Free Will Christian Academy
Shafter · CA · Religious-affiliated · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
Bakersfield Christian High School → Bakersfield Adventist Academy → Bethel Christian → Nigritian Academy → Christ Centered Church Bakersfield/Gideon Academy → Valley Achievement Center → Heritage Oak School → Armona Union Academy →How Free Will Christian Academy compares for families
What families should know about Free Will Christian Academy.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield Adventist Academy, Bethel Christian and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +18.9%/year, projecting from 2022's 26 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Christian High School Bakersfield |
Private | 13.2 | 622 | +28.0% |
| Bakersfield Adventist Academy Bakersfield |
Private | 19.8 | 128 | — |
| Bethel Christian Bakersfield |
Private | 20.0 | 41 | — |
| Nigritian Academy Bakersfield |
Private | 20.4 | 8 | — |
| Christ Centered Church Bakersfield/Gideon Academy Bakersfield |
Private | 24.6 | 56 | — |
| Valley Achievement Center Bakersfield |
Private | 16.1 | 25 | — |
| Heritage Oak School Tehachapi |
Private | 51.3 | 135 | +12.5% |
| Armona Union Academy Armona |
Private | 61.0 | 96 | -21.3% |