Highline School District

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(40) High
(16) Middle
(8) Elementary
(20) Pre-K
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For the 2021 school year, there are 40 public schools serving 19,567 students in Highline School District. Highline School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Washington.

The top ranked public schools in Highline School District are Raisbeck Aviation High School, Choice Academy and North Hill Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Public schools in Highline School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the Washington public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 61% statewide average). This district's average testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in Washington.

Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Washington public school average of 46% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

School District Name	Highline School District
School District Website	http://www.highlineschools.org/
School District Phone Number	(206) 631-3000
School District Grades Offered	PK - 13

2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	This State (WA)
# of Schools	40 Schools	2,437 Schools
# of Students	19,567 Students	1,115,752 Students
# of Teachers	1,045 Teachers	60,358 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio	19:1	18:1

District Comparison

Highline School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 305 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2017-2018 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 62% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	State Average (WA)
Overall Testing Rank	#190 out of 305 school districts (Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)	40%	51%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)	40%	61%

Graduation Rate	86%	88%

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score	0.76	0.64
# of American Indian Students	168 Students	15,565 Students
% American Indian Students	1%	2%
# of Asian Students	2,830 Students	85,277 Students
% Asian Students	14%	8%
# of Hispanic Students	7,536 Students	257,629 Students
% Hispanic Students	39%	23%
# of Black Students	2,764 Students	48,227 Students
% Black Students	14%	4%
# of White Students	4,307 Students	601,824 Students
% White Students	22%	54%
# of Hawaiian Students	776 Students	12,086 Students
% of Hawaiian Students	4%	1%
# of Two or more races Students	1,186 Students	88,891 Students
% of Two or more races Students	6%	8%

Students by Grade:

# of Students in Pre-Kindergarten:	348	15,751
# of Students in Kindergarten:	1,496	81,202
# of Students in 1st Grade:	1,519	83,119
# of Students in 2nd Grade:	1,509	83,362
# of Students in 3rd Grade:	1,584	85,872
# of Students in 4th Grade:	1,633	87,647
# of Students in 5th Grade:	1,467	86,952
# of Students in 6th Grade:	1,389	84,497
# of Students in 7th Grade:	1,290	82,499
# of Students in 8th Grade:	1,255	82,140
# of Students in 9th Grade:	1,342	83,879
# of Students in 10th Grade:	1,444	82,786
# of Students in 11th Grade:	1,385	83,702
# of Students in 12th Grade:	1,906	92,344
# of Ungraded Students:	-	-

Fiscal Data Comparison

The revenue/student of $15,254 is higher than the state median of $14,719. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $14,560 is less than the state median of $15,098. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2016-2017	This School District	This State (WA)
Total Revenue	$299 MM	$13 MM

Spending	$285 MM	$13 MM

Revenue / Student	$15,254	$14,719

Revenue / Student	$14,560	$15,098