King's High School is a private, interdenominational Christian school, located in Shoreline, Washington, just north of Seattle. It is part of King's Schools. It enrolls approximately 470 students in 9th through 12th grade. King's High School also has elementary and middle schools on the same campus.
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19303 Fremont Ave N. , , 98133 United States | |
| Coordinates | 47°46′10″N 122°21′14″W / 47.7695°N 122.354°W |
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| Type | Private High School |
| Motto | Inspiring hearts and equipping minds to serve God for His glory |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1950 |
| Founder | Mike Martin |
| Principal | Brennan Davis |
| Grades | 9th-12th grade |
| Enrollment | 470 (2009-2010) |
| Average class size | 24 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics conference | Cascade Conference 1A/2A |
| Sports | cross country, football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, golf, track & field, Baseball, Cheer, tennis |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Accreditation | Northwest Association of Accredited Schools[1] |
| Test average | 85 |
| Newspaper | The Quill |
| Yearbook | Sceptre |
| Tuition | $17,000, International: $21,000 |
| Website | http://www.kingsschools.org |
Academics
editKing's offers Advanced Placement courses in art, biology, calculus, chemistry, English language and literature, U.S. and European history, and Spanish. In 2009, King's students took 97 AP examinations.[2]
Ninety-eight percent of King's students go on to higher education.
Athletics
editKing's competes at the 1A classification level as part of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. King's has won 54 state championships and 39 academic state championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track & field and volleyball.[3] Most recently, the Knights have won the 2023 girls' track state championship. [4]
In 2005, Sports Illustrated named King's the top high school athletic program in Washington State.[5]
The seven state championships won by the girls' cross country team (2001-2003, 2006-2009) are the most by any school in WIAA history.[6]
Two-time LPGA tour winner Jimin Kang led the King's girls' golf team to the 1999 state title.[7]
Alumni
edit- Jimin Kang, LPGA golfer
- Corey Kispert (class of 2017), current basketball player for the Washington Wizards.
References
edit- ^ NAAS. "Northwest Association of Accredited Schools". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Athletics | King's Schools | Seattle Private Christian School".
- ^ "Track & Field, Cross Country Results, Statistics".
- ^ "SI.com". CNN. Archived from the original on May 13, 2005.
- ^ "State Xc Results".
- ^ "Home". wiaa.com.