Patten Academy of Christian Education serves an ethnically and economically diverse student population in an urban setting, providing an excellent education within a supportive learning community which challenges students intellectually and spiritually.

Patten Academy develops students who:

1. demonstrate critical and independent thinking across academic disciplines;

2. embrace the ethical and moral values found in the Judeo-Christian tradition;

3. gain an appreciation of the aesthetic through performance and visual arts;

4. maximize their leadership capabilities; and

5. commit their lives to Christian and community service.