Evangelical Christian School | |
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Address | |
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7600 Macon Road , 38018 | |
Coordinates | 35°09′11″N 89°48′45″W / 35.1529194°N 89.8123787°W |
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School type | Private co-educational Primary and Secondary school |
Motto | Pursuit of Excellence for the Glory of God |
Religious affiliation(s) | Non-denominational Christian |
Founded | 1965 |
CEEB code | 430453 |
President | Braxton Brady |
Campuses | Shelby Farms and Lower School |
Color(s) | Cardinal and White |
Song | "May the Mind of Christ" |
Nickname | Eagles |
Newspaper | The Eagle's Eye |
Yearbook | Ichthus |
Website | ecseagles.com |
Evangelical Christian School, also known as ECS, is a private, non-denominational, evangelical Christian school in Memphis and Germantown, Tennessee. It was founded in 1965 and joined Association of Christian Schools International in 1984. [1] It hosts grades Pre-K to 12, with grades Pre-K through 5th grade at the Lower School campus in Germantown and grades 6-12 at the Macon campus in Memphis' Cordova section.
ECS was established in 1965 as part of a wave of private schools formed by white parents in response to desegregation of the public schools. [2] The school began with only primary grades and added one grade each year with the first high school class graduating in 1975.[ citation needed]