East Palmyra Christian School is a private classical Christian school in Palmyra, and parents run it. The school says it is controlled by a society of parents who subscribe to its basic beliefs, not by any government, particular church or other outside entity. Its homepage says dozens of parents have partnered together to own and operate the school, and that the school board votes on admission and enrollment.
Finger Lakes readers voted East Palmyra Christian School FLX Finest Gold for Middle School in 2026. The same vote named it Silver for Elementary School and High School, and Bronze for Private School.
The curriculum is classical. The school says it provides an education in math facts, grammar, the Great Books of the Western tradition, Latin, logic and rhetoric, with curricula selected from Christian publishers including Abeka, Veritas Press and Apologia. Faith is part of the teaching. The school describes a Biblical worldview anchored to the traditional Christian theology and practice of the Protestant Reformation, and says it adheres to ecumenical Christian creeds and Reformed confessions of faith. Its about page lists a music department for choir and piano, along with Latin, art, Bible and physical education teachers. The school states it is accredited by Christian Schools International and says it belongs to the Association of Classical Christian Schools.
According to a 2022 Times of Wayne County report, parents from East Palmyra Christian Reformed Church started the school in 1947. Federal survey data from 2021-22 listed it as Calvinist in affiliation and serving PK-12. In that survey year the school reported 95 students and 10 teachers, up from 53 students and 6 teachers in 2011-12. On April 30, 2022, the school dedicated a 5,200-square-foot addition with five additional classrooms and additional student bathrooms, as reported by the same newspaper.
The school's own pages list classes from Pre-Kindergarten through fourth grade and a combined fifth and sixth grade class, and its admission steps cover grades 7 to 12. Families start by contacting the school to arrange a visit, then submit an application. Applicants in grades 7 to 12 also submit a pastoral recommendation, two personal references and a personal testimony. At the approval step the school requests records and schedules a home visit, and the school board then votes on admission. The school says tuition does not cover the full cost of an education there, and that donor generosity helps keep tuition as accessible as possible. It says its families come from communities across the Finger Lakes.
The school's homepage announces a gala on December 5, 2026, with a ticket link. The school is at 2023 Port Gibson Road in Palmyra and can be reached at 315-597-4400.
