Valley_Christian_School_(Spokane_Valley,_Washington)

Valley Christian School (Spokane Valley, Washington)

Valley Christian School (Spokane Valley, Washington)

Private school in Spokane Valley, Washington, United States

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

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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 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 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.[2] In addition, the school has supported a homeschool extension program for both elementary and secondary students for over 30 years.[3]

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.[4]

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 2013 and 2022.[5]

Extracurriculars

Valley Christian School competes in District 7 in the 1B Division of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). The school has men's teams in cross country, basketball, and track and field, along with women's teams in volleyball, 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.

References

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    "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
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    "About Us". Spokane Valley, Washington: Valley Christian School. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
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    "Homeschool". Spokane Valley, Washington: Valley Christian School. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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    Pia Hallenberg (July 27, 2017). "Valley Christian buys former U-High building". Spokane, Washington: The Spokesman Review. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
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    Emily Connery (April 4, 2022). "Education Notebook: Valley Christian wins state Knowledge Bowl competition". Spokesman-Review.
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