It is located at the intersection of Stenton Avenue and Haines Street in Philadelphia.

Originally it housed grades 9-10, while nearby Germantown High School housed grades 11-12, as the school district intended to keep students in Northwest Philadelphia economically integrated.

Multiple students were stabbed and hit with metal pipes during a December 5, 1972 altercation between gangs.

[3] Programs at King High include JROTC and Business and Computers Technology.

[4] After Germantown closed in 2013 much of its athletic roster joined King's football team.

[5] Ed Dunn served as the volunteer head coach of the post-2013 King football team.