For Somerville families
A Christian school near Somerville, in Medford.
New England Christian Academy has taught one child at a time at 30 Salem Street since 1976. K-4 through grade 12, 40 students, 6 staff, $375 a month all in.
Getting here from Somerville
From Somerville, Medford Hillside and Winter Hill feed straight up Main Street and Mystic Avenue into Medford Square, and 30 Salem Street is a few minutes past it. From Davis or Union Square, plan on fifteen to twenty minutes in morning traffic.
From Davis, the 96 runs to Medford Square in about twenty minutes; from Winter Hill and Magoun, the 80 and 90 both reach the Square. From Union Square, the Green Line to Lechmere plus the 80, or the Orange Line to Sullivan plus the 101 up Salem Street, both work. Budget 40 to 50 minutes door to door and leave Somerville by about 7:10 for an 8:00 arrival — most Somerville families drive on the way to work instead.
These are our estimates from published MBTA schedules, not a school guarantee. Call the office and we will tell you which connection current Somerville families actually use and whether anyone is carpooling this year.
Driving and transit directions to 30 Salem Street
Why Somerville families come to NECA
- Somerville's classrooms are strong but crowded. Our whole school is 40 students with 6 staff — roughly seven students per adult.
- Christian education without a Cambridge-adjacent private-school price tag: $375 a month, all in.
- Homeschooling families in Somerville who want structure, testing, and peers get the same mastery curriculum with a real school day around it.
How the school works
Your child is tested in each subject and placed where they actually are — not where their birthday says they should be. They set their own daily goals, work at their own desk, and can't move forward until they've mastered the material at 80% or better. A student who is ahead in math isn't held back. A student who needs another two weeks on fractions gets another two weeks. Nobody gets left behind and nobody gets bored.
What it costs
$375 / month
All in — $350 tuition plus the $25 PACE curriculum fee.
$340 / month
The church member rate: $315 tuition plus the $25 PACE fee.
Registration
$100 per student, $300 family maximum, due July 1.
- Tuition, standard rate: $350 / month
- Tuition, church member rate: $315 / month
- PACE (curriculum) fee: $25 / month
- Registration: $100 per student, $300 family maximum, due July 1
- Testing, new student: $40
- Testing, year-end achievement: $35
- Field trips: $60 per student
- Gym rental, if needed: $30 per student
Full tuition and fees · If cost is the only obstacle, call us at (781) 395-6116.
Ask us about enrolling from Somerville
This form is for parents and guardians.
Come see a school day.
Tour the building, meet the staff, and let your child shadow a full day.