The King’s Academy

Good academics, supportive faculty and great kids and parent body. Just really dislike that it’s right next to power line transformers. It makes me really nervous to know that high EMF radiation is so close to the children.

THIS REVIEW IS SPECIFIC TO THE SCHOOL’S VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM
I was at the school’s gym last night, watching a scrimmage game between TKA and another school and I was disappointed to see how much taunting TKA’s students have shown. TKA students surely acted in a non-​Christian-​like characters. I was disappointed to see how COCKY most of their students were, and the coach allowed them and did not make any effort to stop them!
Their taunting and cockiness were unnecessary, even their own parent whose son was part of the team but did not include himself with these kind of actions, witnessed and reacted to it and said that he would write a letter to the principal to address the issue.
TKA is a Christian school and these kinds of attitudes/​characters should be considered a big concern.
TKA’s Mission Statements (see below), which, in my opinion, did not reflect in their varsity basketball team’s behavior.
*We are a Christ-​centered college preparatory junior and senior high school for students who have teachable hearts and coachable spirits.
*We offer a loving, family environment where students are encouraged to grow in their relationships with Jesus, their family, teachers, and others.
*We are committed to developing God’s best for each student spiritually, academically, morally and socially through every program and activity.

My son attends middle school here. He came from a private elementary school and has found the academics to be strong. The teachers here are amazingly nurturing and very responsive to parent questions. They usually respond to emails within hours. We have noticed that they do not tolerate bullying or any other poor behavior. They are very proactive in handling behavior problems. The class size is small, around 20. Each child is treated as a unique individual.

I have two kids in high school at TKA, and one in Jr High. This is our first year, and I love this school so much I could put a ring on it! I can’t begin to explain how awesome it is, but suffice to say I could not be happier.
One of my kids was still learning the ropes academically coming in, and is now a strong A/​B student who happily studies and is self disciplined. This miracle turnaround happened in just two months at TKA, is 100% due to a combination of the culture and technique and motivation of the teachers, coupled with a well chosen mix of very kind children from families who value education and learning. When all the children in their circles care deeply about working hard at good grades, it creates an environment where everyone is raised up and motivated.
There is a strong emphasis on health and well being. I am seeing self respect, self discipline and deep moral values growing stronger in each of my three kids.
I spend 6 months researching every high school between San Francisco and San Jose, and we ended up at TKA in a somewhat circuitous path. If I knew then what I know now, it would have been my go to school from sixth grade on. The only reason I didn’t send my kids here three years ago is that I was worried about the commute from San Carlos and all the logistics. I worried myself into a tizzy and as it turns out, there is a mechanism for carpooling from any where in the bay area and its not only convenient, its easier than I ever imagined.
I’ll report back as time goes on. We’re three months in on our first year of probably seven years total. Its not perfect, (the campus is a bit rougher than I’d have wanted), but its wonderful in every way that matters. And we love it.
Message me if you have any questions about this school.
Update: We’re almost finished with the school year and after spending an entire school year, the jury is no longer out: We are still delighted with the school and highly recommend it. We consider TKA as one of the best schools in the Bay Area, and we wouldn’t consider sending our kids any where else. One of our three kids is a top notch all star athlete, and not a week goes by that someone doesn’t ask when we’re going to switch him to an elite school so he can play in the top sports league. Our reply: No thank you, kind sirs, we are delighted with TKA, and the multitude of benefits of this school far out weigh anything that other schools might offer. Our children are not only getting a world class education at TKA, but they are also being shaped into world class human beings.

The pros: many of the teachers really do love the students and love The Lord. There are some very good teachers at TKA. The campus is larger than many private schools and its location is fairly convenient. The tuition is lower than many private schools, but you need to know that the stated tutition and the other fees ramp the actual payment up by another $ 2−3k/year.
The cons: The students that come into TKA must pass a test that places them in the top 50% of performers, however by the 8^th grade many of the students can not qualify for or can not pass the Algebra class. By contrast, in the public schools 30% of 8^th graders do not pass Algebra in the 8^th grade
. Since TKA only admitts students that are in the top 50%, it seems reasonable to me that the Algebra pass rate for their 8^th graders ought to be well into the 90^th percentile. This is to say, they have a weak math department.
Second, if you ask them how many of their graduates attend a UC, they will tell you that they encourage their students to attend the private colleges. If you press for information they will get angry and still not give you specific information about the colleges their students ultimately attend.
Third: I am sorry to say that even though the school is an evangelical school and many of the teachers are evangelical, if you specifically ask the senior high administration about their view on homosexual relationships, their position is, «don’t ask, don’t tell».
Fourth, if you will speak to any of the female parents in the junior high you will hear them tell you that if you have an issue you must send in a man to address the junior high administration. Ask someone, because you have to hear it for yourself.
Fifth, they have really weird off-​campus policies. They are the only organization that I know of that does not require a second adult to be present at off campus events. My daughter went on a school mandated summer trip and the administration insisted that no other adult attend because the teacher needed «bonding time» with the students. Granted, it was a mixed group of students, but it was really really weird that Kings wanted only this one male teacher to supervise an overnight trip… especially since there were about 8 parents who volunteered to go – and pay their own way.
Sixth: If you question the placement of your child in various classes or with various teachers, their response is always we must «trust God». God is often cited as a reason for not giving parents information. An example of this «God is always to be trusted» is last spring the school was taking students on a mission trip to Mexico. Some parents weren’t comfortable sending their kids across the border, where there is an ongoing war and Americans are being kidnapped. If your kid wasn’t going on the trip the administration called the parents and demanded the reason for holding the child back. The trip isn’t quite as voluntary as they imply when you want to enroll.
Seventh: This is the only school that I am aware of that parents are prohibited from attending board meetings.
Eighth: Bullying is tolerated at TKA. My kids have been at 2 other private schools and I have not seen this happen. My kids weren’t bullied, but our friends kids were, and the school will barely respond. They will tell you that they have a waiting list to get in, so if you want to leave you can. They will tell you that you can contact the other kids parents. But the school itself will not involve themselves in problems with bullys. It is odd, and again, I have never seen this happen before.
Ninth: We left the school when my daughter started high school (age 14,). two male teachers sent her multiple friend requests. One of the teachers is someone she barely knew. I spoke with a couple of teachers about it and they told me that these men are harmless. I think it is really odd that a couple of guys that she barely knows want to just «chat» with a young girl. I think it is odd that teachers (who I like) at Kings think this is okay and nothing to be concerned about. She ignored the friend requests and 7 months later they were still sending the requests to chat.
Finally: Less than half of their 8^th grade stays at Kings for highschool, the vast majority of those who leave go to other private schools, very few leave for financial considerations. There is a reason for the mass exodus that isn’t all due the very average academic

Our neighborhood schools are top ranked (API in 900s), but my daughter totally lost her confidence by 8^th grade. She did not want to study, either dose off or doodling during classes. She stayed very late at night struggling with loads of homework and she cried almost every night, online video games were her only indulgence. The psychologist we consulted said my daughter had minor depression. My husband and I are both highly educated engineers, we taught our daughter good learning habit since kindergarten.
Something was wrong with the previous school environment and we decided to change. After my daughter joining King’s Academy, she totally changed. She is happy and re-​gaining her confidence in learning. For the first time, we hear her has a dream of pursuing a good profession and helping people. She becomes very motivated and self-​driven. The class room size is around 20 or lower, teachers give individual attention to each students, they welcome student to stop by during brunch/​lunch hours to ask questions and hang out. This is a school that tries very hard to build positive relationship between teacher and student. Teachers are very encouraging and dedicated. It’s like a heaven on earth. My husband and I give huge credits to the teachers and well-​behaved, friendly student body.
Teachers respond to parent’s inquiry immediately, they go out of their way to work with parents to bring student back on track or make student excel.
If you have a child that is struggling in a large 2000 students high school, send them to King’s Academy, my daughter feel much more comfortable in a 900 (about 140 students per grade from 6^th-​12^th) students campus.

This review is for their theater and not the school!
My dance company rented this theater for our dance show last weekend. We were able to rent the theater Friday night and Saturday.
This theater is older then most I have performed in but it is spacious and the stage is big which was perfect for our group of 40 or so dancers. They also have two side screens and a white drape in the back of the stage to project images and video from if needed. The sound system is great and overall we were happy with the outcome. Even the staff working with us that weekend was laid back and cordial and easy to work with.
My ONLY gripe about this place is the backstage/​green room area. It is one big room with no mirrors and cold concrete floor. If you are wanting to rent this theater for a future show be sure to bring mirrors and blankets to keep the room warm. The room is small so if you have a large cast, this is probably not the best location for you. Also once the show starts, there is no access to a bathroom unless you want to walk around the corner through the school which may or may not be convenient for you.
A decent place to see a show and an okay place to perform at. I wouldn’t mind coming back here but there are definitely other places I prefer over this one.

I wanted my kids to have a similar high school experience to the one I had – with strong relationships with teachers and life-​long relationships with peers. They’re getting that at TKA; having those long-​lived friendships are priceless and I don’t think it can be attained in just any school.

Two of my kids have graduated from TKA and one is still enrolled. Our family loves this school. The big differences between this school and any other we have been at or heard of are: 1) The teachers really care about Jesus and connecting students to him; 2) the teachers really care about the students and take a lot of time to be with them. It is not unusual for a teacher to take a group of students out to lunch, or to host an early morning bible study in their classroom.
The teaching is excellent. TKA graduates go to all the top schools in the country and do well. The school also works hard at maintaining a family atmosphere. Upper classmen and junior high students play together and pray together.

Two of my three sons attended this wonderful private Christian school. They’ve gone through a lot of growing pains over the past 10 years in adjusting the facilities and curriculum so that they provide one of the very finest educational experiences in America. That’s right, America. Check out where the graduates are attending college. All of the graduates!
The experiences my sons had here prepared them for the challenges of life, not just higher academia. There were service requirements, trips to Mexico, Peru and Britain. The character development the students have sets them up for so much more success in their bright futures. When they graduate, although they are still very young, they have the tools of integrity inside. Integrity of meeting tough academic standards, making serving other people a part of their lives, critical thinking skills, skills in sports and/​or the arts.
Decide what you want in life for your child. What’s most important? Being able to make a lot of money? A prestigious career?
Or is it giving your child the best education and experiences so that they become men and women of good character, our leaders of tomorrow?
Good Character? Then check into The King’s Academy.

I went here for one day, and apparently I wasn’t as much of an ideal applicant as they originally thought because my acceptance was immediately withdrawn. In other words, I was kicked out.
I didn’t do anything extremely wrong, I guess I was just «rude» and «unappreciative» of them allowing me to come in during the middle of a semester.
Whatever. The campus was nice and the teachers seemed competent.
But rejection makes me bitter.