Kingsway Christian School is a private

Private school

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 high school

High school

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, middle school

Middle school

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, and elementary school

Elementary school

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 located south of Orrville, Ohio

Orrville, Ohio

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 and west of Riceland. It is a co-ed school, and they serve about 240 students in grades K through 12.

History

Kingsway Christian was founded in 1992, originally having grades K–6. Beginning in 1997 the 7th grade was added and for the next five years each successive grade was added. Kingsway’s first graduation was held in June of 2003 when 17 students received their diplomas. The school is parent-sponsored and uses a non-denominational approach to Christian

Christian

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education. They are currently in the process of gaining ACSI accreditation.

Athletics

The Kingsway Eagles provide a number of athletic opportunities for students including basketball (girls and boys teams, junior high and high school), volleyball (girls, junior high and high school), soccer (girls and boys teams, junior high and high school), baseball and softball (high school only), golf (co-ed, high school) and cheerleading (high school girls).