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Why Choose Zion Lutheran?
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Lutheran schools are among the best Christian schools in the nation.
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The Lutheran connection ensures faithfulness to Christ and God’s Word, highly trained and qualified teachers, and the following distinctive qualities:
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Zion Lutheran School is part of the largest Protestant Christian school system in the United States. Lutheran schools in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) have provided a proven program of education for over 200 years. Lutheran Schools in the LCMS currently serve over 255,000 students nationwide in nearly 2,500 preschools, elementary & middle schools, high schools and college & universities (see below).
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Lutheran schools provide a loving, caring, and safe environment.
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Lutheran schools meet or exceed state and national academic standards at all grade levels.
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Lutheran schools are thoroughly Christ-centered, evangelical, and Bible based – committed to planting and nurturing a Christian worldview in student’s lives, lifestyles, and hearts.
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Lutheran schools are academically excellent. Lutheran school students each year test higher than the national average on standardized achievement tests.
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Lutheran schools identify future Christian leaders for our schools, communities, country and world.
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Lutheran schools are engaged in effective strategic planning which enables the Lutheran school to maximize its ability to achieve its mission. They utilize an accreditation process like the National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA). They develop and follow a business plan. They develop and implement a communications/marketing plan.
Number of Lutheran Schools/Universities and Current Enrollment Figures
Early Childhood Centers 1,400 - 129,351 students enrolled
Elementary Schools 945 - 107,370 students enrolled
High Schools 99 - 18,455 students enrolled
TOTALS 2,444 255,176
Additionally, there are ten colleges and universities of the Concordia University System throughout the United States which offer a wide variety of programs. There are over 157 undergraduate programs available, in addition to over 50 graduate programs. NOTE: Concordia University – Texas located in Austin is part of the Concordia University System.
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