| C. Leon King High School | |
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| Address | |
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6815 N. 56th Street , 33610 United States | |
| Coordinates | 28°00′31″N 82°23′29″W / 28.008521°N 82.391464°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Land of the Lions |
| Established | 1960 |
| School district | Hillsborough County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Van Ayres |
| School number | 2241 (for District use) |
| CEEB code | 101717 |
| Principal | Gregory Basham |
| Staff | 92.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,262 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.01[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, white, and Columbia blue |
| Sports | See article |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Nickname | Lions (general) Lady Lions (girls sports) |
| Newspaper | Scepter |
| Yearbook | Clarion |
| Website | king |
C. Leon King High School is a Tampa, Florida public high school named in honor of C. Leon King, a member of the Hillsborough County Board of Public Instruction for 18 years. It opened in 1960 with 58 faculty members and 960 students. It is located at 6815 North 56th Street in Tampa, Florida 33610.
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. Ninety eight 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[update], King High has been rated a "B".
Its student population was 1,889 in 2014–15 and the attendance rate was 92% in 2005.