King's Schools is the largest single-campus Christian school in Washington, enrolling roughly 1,100 students PreK-12 on the 55-acre CRISTA Ministries campus in Shoreline. Founded in 1950 as an interdenominational Christian institution, King's is part of the CRISTA family of ministries (which also includes a broadcast network and senior-living facilities, all sharing the wooded campus). The school is accredited through ACSI and reports that 93 percent of graduates pursue higher education.
Within Washington's Christian K-12 set, King's competes most directly with The Bear Creek School (Redmond), Cedar Park Christian (Bothell), and Cascade Christian (Puyallup). The relative positioning is well-established: Bear Creek is the academically selective option (Niche's #1 Christian HS in WA, around 30 percent acceptance rate), while King's is the larger, more ecumenical, and somewhat less selective alternative — broader in income mix and denominational background. The high school offers more than a dozen AP courses and a concurrent-credit partnership through which seniors can earn up to 38 college credits before graduation.
King's competes athletically in the WIAA Sea-Tac 1A league as the Knights, with theater, choral, and orchestral programs staged in CRISTA's auditorium. The school has hosted international students since 1984 through a homestay program that brings primarily Asian and Latin American students to the Shoreline campus. The campus's tight integration with CRISTA's broader ministries is distinctive — and a feature or a quirk depending on family priorities.
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