Evangelical Christian Academy

Evangelical Christian Academy is an American Christian school in Camarma de Esteruelas, north-east of Madrid, founded in 1973 to serve missionary families and now also taking international and Spanish students. Grades 1 to 12 on a small purpose-built campus opened in 2002.

Curriculum is American with ACSI accreditation since 2009 and Middle States accreditation alongside it. Spain officially recognised ECA as an American school on foreign soil in 2018. Class sizes are small and the school explicitly frames itself as serving children of evangelical Christian workers as the core mission, with broader admissions around that.

Families describe ECA as a tight community where teachers know every child, with strong academic outcomes that have led to scholarships at US and Spanish universities. The Christian framing is woven through the day, not bolt-on. The Camarma location is a 40 minute drive from central Madrid and works for families already in the Alcalá de Henares corridor. Best fit for evangelical Christian families wanting an explicitly Christian American education in Spain.

• Built around a missionary-kid (MK) community. ECA was set up in 1973 to educate the children of evangelical Christian workers in Spain and still serves that core, with international and Spanish families also enrolling.
• Family-style atmosphere is the dominant theme in available reviews. One former parent said it was "a gift" to their family while they lived in Spain. A student said "ECA isn't just a school it's like a family."
• American-system curriculum, taught in English, with daily Bible study and a Christian worldview integrated throughout. Parents looking for a secular international school filter out at the door.
• Located in Camarma de Esteruelas, a small town outside Madrid, not in the city. Daily logistics for families based in central Madrid are non-trivial.
• Accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International since 2009; recognised as an American school by the Spanish government in 2018.
• The pool of public review content is small but consistently positive. There is no negative signal of any volume online, which fits a tight-knit MK feeder school.