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Shoreline School District

Shoreline School District in Washington: 18 public schools with 9,717 students and 20.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,482 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 18
Students: 9,717
Students per teacher: 20.1; WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,482; 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): 483
Counselors (FTE): 27.8
Students per counselor: 350; WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 12.5; Librarians (FTE): 9.5

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%

66%proficient

−3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

4,064 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

60%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

4,043 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.3K15

$11.1K16

$11.7K17

$12.6K18

$14.9K19

$15.2K20

$15.5K21

$16.9K22

$17.3K23

$17.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 4.0% · $8.5M
State: 60% · $127.7M
Local: 36% · $77.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,459
Support services: $6,411
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $14M
Long-term debt: $364.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 2High schools: 2Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Edwin Pratt Learning CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K	318	56.2	—	—	Shoreline
Briarcrest Elementary	K–5	454	16.2	61%	68%	Shoreline
Brookside Elementary	K–5	372	16.4	68%	59%	Lake Forest Park
Cascade K-8 Community School	K–8	197	15.3	71%	72%	Shoreline
Echo Lake Elementary School	K–5	416	15.2	49%	53%	Shoreline
Highland Terrace Elementary	K–5	322	14.5	77%	78%	Shoreline
Home Education ExchangeAlternative	K–8	125	—	69%	50%	Shoreline
Lake Forest Park Elementary	K–5	378	15.4	61%	56%	Lake Forest Park
Melvin G Syre Elementary	K–5	444	17.1	76%	71%	Shoreline
Meridian Park Elementary School	K–5	589	17.1	81%	79%	Shoreline
Parkwood Elementary	K–5	390	14.6	68%	64%	Shoreline
Ridgecrest ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	424	14.7	55%	52%	Shoreline
Albert Einstein Middle School	6–8	1,032	21.5	62%	52%	Shoreline
Kellogg Middle School	6–8	991	23.3	64%	56%	Shoreline
Shorecrest High School	9–12	1,565	25.5	—	—	Shoreline
Shorewood High School	9–12	1,544	22.4	—	—	Shoreline
Fircrest Residential Habilitation	K–12	1	—	—	—	Shoreline
Handicapped Contractual ServicesSpecial education	Pre-K–12	155	—	—	—	Shoreline

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.

Sources

Address: 18560 1ST Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155
Phone: (206)393-4203

Website

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.