Westminster Christian Academy

Westminster Christian Academy is an independent coeducational private Christian school in Town and Country, Missouri, serving students in grades 7–12. , the school has an enrollment of 946 students. It was founded in 1976 and moved to its present campus in 2011. History Founded by a members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Westminster Christian Academy opened in 1976 in rented classrooms at Missouri Baptist University, with 72 students. It soon moved to a former elementary school in Des Peres, then in 1982, when enrollment had grown to 250, bought the 30-acre former Ladue Middle School campus on Ladue Road in Creve Coeur. The Ladue Road campus, which originally had a capacity of 600, was renovated and expanded in the early 1990s to accommodate 900 students, and enrollment subsequently grew. In 2003, Westminster purchased the 40-acre campus of West County Vocational Technical School in Town and Country, intending to use it to accommodate future growth. An anonymous gift enabled it to purchase the adjacent 30 acres, known as "Centreat", from Central Presbyterian Church. Ground was broken in June 2010 on extensive modifications and additions to the technical school building, and when the school reopened on its new campus in August 2011, it had a capacity of 1,200 students and 300,000 sq. ft. of educational space, including a 610-seat theater, plus extensive athletic facilities. The former campus, then with 165,000 sq. ft. of space, was sold to the Ladue School District. Enrollment was 964 in 2013. Leadership The following have served as head of school: Nolan Vander Ark (1976–77); Evelyn Downs (1977–81); Arlen Dykstra (1981–84); Larry Birchler (acting headmaster 1984–85); Jim Marsh (1985–2013); Tom Stoner (2013–2016); Barrett Mosbacker (2017–present).