TKA at a Glance

The King's Academy is fully accredited by:

• Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
• Member of The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

Curriculum & Departments

• 10 Honors Courses 
• 18 Advanced Placement Courses 
  • Computer Science and Engineering: Computer Science Principles, Computer Science A
  • English: English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition
  • Math: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics
  • Science: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics 1
  • Social Studies: Psychology, U.S. Government & Politics, U.S. History, Modern World History
  • World Languages: Chinese Language & Culture, French Language & Culture, Spanish Language & Culture

Standardized Test Results

• AP Tests 2022
  (All TKA students taking AP courses are required to take the accompanying AP exam. )
  • 3.9 - Average AP Score 
  • 87% passed (score of 3, 4, 5)
  • 67% received top scores of 4 or 5
  • In 2022, 326 TKA students took 733 AP exams
     
• SAT Scores 2022
  • 658 - TKA Average Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing  (2021 California - 527)
  • 663 - TKA Average Math  (2021 California - 530)
  • 1321 - Composite Score

Staffed by a full-time Director and two part-time assistants, the Academic Support Department offers a limited range of support services for students who have been diagnosed with a learning issue, a medical illness, and/or emotional issues.

The staff create individual student support plans for students needing some accommodations. Teacher and peer tutoring offered in Academic Support Center.  

The fee for the year is $750.  

TKA Athletics Values and Vision

• High School Athletic Teams 2021-2022 =  33 (10 - fall, 7 - winter, 16 - spring)
  • 382* - Total high school participants
• Junior High Athletic Teams 2021-2022 = 24 (6 - fall, 12 - winter, 6 - spring)
  • 406* - Total junior high school participants
    *may count athlete on multiple sports
• High school participating in CCS championship playoffs in 2021-2022: 12
   
• High School Sports
  • Boys & Girls—Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball
  • Boys—Baseball, Football Golf
  • Girls Softball
     
• Junior High Sports
  • Boys & Girls—Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball
  • Boys—Baseball, Football, Wrestling
  • Girls Softball

Watch the Campus Slideshow!

• Central gathering spot," the Quad," with student lockers
• College & Academic Counseling Center
• Academic Support Center
• Testing Center
• Knights Café Student Store with self-serve beverage dispensers, multiple microwave stations
• Library with multi-media center
• 3 computer labs: 2 Mac labs and 1 PC lab
• 2 chemistry labs; 3 life sciences labs; 2 biology labs; 1 physics lab
• 550-seat, 10,000 square-feet performing arts theater
• Dance studio; vocal music studio; band room
• Art and ceramic studios
• Large spiritual life/student life building with stage
• Full-size gymnasium and an auxiliary gym
• State-of-the-art, all-weather running track
• Artificial turf (organic infill) football/soccer field 
• 6 tennis courts
• Turf multi-purpose field for junior high athletics and lunchtime play
• Baseball and softball fields (artificial turf outfield) with dugouts
• Outdoor athletic quad for basketball, volleyball, hockey
• Athletic training room and weight room
• Broadcasting center
• Solar panel structures over front and back parking lots
• Electric vehicle charging stations

College & Academic Counseling Department

The King’s Academy places a high value on counseling our students throughout the academic and college planning process. TKA's College and Academic Counseling is consistently rated as one of TKA's strongest departments by parents, students, and staff. There are four counselors, resulting in a 40:1 student to counselor ratio per grade, enabling a highly personalized college counseling experience. (The American School Counselors Association recommends 250:1; In California, the average ratio is 622:1.)

• The College and Academic Counseling program begins in the freshman year and emphasizes a sound foundation for academic and extracurricular planning. Each 9th grade student is assigned a personal college counselor who remains with the student through the senior year.
• Our comprehensive program includes individualized counseling, informational presentations at each grade level, student workshops on essay writing and applications, and guest speakers on topics such as financial aid.
• State-of-the-art online tools are available for our students and families to navigate the college admissions process successfully.
• TKA counselors work closely with families to find colleges and universities that are best aligned with a student’s academic and extracurricular interests, career aspirations, and financial aid requirements.
• The primary goal is to help students find the best “fit”  institution, enabling them to apply their God-given gifts to pursue their goals with confidence and maturity. 

From the Class of 2022:

• 99% are attending college/university (1 student taking gap year)
• 91% are attending a 4-year college/university
• 8% are attending 2-year college

See enrollment for previous years.

View TKA's college acceptance list.

Demographics for 2022-2023 school year for grades 6-12:

• Total Enrollment:   953
  • 9th-12th:  582
  • 7th-8th:  250
  • 6th:  121
• Gender: 56% male, 44% Female
• 61% Asian, 24% Caucasian, 7% Multi-racial, 5% Hispanic/Latino, 3% Black, 1% Other
• International Students:  8
• Faculty: 75 - 66 full-time, 9 part-time
• Student/Faculty Ratio:  13 to 1
• Average Class Size:  18 - 87% of classes have less than 25 students
• Average 6th Grade Class Size: 22

The King’s Academy strives to have all graduating students be spiritually maturing, academically excellent, morally principled, and socially confident and concerned.  Every classroom has a poster on the wall to remind both teachers and students of our Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs).  It is our goal that graduates of The King’s Academy are….

• Spiritually Maturing
• Academically Excellent
• Morally Principled
• Socially Confident and Concerned

In August 1990, six families with seventh-grade girls hired a teacher to help provide the type of education they felt would best honor God. They did not want to have to choose between a school with an excellent academic record and one that nurtured a Christ-like attitude. The families were convinced that God was leading them to pioneer an educational setting that would aspire to both and encapsulate all they envisioned. The school was established in 1991. Read more about TKA's history.

Hot and cold meals can be purchased for breakfast, brunch, and lunch.  Other healthy snacks and drinks are available for sale at the Knight's Café at meals and after school.

Service has been a core component of the mission and values of The King’s Academy since the very beginning of our school. Moreover, service is an integral part of the educational experience at TKA. Through the lens of service, education and learning make the most sense and provide the greatest purpose and meaning for life. “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10). For TKA, the goal of service is not to go somewhere and simply perform a service, but rather to return transformed into a servant leader for life. 

An integral component of TKA’s high school curriculum is required annual participation in a school-led service trip or project during TKA’s Service Week, which is the week before Easter. Students serve alongside classmates, staff, and parents, contributing to the unique bonding experience TKA service trips offer. Alumni continue to testify how service rises to the top as one of the most impactful elements of their TKA education.

The Spiritual Life staff models and supports both classroom and campus-wide relational ministry that glorifies God, communicates biblical truths, presents the gospel, and disciples students. 

Although The King's Academy places high value on academic excellence, it differs from other schools in that everything at TKA is designed to bring students closer to God, to create strong relationship between students and staff, and to build Christian servant leaders.

The entire student body has daily opportunities to mature spiritually through home groups, retreats, chapels, clubs, peer groups, mentoring and service.

• TKA's 1:1 Technology Vision

• Computer Science & Engineering Courses

Students bring their own device (BYOD) to school, according to school specifications. Grades 6-12 use MacBooks.

TKA's 1:1 technology program offers many impactful learning experiences in the classroom and prepares students to utilize all the technology and applications required for 21st century careers. The use of technology in the classroom sparks in students a new sense of enthusiasm, allows more engaged and individualized learning, and creates independent thinkers.

With regard to technology, The King’s Academy wishes to partner with families to teach students digital citizenship and civility, appropriate use of devices, necessary boundaries, how to maintain balance, and the importance of face-to-face engagement.

When students are on TKA's campus, all their online activities will be filtered and monitored by TKA; the school does not monitor nor filter computers off campus.

See details on the Tuition and Assistance webpage.

Tuition for the 2022-2023 School Year:  

• Grade 6:          $21,475*
• Grades 7-8:     $22,570*
• Grades 9-12:   $23,930*

• *For 1^st child; discounts for additional child.  Details about tuition and tuition assistance here.

International Student Tuition 2022-2023

• Junior High:    $31,700
• High School:   $33,700

2022-2023 Tuition Assistance Disbursed (as of 8/22/22)

• 149 students received tuition assistance
• $1,463,000 of tuition assistance was distributed. Of this, $211,000 has been awarded from the Diversity Scholarship Fund.

TKA Visual & Performing Arts (VPA)

• Art: Discovering Art, Advanced Art, Calligraphy, Ceramics, Digital Photography, Linear Perspective Drawing, 3D Modeling-Z Brush, Digital Design & Animation, Intro to Digital Painting, Art Portfolio
   
• Dance: All levels of dance instruction; Ignite advanced dance performing group
   
• Instrumental Music: String ensemble & orchestra; marching band & color guard, jazz band
   
• Theatre: All levels of theatre instruction; Junior high – one play and one musical each year; High school – one play and one musical each year; one-act plays directed by high school students; theatre tech crew; Jesters improv troupe
   
• Vocal Music: Concert choir, Knightshine show choir, worship leading