2025-2026 enrollment is now open!
Welcome to Rancho Christian School Admissions. Our desire is to introduce you to our school, answer any questions you may have, and walk with you along the way through the application process. Check out the helpful information on this page to learn more about our school. If you have any questions, please call us us 951-303-8040 or email admissions@ranchochristian.org.
APPLICATION STEPS
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To begin the application process, click the APPLY button and create an account on Rancho Central. This allows you access to the various forms and resources as you move through the application process. If you have any questions along the way, please reach out to our helpful Admissions Team at admissions@ranchochristian.org or by calling 951-303-8040.
Complete our online application here.
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Birth Certificate and/or Passport
Immunization Records (confirm all are up to date)
Grade Reports
-NA for TK or Kindergarten
-Report cards for the current and previous school year (Students entering grades 1-9)
-High school transcripts (Students entering grades 10-12)
Upload IEP or 504 Plan (if applicable)
Student Questionnaire & Essay (Students entering grades 7-12)
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Once all checklist items are completed, our admissions team will contact you to schedule your child’s assessment.
Students applying for grades 7-12 will also have an interview with our Administration
Students with an IEP or 504 plan will also have a review by our Educational Support Director.
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Please allow up to one week for review after assessment/interview are completed.
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Families will receive an email acceptance letter for their student.
Email will include instructions on how to complete the next step to complete enrollment.
If applying for Tailored Tuition, qualified families will receive an award letter.
Cheree Howe
Director of Community & Family Relations
Our family & community relations team handles admissions at Rancho Christian. We are here to welcome you, answer your questions and invite you to become part of the rancho family.
“Rancho Christian is a vibrant partnership between deeply caring parents and a deeply caring school. The result is a close relationship enjoying the journey as students become happy, successful, kind human beings who are ready for university and ready for life.”
-Scott Treadway, President
since 1981 rancho christian has served families in the temecula valley
Our school offers a premier, Christ-centered educational experience for students starting at 2 years old in our preschool, all the way through high school. Our qualified and caring staff and faculty partner with families to give them the best possible opportunities to learn and grow in a safe, fun and challenging environment.
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As the first private, Christian preschool in our region, Rancho Christian has 43 years of educational excellence, caring for and preparing thousands of students in their first years of school. Our teachers are focused on sharing the love of Christ with every child. Our curriculum is open-ended and flexible with specific learning themes, Bible themes, special events, holiday celebrations, and multicultural events.
Preschool activities are a balance of unique, knowledge-building, and fun experiences. Children complete their Preschool experience with foundational learning tools, knowledge, experience, friendships, and are ready for their next step in Elementary School. Our preschool students also have the unique opportunity to continue their educational journey all the way through Rancho Christian High School.
It is so much fun to enroll preschool students of former Rancho Christian Preschool graduates, continuing the legacy of care and educational excellence generation upon generation.
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Lower Elementary consists of Transitional Kindergarten through 4th Grade. Our Transitional Kindergarten Program is designed to give children the tools they need as they move from Preschool into Elementary, such as hands-on learning, friendship-building, number sense, and other foundational learning skills.
As students progress through the lower grades they are introduced to different learning styles and multiple intelligences in their classrooms. We provide a low student to teacher ratio based on grade level with teachers creating an environment of high academic standards balanced with care and personal attention.
Technology is a large part of our elementary learning. Students utilize iPads and computers in the classroom and at home depending on grade level. The retention of essential knowledge as well as higher order thinking skills are evaluated through a variety of learning activities within the classroom, field trips, and at-home projects.
In addition, an allocation of in-class elective instruction time has been incorporated into each grade level's schedule. This also includes weekly elective classes for students to enrich skills in other areas outside of the classroom such as music, art, Spanish, STEM, and P.E.
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Upper Elementary is the exclusive home for 5th and 6th grades. Upper Elementary students have a homeroom teacher for Bible and Language and they rotate classrooms for the core subjects of science, math, and history to specialized teachers in their grade level. Unique elective classes are also offered such as band, choir, photography, American Sign Language, newspaper and more. Students are encouraged to be leaders on campus and are given opportunities to lead through ASB, service projects, and worship teams.
This unique Upper Elementary experience, custom-tailored for the 5th and 6th grade educational, social, emotional, and spiritual journey, allows students to begin attaining the skills and experiences needed for Middle and High School.
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Rancho Christian Middle School provides a caring Christ-centered environment for 7th and 8th grade students to thrive academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually within a more rigorous academic environment preparing them for high school and beyond. Middle School curiosity and a desire to learn fuels our dedicated teachers and staff who are committed to individually supporting students through the critically important middle school years.
Students engage in highly immersive academic classes that prepare them for successful high school learning. Weekly chapels, electives, and activities such as athletics, theater, arts, and clubs provide students with opportunities to create, play, learn and lead.
Guidance Counselors meet periodically with students, ensuring they have the tools they need to do their very best in Middle School, begin planning for High School, and experience success in a fun and exciting educational atmosphere.
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Rancho Christian High School boasts a premier experience that results in students graduating “University Ready and Life Ready”.
Rancho provides a dually-accredited, comprehensive, college preparatory academic program. RCHS curriculum is designed from proven, research-driven, outcome-oriented, and effective content and modes of instruction. Curricular design borrows from the traditional forms of education with a strong emphasis in reading and writing across the curriculum; creating connections between academic disciplines while training students to think critically, reason, and articulate, with a biblically integrated focus fostering a Christ-centered worldview.
Rancho students are encouraged to explore their interests in fun and dynamic learning environments created by our professional, engaging, and caring educators. Rancho Christian’s curriculum meets or exceeds college and university entrance requirements, including the University of California.
The Rancho Christian High School campus is equipped with state-of-the-art learning environments custom designed for each academic discipline. Small class sizes are ensured to maximize both learning quality and teacher relationship. Rancho teachers have a passion for individualized and caring connections with their students and parents. Student culture is focused on friendship, kindness, support, fun, and school spirit. Our High School students lead the way on campus and are an example to the younger grades. There is no limit to the level of success students can achieve at Rancho Christian High.
admissions TIMELINE
August 19, 2024 - Eagle Day
October 22, 2024 - Rancho Parent Seminar
November 7, 2024 - Open Enrollment for 2025-2026
November 14 - Rancho Rising Events (TK-K & Grades 7 & 9)
January (day TBA) - Rancho Parent Seminar
January 18, 2025 - Saturday Open House
February 8, 2025 - Saturday Open House
March 18, 2025 - Open House
April 12, 2025 - Saturday Open House
April 30, 2025 - Commitment Day
June 28, 2025 - Campus Tours/Movie Night
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Rancho Christian School is a model of exceptionalism, centered on the grace and truth of Jesus Christ. We cultivate a safe and positive environment where students journey through a comprehensive, premier educational experience. Graduates will transform their communities, our nation, and the world.
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Rancho Christian is a large private Christian school with over 1,000 students on 34 acres, with over 200,000 square feet of dedicated learning spaces, 4 science labs, a STEM workshop, a conservatory of the arts, athletics facilities, an indoor gym, state-of-the-art weight room, training facilities, and lots of places to play and have fun. We provide a premier environment for students to learn, play, make lifelong friends, and grow into the successful, confident, Christ-centered leaders God has called them to be.
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