The King's Academy is a private,

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, US. It is a member of the

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and the

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. It was founded in 1991 and is housed on the former campus of

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Student Body

Total enrollment is just over 950 students, about 60% high school students and 40% junior high. In the 2016–2018 school year, about 42% of students were Asian, 36% White, 12% Multi-Racial, 5% Hispanic/Latino, 2% Black and 1% Other. There were also 22 international students.

Courses

The school offers 18

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courses. The King's Academy has 9 departments. # Bible # Computer Science & Engineering # English # Mathematics # Physical Education # Science # Social Studies # Visual and Performing Arts (which includes) ## Art ## Dance ## Music ## Theater # World Languages

Music

The King's Academy offers the following

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courses: * Choir / Concert Choir * Percussion Ensemble * Wind Ensemble * Strings / String Ensemble / String Orchestra * Jazz

Language courses

The King's Academy offers the following

language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of met ...

courses: (An H Indicates it as an

honors class An honors student or honor student is a student recognized for achieving high grades or high marks in their coursework at school. United States In the US, honors students may refer to: # Students recognized for their academic achievement on lis ...

) * French (1, 2, 3, 4, AP) *

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

(1, 2, 3, 4, AP Chinese Language) *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

(1, 2, 2H, 3, 3H, 4, AP) *

American Sign Language American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States of America and most of Anglophone Canadians, Anglophone Canada. ASL is a complete and organized visual lang ...

(Year 1, Year 2)

Sports

, the school has programs in baseball, basketball, cross country, dance, diving, drill team, flag football, football, golf, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, water polo, and weightlifting. In the mid-2010s, the head football coach was Michael Johnson, former assistant coach of the

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. In 2017, former professional

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...

player, Pete Lavorato took over as head football coach. Relief pitcher,

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played at the school in the mid-2000s.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kings Academy California Private high schools in California Private middle schools in California Education in Sunnyvale, California Educational institutions established in 1991 1991 establishments in California