The King's Christian School is a private school (grades Pre-K through 12) located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census...

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Founded as the Christian Day School of Camden County

Camden County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...

, the school opened in 1946 at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in the West Collingswood section of Haddon Township, New Jersey

Haddon Township, New Jersey

Haddon Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 14,707....

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The King's Christian School is approved under the authority of the New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey Department of Education

The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...

 and is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...

 and by the Association of Christian Schools International

Association of Christian Schools International

The Association of Christian Schools International is an association of evangelical Protestant Christian schools.-Purposes:ACSI, a protestant association for Christian schools, impacts nearly 23,000 schools and transforms the lives of more than 3.9 million students worldwide...

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King's offers a fully integrated college preparatory curriculum with an evangelical Christian worldview and required Biblical education at all grade levels.

Not associated with any particular main-line Protestant denomination or church, King's is owned and operated by 'The Association of The King's Christian School,' a non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors and made up of the parents and friends of the school.

Location

King's is currently housed on a single campus for pre-kindergarten to 12th grade students at 5 Carnegie Plaza, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Former locations

Former King's sites include 800 W. King's Highway, Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Haddon Heights is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population is 7,473....

, where the Christian Day School of Camden County met in an historic mansion beginning around 1951. A modern school built here in 1970 now houses the Brookfield Academy's elementary school.

In 1974, the school's Hainesport, New Jersey elementary school campus opened at Easton Union Church. This campus ceased operation in 1992.

In 1983, the new high school relocated to the Barclay School in the Barclay Farm neighborhood, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The Cherry Hill Public School District now operates this site as the Barclay Early Childhood Center.

King's high school was temporarily housed at the Sacred Heart School

Sacred Heart School (Mount Ephraim)

Sacred Heart School was a Catholic elementary school located in Mount Ephraim, New Jersey for 50 years, from 1947 to 1997. It was presided over by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden before closing in 1997 as the result of low enrollment and a pending merger. Students were transferred to...

, Mount Ephraim, New Jersey

Mount Ephraim, New Jersey

-Local government:Mount Ephraim Borough has been governed under the Walsh Act by a three member commission, since 1935. Current commissioners as of 2010 are:* Mayor - Commissioner of Revenue and Finance...

, between 1999 and 2003.

Other meeting sites have included: Fairview Community Baptist Church, Camden, New Jersey

Camden, New Jersey

The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...

; Haddon Heights Baptist Church, Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Haddon Heights is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population is 7,473....

; Mt. Calvary Union Church, Runnemede, New Jersey

Runnemede, New Jersey

Runnemede is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population is 8,533.Runnemede was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1926, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the...

; Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Bellmawr, New Jersey

Bellmawr, New Jersey

-Local government:Bellmawr is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a mayor and a borough council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office...

; Moorestown Public School, Moorestown, New Jersey.

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