C. Leon King High School

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Coordinates28°00′31″N 82°23′29″W / 28.008521°N 82.391464°W / 28.008521; -82.391464
TypePublic high school
MottoMany lions, One pride
Established1960; 66 years ago (1960)
C. Leon King High School
Location
6815 N. 56th Street

Tampa
,
Florida
33610

United States
Coordinates28°00′31″N 82°23′29″W / 28.008521°N 82.391464°W / 28.008521; -82.391464
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoMany lions, One pride
Established1960; 66 years ago (1960)
School districtHillsborough County Public Schools
SuperintendentVan Ayres
School number2241 (for District use)
CEEB code101717
PrincipalGregory Basham
Staff92.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,262 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.01[1]
ColorsRed, white, and Columbia blue      
SportsSee article
MascotLion
NicknameLions (general)
Lady Lions (girls sports)
NewspaperScepter
YearbookClarion
Websitewww.hillsboroughschools.org/o/king

C. Leon King High School is a public high school named in Tampa, Florida.

King High School, a part of Hillsborough County Public Schools, is a traditional/hybrid magnet school. It has one of five International Baccalaureate programs in Hillsborough County, Florida. The IB program of King began in July 1994. 98% percent of IB seniors earned the IB Diploma in 2014—one of the highest rates in the United States. For the 2010–2011 school year, King High School received an A grade in education overall. As of 2017, King High has been rated a "B."

Its student population was 1,889 in 2014–15, and the attendance rate was 92% in 2005.

The school was built on the site of Ridgewood Cemetery, a municipal cemetery for poor African-Americans established in 1942. Hillsborough County Public Schools acquired 40 acres (16 ha) of land for the school from a private company in 1959, and that company bought the site from the City of Tampa in 1957; the cemetery is in that plot and became used for agricultural classes. In 2019, officials discovered graves of 145 people.[2]

Academics

King High School hosts an International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, which began in 1994. King High also offers advanced placement courses (KAPS).

Sports

Fall:

  • Football
  • Boys Golf
  • Girls Golf
  • Boys Cross Country
  • Girls Cross Country
  • Swimming
  • Volleyball

Winter:

  • Boys Basketball
  • Girls Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Soccer

Spring:

  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Flag Football
  • Track
  • Tennis

Notable alumni

References

External links

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