Southland Christian Academy

What Southland Christian Academy does

Southland Christian Academy, now operating as Open Door Christian Academy, is a private Christian school serving students from K4 through 12th grade on an eight-acre, three-building campus in Denham Springs, Louisiana, a few miles from Baton Rouge. The school was founded in 1968 as a ministry of Open Door Baptist Church, and the church-school integration is structural: the church provides campus facilities, the pastor serves as principal, and the school is positioned as an extension of church ministry. The institution uses the A Beka curriculum across most classroom subjects and administers the Stanford Achievement Test annually; according to the school's own claims, students test one to two grade levels above their current grade on average, with some testing three to four grade levels ahead.

The school's offerings span core academics, fine arts (choir, band, Irish drum, seasonal performances), athletics (soccer, volleyball), chapel services, and extracurricular programs such as Beta Club and dual enrollment for 11th-12th graders. Revenue is generated primarily through annual tuition and a $100 registration fee (with early-registration and referral discounts), supplemented by recurring fundraisers (World's Finest Chocolate, scratch-off, Krispy Kreme donut, and strawberry sales) and event revenue from programs and performances. Aftercare and non-school-day childcare are delivered through a partnership with Open Door Child Development Center at $12.50 per student per day.

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: families contact the school office by phone or via the website, attend open houses, and enroll directly. Marketing channels include the school website, Facebook page, church congregation referrals, community events (Family Fest, trunk-or-treat), and a $200 referral credit program. The institution employs approximately 15 staff and enrolls approximately 170 students. In 2019-2020, the school rebranded from Southland Christian Academy to Open Door Christian Academy to align its name with the parent church's existing brand recognition.

Name

Southland Christian Academy

Legal name

Open Door Baptist Church

Website

https://southlandsaints.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Southland Christian Academy, now Open Door Christian Academy, is a private Christian K4-12 school in Denham Springs, Louisiana, operated as a ministry of Open Door Baptist Church, serving approximately 170 students with A Beka curriculum, fine arts, and athletics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Christian Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Christian school education
• K-12 private education
• A Beka curriculum
• Fine arts programs
• Christian worldview education

Headquarters

HQ city

Denham Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration: School generates revenue primarily through tuition payments and registration fees. Registration fees of $100 are mentioned, with discounts for early registration and referrals.
2. Fundraisers: Various fundraisers including World's Finest Chocolate sales, scratch-off fundraisers, strawberry sales, Krispy Kreme donut sales, and booth sales at community events.
3. Event Revenue: Revenue from school events such as Christmas programs ($3 adults, $1 students), talent shows, and fine arts performances.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Southland Christian Academy (now operating as Open Door Christian Academy) is a private Christian school providing K4 through 12th grade education using the A Beka curriculum on an eight-acre campus in Denham Springs, Louisiana. The school delivers core academic instruction, Stanford Achievement Test-based assessment, fine arts (choir, band), athletics (soccer, volleyball), chapel services, character education, and dual enrollment opportunities for 11th-12th graders as a ministry of Open Door Baptist Church.

Product overview

Southland Christian Academy (now Open Door Christian Academy) is a private Christian school offering educational programs from K4 through 12th grade. The school provides a comprehensive educational experience including core academic subjects, standardized testing using the Stanford Achievement Test, fine arts programs, athletics (soccer, volleyball), chapel services, and various student activities. The institution uses A Beka curriculum in most classroom areas and operates on an eight-acre campus in Denham Springs, Louisiana, as a ministry of Open Door Baptist Church.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K4-12th Grade Christian Education Program Comprehensive K4 through 12th grade education integrating Christian worldview across all subjects, using A Beka curriculum and Stanford Achievement Test for assessment, for families in the Livingston Parish, Louisiana area.
• Fine Arts Program Fine arts program including choir, band, and seasonal performances, with participation in ACEL Fine Arts Festival competitions at Louisiana College in Pineville, LA.
• Aftercare and Childcare Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Students test one to two grade levels above their present grades on Stanford Achievement Test; some testing three to four grade levels ahead; many junior and senior high students testing at post-high school levels

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Baton Rouge Chapter of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIChE awarded a $700 chemistry grant to SCA in 2016. This grant helped fund chemistry equipment and supplies. The grant was part of $1,425 distributed to three area schools including Ascension Catholic High School and Bethany Christian School. A portion was funded by an Exxon grant to AIChE.
• Association of Christian Educators of Louisiana (ACEL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCA participates in ACEL Fine Arts Festival and ACEL athletic conferences. Students compete annually in visual arts, language arts, music, and Bible Bowl competitions at Louisiana College in Pineville, LA. School also participates in ACEL-organized soccer and volleyball leagues.
• Louisiana CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for ACEL Fine Arts Festival competitions. Students travel to Louisiana College in Pineville, LA for annual fine arts competitions.
• Open Door Baptist ChurchcoreOthersSCA is a ministry of Open Door Baptist Church. The church provides facilities including educational spaces and meeting areas within its campus. The school was renamed to align with the church name for unified branding. Church pastor serves as school principal.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Association of Christian Educators of Louisiana (ACEL): The regional association that organizes the Fine Arts Festival and athletic conferences in which SCA competes; comparable as the ecosystem enabler for inter-school competition and standards across Louisiana's Christian K-12 schools.
• Open Door Baptist Church (parent): The parent church and ministry host of Southland Christian Academy; comparable as the institutional partner that supplies facilities, leadership, and the congregation-based referral pipeline fundamental to the school's enrollment model.

Regional players

• Bethany Christian School: A Louisiana-area Christian school that, alongside Southland Christian Academy, received a 2016 AIChE chemistry grant — directly comparable as a regional faith-based K-12 competitor serving similar Baton Rouge-area families.
• Louisiana Christian School (LCU-affiliated programs): Louisiana College in Pineville hosts the ACEL Fine Arts Festival that Southland Christian Academy students attend; LCU-area Christian schools form a comparable regional cohort pursuing the same inter-school competitions and family pipeline.
• Ascension Catholic High School: Another Louisiana-area faith-based school that shared the 2016 AIChE grant cohort with SCA; comparable as a regional private religious school competing for the same Livingston/Ascension Parish families.

Emerging players

• Veritas Press: A Christian classical education curriculum provider with self-paced and live online programs; comparable as a faith-based K-12 instructional alternative competing for the same worldview-integrated education market.
• Classical Conversations: A national Christian homeschool co-op movement with active Louisiana communities that competes for the same faith-oriented, classical-rigor-seeking families as Southland Christian Academy, particularly at the elementary levels.

Broad incumbents

• BJU Press Homeschool / Bob Jones University: A major publisher of Christian K-12 curriculum and operator of distance-learning programs; comparable as a Christian education content/delivery alternative that families seeking A Beka-style rigor often evaluate.
• A Beka Academy / Pensacola Christian Academy: The publisher and operator behind the A Beka curriculum that Southland Christian Academy uses; comparable as a Christian K-12 education provider and the school's primary content supplier, and competes indirectly via its own academy and distance-learning programs.
• Seton Home Study School: A long-established Catholic homeschool program offering K-12 curriculum and accredited enrollment; comparable as a faith-based, parent-led alternative to brick-and-mortar Christian schools like Southland Christian Academy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/1406037249704372
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southland-christian-academy

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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