Highline School District
Public school district based in Seattle, Washington. NCES district ID 5303540; state ID WA-17401.
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
43
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
18,072
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
993.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
18.2
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 570 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,205 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,337 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,326 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,310 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,285 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,228 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,218 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,166 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,152 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,362 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,505 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,611 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,797 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% | |
| Asian | 14.5% | |
| Black or African American | 14.2% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 41.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3.4% | |
| Two or more races | 8.7% | |
| White | 16.7% | |
| Not Specified | 0.5% |
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 | 47.1% | |
| Male | 52.4% | |
| Not Specified | 0.5% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 2, Suburb 41.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier High School Des Moines | 9–12 | Regular | 1,846 | 76.9 | 24 | Suburb: Large |
| Highline High School Burien | 9–12 | Regular | 1,423 | 66.2 | 21.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Evergreen High School Seattle | 9–12 | Regular | 1,080 | 52.6 | 20.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Glacier Middle School SeaTac | 6–8 | Regular | 803 | 35.3 | 22.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Cascade Middle School Seattle | 6–8 | Regular | 671 | 39.8 | 16.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Tyee High School SeaTac | 9–12 | Regular | 644 | 34.7 | 18.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Chinook Middle School SeaTac | 6–8 | Regular | 620 | 35.7 | 17.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Pacific Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 604 | 32.6 | 18.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Sylvester Middle School Burien | 6–8 | Regular | 582 | 30.1 | 19.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Midway Elementary Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 548 | 30.7 | 17.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Parkside Elementary Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 535 | 28.5 | 18.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Marvista Elementary Normandy Park | PK–5 | Regular | 532 | 33.3 | 16 | Suburb: Large |
| White Center Heights Elementary Seattle | PK–5 | Regular | 527 | 28.9 | 18.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Bow Lake Elementary SeaTac | PK–5 | Regular | 524 | 33.2 | 15.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Hilltop Elementary Seattle | PK–5 | Regular | 519 | 29.0 | 17.9 | Suburb: Large |
| North Hill Elementary Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 518 | 31.1 | 16.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Des Moines Elementary Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 500 | 31.9 | 15.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Gregory Heights Elementary Burien | PK–5 | Regular | 488 | 29.7 | 16.4 | Suburb: Large |
| McMicken Heights Elementary SeaTac | PK–5 | Regular | 484 | 32.2 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Hazel Valley Elementary Burien | PK–5 | Regular | 469 | 29.6 | 15.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Mount View Elementary Seattle | PK–5 | Regular | 460 | 25.9 | 17.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Beverly Park Elem at Glendale Seattle | PK–5 | Regular | 411 | 24.1 | 17.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Seahurst Elementary School Burien | PK–5 | Regular | 405 | 22.0 | 18.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Shorewood Elementary Burien | PK–5 | Regular | 400 | 25.0 | 16 | Suburb: Large |
| Raisbeck Aviation High School Tukwila | 9–12 | Alternative | 400 | 19.8 | 20.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Cedarhurst Elementary Burien | PK–5 | Regular | 399 | 21.1 | 18.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Madrona Elementary SeaTac | PK–5 | Regular | 317 | 20.1 | 15.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Highline Open Doors 1418 Burien | 9–12 | Alternative | 240 | 7.0 | 34.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Big Picture School Burien | 6–12 | Alternative | 233 | 16.7 | 14 | Suburb: Large |
| Valley View Early Childhood Center SeaTac | PK | Regular | 225 | 6.0 | 37.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy Seattle | PK–12 | Regular | 208 | 12.9 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| CHOICE Academy Seattle | 6–12 | Alternative | 176 | 8.6 | 20.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Innovation Heights Academy Burien | 9–12 | Alternative | 142 | 9.2 | 15.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Maritime High School Des Moines | 9–12 | Regular | 126 | 8.2 | 15.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Highline Home School Center Burien | K–12 | Alternative | 10 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Puget Sound Skills Center Seattle | 10–12 | Career and Technical | 3 | 25.0 | 0.1check | Suburb: Large |
| Southern Heights Elementary Seattle | PK–5 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Satellite High School Seattle | PK–12 | Special Education | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Head Start Seattle | PK | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Career Link Seattle | 9–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Large |
| Puget Sound High School Burien | 9–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Gateway to College Burien | 10–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Southwest Youth and Family Services Seattle | 9–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Large |
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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