School district · Washington
Highline School District
Highline School District in Washington: 43 public schools with 18,072 students and 17.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,280 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 43
- Students
- 18,072
- Students per teacher
- 17.9
- WA 17.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $21,280
- WA $18.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,011
- Counselors (FTE)
- 67.1
- Students per counselor
- 269
- WA 360 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 22.8
- Librarians (FTE): 16.8
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Washington: 51%32%proficient
+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Washington
Median 47% · 267 school districts compared
6,879 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Washington: 44%25%proficient
+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in Washington
Median 40% · 263 school districts compared
6,890 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 10% · $49.3M
- State
- 58% · $274.4M
- Local
- 31% · $148.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $12,300
- Support services
- $8,431
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $148M
- Long-term debt
- $592.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 0 | — | — | — | |
Valley View Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 225 | 37.5 | — | — |
Beverly Park Elem at GlendaleFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 411 | 17.1 | 27% | 24% |
Bow Lake ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 524 | 15.8 | 21% | 23% |
Cedarhurst ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 399 | 18.9 | 24% | 30% |
Des Moines ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 500 | 15.7 | 37% | 31% |
Gregory Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 488 | 16.4 | 48% | 46% |
Hazel Valley ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 469 | 15.8 | 27% | 24% |
Hilltop ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 519 | 17.9 | 17% | 23% |
Madrona ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 317 | 15.8 | 26% | 37% |
Marvista ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 532 | 16.0 | 58% | 51% |
McMicken Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 484 | 15.0 | 36% | 33% |
Midway ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 548 | 17.8 | 16% | 14% |
Mount View ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 460 | 17.8 | 31% | 26% |
North Hill ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 518 | 16.7 | 55% | 59% |
Parkside ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 535 | 18.8 | 25% | 22% |
Seahurst Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 405 | 18.4 | 25% | 25% |
Shorewood ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 400 | 16.0 | 33% | 34% |
| Pre-K–5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
White Center Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 527 | 18.2 | 35% | 30% |
Cascade Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 671 | 16.9 | 27% | 17% |
Chinook Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 620 | 17.4 | 34% | 17% |
Glacier Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 803 | 22.7 | 16% | 11% |
Pacific Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 604 | 18.5 | 32% | 16% |
Sylvester Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 582 | 19.3 | 43% | 33% |
Big Picture SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 6–12 | 233 | 14.0 | 34% | 17% |
CHOICE AcademyAlternative | 6–12 | 176 | 20.5 | 79% | 61% |
Career LinkAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Evergreen High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,080 | 20.5 | — | — |
Gateway to CollegeAlternative | 10–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Highline High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,423 | 21.5 | — | — |
Highline Open Doors 1418Alternative | 9–12 | 240 | 34.1 | — | — |
Innovation Heights AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 142 | 15.5 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 126 | 15.4 | — | — | |
Mount Rainier High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,846 | 24.0 | — | — |
Puget Sound High SchoolAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Puget Sound Skills CenterCareer and technicalFree meals for all | 10–12 | 3 | 0.1 | — | — |
Raisbeck Aviation High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 400 | 20.2 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Tyee High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 644 | 18.6 | — | — |
Highline Home School CenterAlternative | K–12 | 10 | — | — | — |
Highline Public Schools Virtual AcademyFully virtual | Pre-K–12 | 208 | 16.1 | 35% | 28% |
Satellite High SchoolSpecial education | Pre-K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 15675 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien, WA 98166
- Phone
- (206)631-3000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.