Upper Columbia Academy Elementary School

Christian Education in Spangle, WA
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Please call (509) 245-3629 or email us for information. Reserve your child's spot today!

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School supply list 2024-2025

Registration and Classes

Please feel free to contact the school office anytime to register your child. We do work with new students who start during the school year to assess their learning and make the academic transition as smooth as possible.


PLEASE NOTE THIS IMPORTANT CHANGE: Due to changes in requirements this year, Fridays will be 8:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. from the beginning of school until Thanksgiving break. After Thanksgiving break, Fridays will revert to their normal 8:00-12:00 time. This means students will need to bring a lunch on Fridays until Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving break is the divider.

Please feel free to email Lorna with any questions about registration or school. I’m here to help with any forms, documents, etc. The teachers have awesome things planned for this new year as well as continuing some fun school traditions, and as always, the whole staff is praying hard for the students and our upcoming school year together.

Save On Enrollment Fee

New students save 25 percent on their enrollment fee. Returning students save 10% on their enrollment fee by signing the Intent to Enroll form and making payment on the enrollment fee by June 30 before the upcoming school year.

COVID plan

We continue to follow state and local directives and recommendations to keep our students safe, such as handwashing. Masks are not required. 

School Schedule

We're right across the street from our sister school, Upper Columbia Academy (grades 9-12), so the two schools stay mostly on the same calendar schedule. Our schedule provides time off for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and spring break, as well as days off periodically during the year. You can view the calendar using the button above.

Looking for a Christian school with strong academics? Ways UCAES benefits your student:

  1. Small class sizes with low student-to-teacher ratio
  2. Above-average school test results. On the spring 2022 MAP tests, for example,
    1. Nearly 85 percent of grade 3-8 students at UCAES scored average or higher on the language component.
    2. 69 percent of 3-8 students scored high average or better on language.
    3. No one scored below average on language.
    4. As public school scores dropped during COVID, our school's aggregate MAP scores rose. We work hard to help students continue to learn.
  3. Committed, qualified Christian teachers
  4. Solid financial aid for any student who wants to attend UCAES
  5. Full state accreditation
  6. Daily prayer, spiritual leadership, and character guidance
  7. Rural setting for good concentration with plenty of fresh air and room to play and learn outdoors
  8. Extracurricular events and programs such as winter skiing and snowboarding (part of our PE program), ice skating, trips to Spokane Fair and Green Bluff, and more 
  9. Outdoor School at Camp MiVoden each year for 5th and 6th-graders
  10. New 7Up Spiritual Retreat at Camp MiVoden for grades 7-8
  11. Participation in the Upper Columbia Academy TechnicArts Fair and the UCA Band/Choir Clinic for 7th and 8th-graders
  12. High school algebra, band classes, and the equestrian program at Upper Columbia Academy are available during 7th or 8th grade, if qualifications are met (scheduling must be worked out)

Immunization Information for Registration

Washington state now has a health registry (WAIIS) that contains immunization information for Washington residents, including students. Vaccination Exemption forms are also available to fill out.  

1. For new students, a parent will need to turn in a signed and dated CIS (immunization record) form as part of the registration packet to give consent for access to your child's immunization record. It's easiest to simply ask your pediatrician to fax your child's immunization record directly to the school at 509-242-1633 (or email it to info at ucaes dot org).

2. If you're a returning student and Washington resident, you only need to turn in a signed CIS form at registration each fall.

Directions and Information

Click on the Visitors' Guide for full directions and a map to UCAES. 

For help or information, call UCAES at (509) 245-3629. Lorna Hartman, our administrative assistant, is here from 1:00-3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday during the school year, and she returns calls as promptly as possible. During the summers, you can phone or email.

 

 

 

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