Federal Way School District
Public school district based in Federal Way, Washington. NCES district ID 5302820; state ID WA-17210.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
46
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
22,250
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,207.2
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
18.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 724 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,606 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,567 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,686 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,646 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,509 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,589 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,629 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,602 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,653 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,638 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,661 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,803 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,937 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 13.9% | |
| Black or African American | 15.5% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 33.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6.0% | |
| Two or more races | 11.9% | |
| White | 18.6% | |
| Not Specified | 0.2% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.3% | |
| Male | 51.5% | |
| Not Specified | 0.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 5, Suburb 41.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson High School Auburn | 9–12 | Regular | 1,810 | 80.1 | 22.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Federal Way High School Federal Way | 9–12 | Regular | 1,665 | 80.5 | 20.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Todd Beamer High School Federal Way | 9–12 | Regular | 1,412 | 65.6 | 21.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Decatur High School Federal Way | 9–12 | Regular | 1,352 | 64.5 | 21 | Suburb: Large |
| Evergreen Middle School Kent | 6–8 | Regular | 810 | 42.0 | 19.3 | City: Midsize |
| Kilo Middle School Auburn | 6–8 | Regular | 669 | 37.0 | 18.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Sacajawea Middle School Federal Way | 6–8 | Regular | 668 | 36.5 | 18.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Illahee Middle School Federal Way | 5–8 | Regular | 655 | 37.3 | 17.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Lakota Middle School Federal Way | 6–8 | Regular | 645 | 32.6 | 19.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Wildwood Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 598 | 38.5 | 15.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Sequoyah Middle School Auburn | 6–8 | Regular | 570 | 30.9 | 18.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Olympic View Elementary School Federal Way | K–7 | Regular | 547 | 31.8 | 17.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Lake Dolloff Elementary School Auburn | PK–5 | Regular | 543 | 32.0 | 17 | Suburb: Large |
| Sunnycrest Elementary School Kent | PK–5 | Regular | 535 | 35.0 | 15.3 | City: Midsize |
| Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie Federal Way | 6–12 | Regular | 532 | 35.4 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Mark Twain Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 531 | 33.0 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Valhalla Elementary School Auburn | PK–5 | Regular | 517 | 30.0 | 17.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Rainier View Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 495 | 29.5 | 16.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Mirror Lake Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 491 | 31.0 | 15.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Nautilus K-8 School Federal Way | K–8 | Regular | 469 | 28.5 | 16.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Meredith Hill Elementary School Auburn | PK–5 | Regular | 456 | 26.0 | 17.5 | City: Small |
| Enterprise Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 450 | 27.8 | 16.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Star Lake Elementary School Kent | PK–5 | Regular | 434 | 26.0 | 16.7 | City: Midsize |
| Panther Lake Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 427 | 25.5 | 16.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Lakeland Elementary School Auburn | PK–5 | Regular | 418 | 25.0 | 16.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Woodmont K-8 School Des Moines | K–8 | Regular | 402 | 24.7 | 16.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Lake Grove Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 390 | 23.6 | 16.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Silver Lake Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 382 | 23.5 | 16.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Twin Lakes Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 371 | 22.5 | 16.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Internet Academy Federal Way | PK–12 | Alternative | 370 | 17.3 | 21.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Brigadoon Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 366 | 22.7 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Federal Way Public School ECEAP Federal Way | PK | Regular | 348 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Sherwood Forest Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 325 | 24.0 | 13.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Adelaide Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 321 | 20.9 | 15.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Federal Way Public Academy Federal Way | 6–10 | Regular | 309 | 13.3 | 23.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Camelot Elementary School Auburn | PK–5 | Regular | 292 | 20.5 | 14.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Green Gables Elementary School Federal Way | PK–5 | Regular | 281 | 19.5 | 14.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418) Federal Way | 9–12 | Alternative | 154 | 4.3 | 35.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Career Academy at Truman High School Federal Way | 9–12 | Alternative | 83 | 5.3 | 15.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Employment Transition Program Federal Way | 9–12 | Special Education | 62 | 3.0 | 20.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Support School Federal Way | PK–12 | Regular | 55 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Gateway to College Federal Way | 9–12 | Regular | 23 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Federal Way Running Start Home School Federal Way | 11–12 | Regular | 17 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Federal Way Public Schools Headstart Federal Way | PK | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Birth to Three Development Center Federal Way | PK | Special Education | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Dynamic Family Services Kent | PK–12 | Special Education | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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