Grapevine Faith Exists To Develop And Graduate Authentic Christian Leaders.

ADMISSIONS

WELCOME TO FAITH

We are pleased you are considering private Christian schools, and feel honored that you’re exploring Grapevine Faith as an option for your family.  Faith partners with parents, offering a unique educational experience that has a profound impact on both students and families. Our heart is for students to develop and graduate with a passionate pursuit of Jesus. Through the infusion of a biblical worldview at every grade level, Faith students are able to actively engage the culture around them for Christ. To catch a glimpse of the Faith experience, we invite you to visit our campus, meet our faculty, and talk with our students. 

Marion Greer, Admissions Director

Fast Facts

Below are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

Cognia
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS)

Grapevine Faith serves students in the average to the above average academic range, therefore has minimum admissions test score requirement.

Our goal is to set each student up for success with our college preparatory pace and load.

Elementary – Once application is submitted, appointment will be set for testing.
Junior High and High School –  Grapevine Faith administers this test several times during the year. 

College Prep Diploma: (one half credit per class is earned each semester)

Bible4Foreign Language2
English4Social Studies4
Creative Arts2Math4
P.E.1Lab Science4

Grading Scale: 90-100 (4.0) A, 80-89 (3.0) B, 70-79 (2.0) C, below 69 – failing
Community Service hours are also required for graduation.

Scholar Diploma:
The above requirements plus the following: 6 accelerated classes, at least one of the above courses must be dual credit or Advanced Placement, and three credits of the same foreign language.

AP/DC courses:
AP courses are offered in Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Government and Politics, Macroeconomics, Physics,Studio Art: Drawing, Studio Art: Design, Studio Art: 2-D Design, and U.S. History. In conjunction with Colorado Christian University, dual credit English Composition, English Research Writing, Algebra/Trigonometry, Business Calculus, and Philosophical Inquiry are offered.

ED SMITH | President

NOLAN LEBEAUX | Campus Pastor

JON BROOKS | Vice President of Student Development

JEFF HORNER | Vice President of Academics

DAVID ANDERSON | Vice President of Finance & Operations

LISA PIPES | Elementary Principal

KORY HICKS | Junior High Principal

KEITH HALL | High School Principal

PATRICK REENTS | Interim Athletic Director

SCOTT WERNTZ | Creative Arts Director

Grapevine Faith Christian School is an independent, inter-denominational, biblically-based Christian school (Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade) located in historic downtown Grapevine, Texas. Grapevine Faith is co-educational, evangelical, and college-preparatory with selective admission.

Grapevine Faith Christian School does not discriminate based on race or ethnic origin in the admission of students and hiring of faculty and staff. Grapevine Faith Christian School, among private Christian schools, is a believer school (meaning that at least one parent/guardian is a professing Christian).

Click here to view our Graduate Profile

  • Grades Pre-K -12th | 871
  • Elementary (Pre-K-5th) 276
  • Junior High (6th-8th) | 224
  • High School (9th-12th) | 337
  • Class of 2023 | 82 seniors
  • Homeschool Enrichment Program (K-5th) | 34 students

Tuition Information

Above you will find details for 2023-2024  tuition rates at Grapevine Faith. A few important notes:

  • A Tuition Payment Plan is due no later than June 1 or upon acceptance, whichever is later. A Payment Plan using a bank draft or credit card is required of all families. However, payments by cash or check can be accepted at any time; these will simply be applied to your Payment Plan balance. Click here for payment plan information.
  • Grapevine Faith uses an outside company, FACTS Management, to handle payment plans for the collection of tuition and related fees.
  • Discounts are available for families with multiple children enrolled at GFCS and those in the ministry. These are applicable for full-time students only.
  • Our annual tuition fees include all curriculum, textbooks, field trips, class retreats, computer usage, and maintenance. Uniforms, lunch, and school supplies are not included in tuition.
  • Financial Aid is limited and based on financial need and availability. Only ENROLLED students in grades 1st-12th that are in good standing with the school are eligible for consideration. Preschool, Kindergarten and Homeschool students are not eligible for Financial Aid. Please read the Financial Aid Policies for details and guidelines. 
  • As of June 1, tuition for the coming school year is 100% FULLY NON-REFUNDABLE whether withdrawal is voluntary or involuntary. (see Continuous Enrollment and Financial Commitment Agreement). Student withdrawal notification for re-enrolled students must be submitted in writing prior to June 1 or parent/guardian is responsible for the full tuition. Click here to download 2023-2024 Tuition Information & Guidelines.

The Admissions Process

We are pleased your student is applying to Grapevine Faith Christian School. Evaluation of candidates consists of:
  1. Online Application and application fee
  2. Standardized Testing
  3. Pastor Recommendation (Children’s or youth pastor)
  4. Principal Recommendation
  5. Teacher Recommendation (1 for Pre-K-5th; 2 for 6th-12th) 
  6. Student Code of Conduct and Essay (6th-12th)
  7. Transcripts and Report Cards (3 previous years plus current year)
  8. Copy of Birth Certificate
  9. Copy of Shot Records (students may not attend school without current immunization documentation)
  10. Personal Interview –  Interview with appropriate principal or administrator. School will call to schedule the parent and student (6th-12th) interview after all of the necessary information has been received and reviewed.
  11. Notification of acceptance decision will be mailed.

* If your student has a diagnosed learning difference, ADD/ADHD, has had/currently in speech/language therapy, please contact the admissions office before completing an application.

No student will be considered for admission until all steps have been submitted or completed.

Two evaluations are required and scheduled when application is submitted.Search and Teach
SEARCH & TEACH is an early intervention program developed to meet the educational needs of young learners.  SEARCH is a 20-minute individual test designed to identify strengths and weaknesses in readiness skills necessary for reading success. TEACH is a program of 55 learning activities called “tasks”, carefully designed to address needs revealed by SEARCH.  The tasks are ordered from simple to complex and organized into visual, visual-motor, auditory, body-image, and intermodal skill clusters which correspond to the elements of the SEARCH test.

Missouri Kids Development Screening
The Missouri Kindergarten Inventory of Developmental Skills is administered to four and five year olds prior to the beginning of school.  The screening provides a systematic method of obtaining information on the child’s development concepts of number and auditory, fine and gross motor, language and visual skills.

Grapevine Faith Christian School desires to set every student up for success.  Grapevine Faith considers each student’s full application for admissions, although a minimum testing score is required for each grade level.  Testing scores are considered heavily to ensure students are set up for success. 

Testing required and scheduled when application is submitted.

  • Stanford 10 Standardized Test

The ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) is required for second through eleventh grade applicants.  The test may be taken before or after the application is submitted.

Grapevine Faith Christian School desires to set every student up for success. Grapevine Faith considers each student’s full application for admissions, although a minimum testing score is required for each grade level. Testing scores are considered heavily to ensure students are set up for success.

Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade – Once application is submitted, appointment will be set for testing.
Grades 2nd-12th – Click here to register for testing.

All applications and registrations for student enrollment will be accepted at anytime. Grapevine Faith Christian School will consider those with completed application processes, by the end of February, as first pool applicants. Registrations will be processed according to the following priority levels: current students, siblings of current students, and students from the community.

Once the maximum number of students has been enrolled in a class, a waiting pool will be formed. A student will not be officially considered in the waiting pool until all student application forms and fees are complete, and the family and student interviews have been conducted. If the waiting pool number reaches a level in which it becomes reasonable to establish another section of a grade, the administration may authorize the establishment of a new class within approved budget guidelines. If an opportunity to enroll is turned down, the applicant is placed in the waiting pool with no guarantee of future placement.

Current students will have first priority provided that the registration fee is received by the priority registration deadline in January. All current students not registered by open enrollment in February may be placed in a waiting pool. Grapevine Faith Christian School reserves the right to determine the class placement of a student. Special priority consideration will be given to staff and faculty of Grapevine Faith Christian School. In all cases, admission of a student is contingent upon the approval of the Administration.

Siblings of current students will have second priority provided that a completed Student Application and application fee is received by the priority registration deadline.

Students from the community will be eligible to apply at the close of current student and sibling application process. These applications completed by February 1st, will have interviews scheduled, provided that the application fee is received with a completed Student Application. Completed applicants with interviews received by the end of February will be considered in the first round of admission decisions. All applications received after this date will be reviewed and considered on a rolling basis. Admission decisions will be made based on students meeting the behavior, academic, spiritual and attendance requirements for admission.

In keeping with Grapevine Faith’s mission of developing and graduating authentic Christian leaders, educating the average to above average student with a biblical worldview, and partnering with parents in a Christian community, Grapevine Faith considers families who are growing in their personal relationship with Christ and involved in their local church. Grapevine Faith requires at least one parent, and students entering grades 9-12, to be a professing Christian. Grapevine Faith desires to set every student up for success; therefore, Grapevine Faith requires students to score at or above grade level or admissions testing. Student’s recommendations must show a behavioral history that is consistent with the behavioral expectations of Grapevine Faith. Grapevine Faith is not a corrective institution; and, consequently, does not accept students who have been expelled or suspended from other institutions, who have habitually used tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs, who have run away from home, who have been involved in gang activities, who have been arrested, or who have been involved in homosexual activity, engaged, married, or divorced.

Full admission is reviewed annually for continuing enrollment. A full admission is given to students who: 1) are performing at or above grade level; 2) attend school regularly; and 3) submitted to school policy during the previous school year. New applicants will be expected to have submitted to his/her previous school’s policies for entry to Grapevine Faith Christian School. Full admission status can be changed for academic, attendance, or disciplinary reasons.

Tuition for the upcoming year is due and payable June 1st, or at the time of enrollment, whichever is later.

Applicants with deficiencies in any of the specified areas may be offered probationary admission for up to nine weeks if the Administration feels the deficiencies can be corrected by the end of that time. The Administration reviews the probationary admissions each grading period. If the necessary corrections have not occurred, the student may be denied further admittance. If the Administration believes it is highly likely the deficiencies will be corrected at the end of a second six weeks, probationary admission can be extended.

Tuition for the upcoming year is due and payable June 1st, or at the time of enrollment, whichever is later.