Oklahoma Christian School
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Oklahoma Christian School (OCS)is located in Edmond, Oklahoma. This independent, private school is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and fully recognized by the State Department of Education of Oklahoma. Grades PK - 12 are offered. Enrollment follows an admission process and all students pay tuition and fees.
OCS is a faith-based school promoting strong academic preparation along with Judeo-Christian values and character development.
Oklahoma Christian School (OCS) was originally known as the “Christian Center School” begun in Fall 1970 and was operated as an arm of the Christian Conquest Center Church in Oklahoma City. During the 1974-75 school year, the church decided to terminate the operation of the school as an arm of the church. Interested parents and teachers decided that the school must continue. The reorganized, independent school was incorporated as Oklahoma Christian Schools, Inc. On January 13, 1975.
OCS celebrated its first graduating class in 1976 with 13 seniors. In 1987, OCS moved to the MetroChurch campus in east Edmond, Oklahoma.
After renting facilities for for approximately twenty years, OCS completed its first major building project in 1991- 92. This project included a gym complex and then added eight new classrooms in 1995. The facility also housed a band room, science laboratories and the middle school administrative offices.
In 2000, MetroChurch merged with Life Church (also in Edmond). The Life Church and OCS leadership worked diligently to compliment one another's mininstries. In 2002 OCS purchased 31 acres of land to two buildings from Life Church. Immediately the school began to convert church facilities to full functional educational facilities.
OCS continues to expand the campus and provide new classroom space. Enrollment from 2000 to the present has averaged approximately 840 students. OCS employs approximately 90 teachers and support staff.
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