Valley Christian School (Spokane Valley, Washington)

Valley Christian School is a private Christian school located in Spokane Valley, Washington, United States.

Valley Christian School
Address
10212 E 9th Avenue

,
99216

United States
Coordinates47.6469°N 117.2671°W / 47.6469; -117.2671
Information
TypePrivate
MottoFaith, Learning, Community
Established1974 (1974)
NCES School IDA0903775[1]
PrincipalDerick Tabish
GradesPreK to 12
Enrollment228 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.2[1]
Color(s)Blue, Gray, Black and White
MascotPanthers
NicknameVCS
Websitewww.valleychristianschool.org

The school was founded in 1974 located in the previous University High School in Spokane Valley. It is a non-denominational, non-profit 501C3 school, and is accredited by ACSI and NASC. 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 60 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.[2]

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.[3]

The school's most successful interscholastic competitive team is its Knowledge Bowl team, which frequently makes deep runs at the state tournament, including state championships in 2012 and 2022.[4]

References

  1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. "About Us". Spokane Valley, Washington: Valley Christian School. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  3. Pia Hallenberg (July 27, 2017). "Valley Christian buys former U-High building". Spokane, Washington: The Spokesman Review. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  4. Emily Connery (April 4, 2022). "Education Notebook: Valley Christian wins state Knowledge Bowl competition". Spokesman-Review.
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