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Highline School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 40 public schools serving 19,567 students in Highline School District. This district's average testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in Washington.

Public Schools in Highline School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Washington public school average of 50%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 61% statewide average).

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. Highline School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked 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).

Top Rankings

Highline School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Washington for:

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

2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

This State (WA)

# Schools

40 Schools

2,435 Schools

# Students

19,567 Students

1,115,276 Students

# Teachers

1,045 Teachers

60,332 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

19:1

District Rank

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 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 63% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (WA)

Overall District Rank

#228 out of 306 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

36%

50%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Highline School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

49%

61%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Highline School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

85%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Highline School District and public school graduation rate of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.76

0.64

# American Indian Students

168 Students

15,564 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

2,830 Students

85,277 Students

% Asian Students

14%

# Hispanic Students

7,536 Students

257,522 Students

% Hispanic Students

39%

23%

# Black Students

2,764 Students

48,223 Students

% Black Students

14%

# White Students

4,307 Students

601,477 Students

% White Students

22%

54%

# Hawaiian Students

776 Students

12,086 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

1,186 Students

88,874 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

348

15,751

# Students in K Grade:

1,496

81,202

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,519

83,119

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,509

83,362

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,584

85,777

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,633

87,538

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,467

86,850

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,389

84,497

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,290

82,499

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,255

82,140

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,342

83,832

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,444

82,736

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,385

83,658

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,906

92,315

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $16,361 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,034. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $17,262 is higher than the state median of $17,238. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018

This School District

This State (WA)

Total Revenue

$320 MM

$13 MM

This chart display total revenue of Highline School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending

$338 MM

$14 MM

This chart display total spending of Highline School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$16,361

$17,034

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Highline School District and median value from average revenue per public school student of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending / Student

$17,262

$17,238

This chart display average spending per public school student in Highline School District and median value from average spending per public school student of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

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