Regina Caeli Academy: price, grades, and fit

Regina Caeli Academy is a Catholic classical homeschool hybrid. The homepage says students have in-classroom instruction two days a week, and that parents remain the children’s primary educators the rest of the week. It is filed with co-ops and networks because the directory has no separate hybrid type. The homepage says it is accredited through NAPCIS and NISAC. One sentence says 20+ centers. A footer line says 25 locations. Both are on the page. Tuition for 2026–27 starts at $3,050 for PreK3 half day. PreK3 and PreK4 full day are $3,250. Kindergarten half day is $3,500. K–6 full day is $3,800. Grades 7–8 are $4,350. Grades 9–12 are $4,850. A composite fee is $250 per year per child, capped at four students, and it may vary by location. The page says a fifth student’s tuition is free. The starting figure is $3,050, PreK3 half day, and it does not include the composite fee. The page says 2027–28 rates were not finalized. The matcher uses Pre-K through grade 12. Our involvement estimate is high because parents teach on the home days.

Where this listing sits

Regina Caeli Academy is filed under co-ops & networks. People also search Regina Caeli Academy, RCA. The directory name and the URL stay stable so an old link still lands here. CurriculumQuiz does not invent its own star score, run a parent poll, or sell a review. Third-party ratings quoted below stay in that section. Numeric ratings are combined into the independent average that orders program lists. That average is not a fact in the list above, and it is not a CurriculumQuiz score.

The price, read carefully

Price as shown: “2026-27 tuition: PreK3 half day $3,050; PreK3 full day $3,250; PreK4 half day $3,050; PreK4 full day $3,250; kindergarten half day $3,500; K-6 full day $3,800; grades 7-8 $4,350; grades 9-12 $4,850. Composite fee $250 per year per child, capped at 4 students. A 5th student’s tuition is free. 2027-28 rates were not published..” The starting figure is $3,050.00 (PreK3 half-day tuition, 2026-27; composite fee extra). It is the lowest verifiable figure we could defend, not a quote for your family. Older grades, extra students, shipping, and materials can change it. Source: official price page, checked October 22, 2026.

Grades

Regina Caeli Academy is listed for PreK3 through grade 12. In the quiz, that span is treated as grades Pre-K through grade 12. A program can still place a child by skill rather than age. Use the provider’s placement test when one exists, and do not force a level because of last year’s grade.

Accreditation and faith

Accreditation, in the provider’s words: “Accredited through the National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS) and the National Independent Study Accreditation Council (NISAC), per the homepage..” We mark an accredited option because the official site describes one. Marking it is not a promise that every book, every plan, or every campus is covered, or that your state or a future school will accept the record. Ask which body accredited it, what the certificate covers, and whether the plan you would buy is the accredited one.

Faith stance recorded from how the provider describes the program: Catholic. That is a description, not a rating. A Christian tag does not tell you how doctrine is handled. A secular tag means we did not record a religious claim. Catholic is more specific than Christian, and the quiz treats them differently when you ask for Catholic materials.

How the day is shaped

Classical

Classical teaching follows the trivium: memory and facts, then logic, then rhetoric, often with great books. For Regina Caeli Academy, the tag is a filing label from the official description, not a review of how your child will feel on a Thursday.

Community

Community programs meet with other families on a schedule, in a room or online. For Regina Caeli Academy, the tag is a filing label from the official description, not a review of how your child will feel on a Thursday.

Live delivery means at least part of the program happens at a scheduled time. Parent-directed delivery means a parent sets the pace and is usually in the lesson. Parent time is our estimate: high. A parent teaches, reads aloud, or guides the conversation most days. We estimate that from the program type (parent-directed books, living books, or mastery lessons), not from a stopwatch. If that is the part of homeschooling you want, this shape can fit. If you need the program to run while you work a shift, look at listings with a low estimate and then read their delivery tags.

Who it may suit

• You want a program the publisher presents as Catholic.
• You want an option the provider describes as accredited, and you will still ask which body and which grades that covers.
• You want to teach, read aloud, or sit in the lesson.

Who may want a different listing

• You cannot be the teacher on a normal week.
• You want strictly secular materials.

These notes come from the type, the style tags, and the faith and accreditation fields. They are not a quality review. A program can be a poor fit for your week and still be well made.

What the official site itself describes

Recorded from the official site on October 22, 2026: The homepage body says the academy is located in 20+ centers. A footer line says it serves families through 25 locations. The tuition page says 2026-27 rates are subject to change and that 2027-28 rates were not finalized. This sentence is a quotation of what we could verify. It is not a full catalog, and it is not a recommendation.

Questions to ask before you pay

• Does the price you were quoted include every subject, shipping, and a second child, or only the example on this page?
• Is there a placement test, and what happens if your child lands in a different level than their age?
• Who keeps grades and transcripts, you or Regina Caeli Academy? That answer matters for your state’s official rules.
• What is the refund or trial window, in the provider’s own words?
• On a normal Tuesday, how many minutes is a parent in the lesson?

What we are willing to leave blank

The core fields for this listing were present on the official pages we checked. Prices and policies still change. The check date is October 22, 2026, not a lifetime warranty.

How to use this page with the quiz

The curriculum quiz ranks Regina Caeli Academy against the other 88 listings using your grade, style, time, budget, faith, accreditation need, and pace. Your state adds a link when we have an official source. It does not change the score. You can also put this program next to others in the compare tool. Families often look at Catholic Schoolhouse, Classical Conversations in the same category. For the wider decision, read how to choose and the cost guide.

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