King's High School
| King's High School | |
|---|---|
 Inspiring hearts and equipping minds to serve God for His glory | |
| Location | |
Shoreline, Washington, (King County) United States | |
| Coordinates | 47°46′10″N 122°21′14″W / 47.7695°N 122.354°WCoordinates: 47°46′10″N 122°21′14″W / 47.7695°N 122.354°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational, High School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1950 |
| Founder | Mike Martin |
| Principal | Bob Ruhlman |
| Grades | 9th-12th grade |
| Enrollment | 470 (2009-2010) |
| Average class size | 26 |
| 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, tennis |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Accreditation | Northwest Association of Accredited Schools[1] |
| Average SAT scores | 1671 |
| Average ACT scores | 24.8 |
| Newspaper | The Quill |
| Yearbook | Sceptre |
| Tuition | $11,000 |
| Website | http://www.kingsschools.org |
King's High School is a private, non-denominational Christian school, located in Shoreline, Washington, just north of Seattle. It enrolls approximately 470 students in 9th through 12th grade. King's High School also has elementary and middle schools on the same campus.
History
Previously, The original King's buildings were used as a tuberculosis sanitarium up to 1947 when the last patient left. Mike and Vivian Martin founded "King's Garden" in 1950 after the buildings had lain empty for around three years. the school was rooted in weekly Bible studies and fellowship meetings in the Martin's home. King's Garden quickly became more than a school, growing into a family of ministries that operated radio stations, a printing press, a missionary letter-writing service, a senior citizen home, and two resorts, Island Lake and Miracle Ranch. The school dropped "Garden" from its name in 1979. Although it has long left its sanitarium days behind it, rumor has it that the damp tunnels that connect the buildings on the campus are still haunted by the ghosts of tuberculosis victims.
Academics
King'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
King's competes at the 1A classification level as part of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. King's has won 37 state championships and 10 academic state championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track & field and volleyball.[3] Most recently, the Knights won 2009 state championships in girls' cross country and volleyball.
In 2005, Sports Illustrated named King's the top high school athletic program in Washington State.[4]
The seven state championships won by the girls' cross country team (2001-2003, 2006-2009) are the most by any school in WIAA history.[5]
Two-time LPGA tour winner Jimin Kang led the King's girls' golf team to the 1999 state title.[6]