Lower School

Building a Foundation for Students to Thrive and Succeed

Lower School at TCA provides a joy-filled environment that sets the foundation for the TCA experience, purposefully created to harness and nurture each child’s unique design. Our passionate teachers are dedicated to making sure that each child receives the care and attention that he or she needs to thrive.

The rich curriculum and engaging, spacious classrooms help foster a robust learning experience for every child. Year after year, that small child who enters Lower School as an eager Pre-K 4 student is loved, challenged and equipped to move on to Middle School, the threshold of adolescence, as a confident and prepared learner.

The Lower School Experience

• Curriculum-aligned field trips and activities

• LEAP program available for advanced and gifted learners in grades 3-5

• 1:1 student to Google Chromebook ratio for technology integration in each classroom

• Integrated technology, iPad and Google Chromebook carts in PreK - 5th grade classrooms

• PreK-5th Grade attend age-appropriate chapels once a week 

• K-5th grade Pride Tribes—small groups led by TCA faculty for mentoring, discipleship, and service opportunities

• Guided reading with small-group instruction

• REACH program available with dedicated teachers to assist with diagnosed learning differences

• Service and/or mission projects for each grade level

• Athletic opportunities beginning in Kindergarten

• Exploratory STEM class and integration for hands-on learning for 2-year-olds through 5th grade

• Fine Arts focus through Music, Percussion, and Art classes

• After School Program and Camp Roar available for grades Pre-K – 5

Some Extracurricular Opportunities and Highlights

• Lower School Musical

• 4th & 5th Grade Football

• PAL League Basketball

• Spelling Bee

• Mother/Son Event

• Father/Daughter Dance

• Veteran’s Day

• Grandparents’ Day

• Great American Clean Up

• See You at the Pole

• Lion Pride Choir for 3rd-5th graders

Grading Scale

A 100-93
B 92-85
C 84-75
D 74-70
F Below 69

Lower School Testing

Trinity Christian Academy Lower School administers the IOWA assessments to students from 2nd through 5th grade. The IOWA assessment test maps student mastery of next generation skills and rigorous learning standards. This assessment is a valuable college preparatory tool that promotes higher-order thinking and processing. 

In addition to measuring achievement, IOWA assessments serve as an indicator of college readiness and provide interpretable assessment data that helps educators and families determine whether students are on track for college and careers, including predicted ACT® and SAT® scores beginning at Grade 6. 

IOWA assessments test in the academic areas of Reading, Word Analysis, Vocabulary, Language, Written Expression, Listening, Spelling, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science.