops good habits for thinking, analyzing, organizing, memorizing, and applying important facts and rules in any area of education.