Hebron Christian Academy
{{Short description|Baptist school in Dacula, Georgia, United States}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = Hebron Christian Academy
| established = 1999
| gender = coed
| headmaster = Dr. James Taylor
| founder = Rev. Lance R. Sperring
| enrollment = 1,152{{cite web |title=Hebron Christian Academy |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=30620&Miles=10&ID=A1701330 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113132125/https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=30620&Miles=10&ID=A1701330 |archive-date=November 13, 2023}}
| grades = K-12
| streetaddress = 775 Dacula Road
| city = Dacula
| state = Georgia
| country = United States
| district = Gwinnett County
| accreditation = ACSI, Cognia, GHSA, NP
| colors = Cardinal and gold
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| athletics = 52 (GHSA)
| nickname =
| mascot = Judah the lion
| free_label = Emblem
| free_text =
| rival = Providence Christian Academy
| yearbook = The Pride
| newspaper = The Mirror
| website = [http://www.hebronlions.org/ Hebron Christian Academy]
}}
Hebron Christian Academy (HCA) is a private, co-educational, Baptist school in Dacula, Georgia, United States founded in 1984 as the Northeast Atlanta Christian School.
History
The Northeast Atlanta Christian Church was founded by the Rev. Lance Sperring in 1984, which opened in 1985 serving 90 students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve.{{Cite news |date=2009-03-09 |title=Lance Sperring, minister, founded 2 Christian schools |pages=B6 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108046660/lance-sperring-minister-founded-2/ |access-date=2022-08-21 |via=Newspapers.com}}
In 1999, Hebron Baptist Church purchased Northeast Atlanta Christian School. The name was subsequently changed to Hebron Christian Academy. Classes are offered for pre-K through twelfth grade.
Demographics
As of the 2021-2022 school year, the year most recently reported to the National Center for Education Statistics, the total enrollment in grades pre-K-12 was 1152. Of these, 856 or 74% were White, 150 or 13% were Black, 40 were of two or more races, 20 were Hispanic, and none were American Indian/
Alaska Native, and none were Native Hawaiian/
Athletics
The Hebron Lions compete in the Georgia High School Association as a AAA school. The sports teams use the nickname Lions, and the mascot is Judah the Lion. The girls' basketball team won the 2020-2021 GHSA Class A Private State Championship.{{cite web |title=2020-2021 GHSA Class A Private Girls State Basketball Championship |url=https://www.ghsa.net/2020-2021-ghsa-class-a-private-girls-state-basketball-championship-bracket |access-date=August 10, 2022 |publisher=Georgia High School Association}}{{cite news |date=March 8, 2021 |title=Girls Basketball: 2021 GHSA State Championship Matchups |publisher=Georgia Public Broadcasting |url=https://www.gpb.org/blogs/gpb-sports-blog/2021/03/08/girls-basketball-2021-ghsa-state-championship-matchups |access-date=August 10, 2022}}
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Category:Baptist schools in the United States
Category:Christian schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Educational institutions established in 1984
Category:Preparatory schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Schools in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Category:Private high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Private middle schools in Georgia (U.S. state)