Accreditation

Joshua Academy is a private, Christian school. We are not a public charter or magnet school. We have met all of the requirements necessary to accept funds from family Educational Freedom Accounts (EFAs), as outlined in Arkansas Senate Bill 294 (LEARNS Act).

The State does not require non-public schools like ours to follow any type of state sanctioned curriculum, but our curriculum is rigorous and mapped to State Content Standards as part of our accreditation requirements.

While accreditation is not required for private schools to operate or for students to advance, graduate, or transfer credits, an advantage is that accreditation provides parents with assurance that a school has met the rigorous standards set forth by an outside professional educational organization. It also means that as a school, we are actively engaged in self-assessment and improvement to make sure we are achieving our mission.

We are officially in candidacy status for accreditation through Christian Schools International (CSI) a nationally-recognized and state-approved Christian school accrediting organization. Typically, the accreditation process takes about three years and we are on track to be fully accredited in the Spring of 2027 as our 9th grade class completes their first year. We will keep our school community well-informed of our progress towards this goal.