At a Glance
A small classical Christian academy in Crown Heights grounding young students in the Trivium and seven Christian virtues.
Best suited for
Christian families in or near Crown Heights who want an affordable, faith-grounded elementary education with a structured classical approach for their PreK through 5th grader.
What stands out
- Follows the classical Trivium model (Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric) — a structured approach that is relatively rare among Brooklyn private elementary schools.
- Integrates seven Christian virtues directly into the curriculum as a values framework alongside academics.
- Tuition range of $4,000–$5,999 makes private, faith-based education unusually accessible in central Brooklyn.
- Operates a summer camp program, extending care and programming beyond the regular school year.
- Spans the full early-elementary years from PreK through 5th grade in a single, self-contained setting.
Things to consider
- The school tops out at 5th grade, so families will need a separate plan for middle school — there is no on-site continuity past elementary.
- A classical Christian framework is a specific fit: families should be genuinely aligned with both the methodology and the faith tradition.
- Detailed information on enrollment size, class size, accreditation, and student-teacher ratios is not publicly available, so families should ask directly during the admissions process.
- As a small faith-based school, the breadth of extracurriculars and specialized programming is likely more limited than at larger independent schools.
Identity
Mt Moriah Christian Academy is a private classical Christian school serving PreK through 5th grade, organized around the Trivium model that structures learning through the stages of Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. The school grounds its academic program in Christian faith formation, framing instruction through seven Christian virtues that shape character alongside content.
Community
Detailed enrollment demographics are not publicly available, so the precise makeup of the student body is hard to pin down from the outside. Reviews describe a tight-knit community where families are drawn to the faith-based, classical approach and where teachers know students well enough to help them grow into self-motivated learners.
Neighborhood
Crown Heights (North) is a mixed-income Brooklyn neighborhood with a median household income around $73,859, a poverty rate of 20.2%, and a bachelor's-degree attainment rate of 42.4%. The blocks around Eastern Parkway combine long-standing residential brownstones with active commercial stretches that give the area a lived-in, family-oriented feel.
Getting here by subway is easy: the 3 and 4 trains at Crown Heights–Utica Av are about a three-minute walk, with the 3 at Sutter Av–Rutland Rd about 11 minutes away and the A and C at Utica Av about 15 minutes away on foot.
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What Parents Are Saying
Parents describe the school as wonderful with dedicated teachers, excellent curriculum, and lots of love for children. Multiple reviews note children blossom and become self-motivated learners.
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is MT MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for MT MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Crown Heights (North).
- What grades does MT MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY serve?
- MT MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into MT MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY?
- MT MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is MT MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY public, charter, or private?
- MT MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY is a private school.
- What neighborhood is MT MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY in?
- MT MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY is in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn.