Valley Christian School is a

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located in

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. The school was founded in 1975 on the premises of Valley Fourth Church in Spokane Valley. It has since re-located to the building complex that was previously used by University High School. It is a

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school. It is accredited by Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC). It is approved by the State of Washington and enrolls students in grades PreK-12. The school promotes itself as providing a biblical worldview education for Christian families desiring a discipleship based Christian day school, and nearly 100 churches are represented in the families enrolled. The school maintains maximum class sizes of 25 in the elementary and 30 in the secondary, with an average class of 18 students. In addition, the school has supported a homeschool extension program for both elementary and secondary students for over 30 years. On July 27, 2017, the school purchased the old University building that it been leasing for ten years at a price of $4.41 million from the Central Valley School District. The school's most successful interscholastic competitive team is its

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team, which frequently makes deep runs at the state tournament, including state championships in 2013 and 2022. In the early 2020s, the school's cross country and track and field programs began to grow as well, culminating in back-to-back state championships for both of the men's teams in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years.

Extracurriculars

Valley Christian School competes in District 7 in the 1B Division of the

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(WIAA). The school has men's teams in cross country,

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, and

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, along with women's teams in

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, cross country, basketball, and track and field. Sports rivalries for the school include those against Northwest Christian School, Wellpinit High School, and Almira-Coulee-Hartline High School. The school also supports co-ed teams for knowledge bowl, band, and choir.

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