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Highline Public Schools, Washington

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Highline Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 17,823 (2023-2024)
Schools: 43 (2023-2024)
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Highline Public Schools is a school district in Washington (King County). During the 2024 school year, 17,823 students attended one of the district's 43 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Highline Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Damarys EspinozaDistrict 5
Blaine HolienDistrict 4
Stephanie TidholmDistrict 120232027
Joe VanDistrict 320152025
Angelica M. AlvarezDistrict 220092025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $67,016,000 $3,625 15%
Local: $135,909,000 $7,352 30%
State: $255,362,000 $13,815 56%
Total: $458,287,000 $24,792
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $410,368,000 $22,200
Total Current Expenditures: $352,631,000 $19,076
Instructional Expenditures: $199,705,000 $10,803 49%
Student and Staff Support: $73,537,000 $3,978 18%
Administration: $37,064,000 $2,005 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $42,325,000 $2,289 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $24,270,000 $1,312
Construction: $20,443,000 $1,105
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,336,000 $180
Interest on Debt: $16,799,000 $908


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 36 47 27 23 30-39 44 55
2017-2018 40 51 29 28 25-29 43 59
2016-2017 40 48 29 29 25-29 42 58
2015-2016 41 49 29 30 25-29 44 58
2014-2015 41 51 28 30 15-19 48 59
2013-2014 73 80-84 55-59 61 >=50 75-79 85
2012-2013 59 67 45 48 40-44 67 72
2011-2012 57 65 42 47 40-44 62 71
2010-2011 50 59 31 39 25-29 51 65

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 49 56 42 37 40-49 60 66
2017-2018 50 57 40 39 35-39 55 70
2016-2017 49 55 38 38 25-29 56 67
2015-2016 49 55 38 38 35-39 54 68
2014-2015 43 50 32 31 20-24 51 61
2013-2014 78 80-84 55-59 72 >=50 75-79 91
2012-2013 62 66 51 52 40-44 72 78
2011-2012 60 62 45 50 45-49 65 77
2010-2011 59 62 42 49 45-49 64 75

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 76 82 75-79 69 >=50 80-84 82
2018-2019 85 85-89 75-79 79 >=50 90-94 91
2017-2018 86 85-89 85-89 81 >=50 80-84 91
2016-2017 79 75-79 75-79 70-74 >=50 70-79 87
2015-2016 75 80-84 70-74 71 >=50 65-69 77
2014-2015 70 80-84 60-64 62 40-59 75-79 76
2013-2014 63 70-74 55-59 53 <50 65-69 70
2012-2013 62 65-69 55-59 50 21-39 70-74 73
2011-2012 66 75-79 55-59 51 <50 70-74 75
2010-2011 62 65-69 50-54 47 40-59 PS 73


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 17,823 -1.3
2022-2023 18,048 -2.4
2021-2022 18,485 -0.8
2020-2021 18,635 -2.7
2019-2020 19,130 -0.4
2018-2019 19,213 -1.8
2017-2018 19,567 -0.7
2016-2017 19,696 0.8
2015-2016 19,545 1.3
2014-2015 19,288 3.1
2013-2014 18,686 1.7
2012-2013 18,372 1.2
2011-2012 18,152 0.9
2010-2011 17,992 2.4
2009-2010 17,563 0.1
2008-2009 17,549 1.2
2007-2008 17,331 -0.2
2006-2007 17,359 -1.5
2005-2006 17,614 -0.2
2004-2005 17,645 -0.4
2003-2004 17,711 -0.1
2002-2003 17,735 -0.1
2001-2002 17,752 -1.5
2000-2001 18,024 -2.0
1999-2000 18,379 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Highline Public Schools (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.6 8.9
Black 14.2 4.8
Hispanic 40.6 26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3.5 1.5
Two or More Races 8.9 8.9
White 17.1 48.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Highline Public Schools had 1,029.05 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.32.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.80
Kindergarten: 86.06
Elementary: 467.27
Secondary: 472.92
Total: 1,029.05

Highline Public Schools employed 35.89 district administrators and 63.31 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 35.89
District Administrative Support: 40.82
School Administrators: 63.31
School Administrative Support: 84.49
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 281.19
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 159.62
Total Guidance Counselors: 66.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 25.67
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 40.83
Librarians/Media Specialists: 16.69
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 123.23
Other Support Services: 383.38


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Highline Public Schools operates 43 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Beverly Park Elem At Glendale370PK-5
Big Picture School2386-12
Bow Lake Elementary520PK-5
Career Link09-12
Cascade Middle School6626-8
Cedarhurst Elementary396PK-5
Chinook Middle School6036-8
Choice Academy1786-12
Des Moines Elementary507PK-5
Evergreen High School1,0669-12
Gateway To College010-12
Glacier Middle School7856-8
Gregory Heights Elementary482PK-5
Hazel Valley Elementary473PK-5
Head Start0PK-PK
Highline High School1,4089-12
Highline Home School Center10KG-12
Highline Open Doors 14182009-12
Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy182PK-12
Hilltop Elementary531PK-5
Innovation Heights Academy799-12
Madrona Elementary333PK-5
Maritime High School1209-12
Marvista Elementary547PK-5
Mcmicken Heights Elementary498PK-5
Midway Elementary564PK-5
Mount Rainier High School1,8899-12
Mount View Elementary423PK-5
North Hill Elementary514PK-5
Pacific Middle School6266-8
Parkside Elementary489PK-5
Puget Sound High School09-12
Puget Sound Skills Center010-12
Raisbeck Aviation High School4069-12
Satellite High School0PK-12
Seahurst Elementary School404PK-5
Shorewood Elementary413PK-5
Southern Heights Elementary0PK-5
Southwest Youth And Family Services09-12
Sylvester Middle School5486-8
Tyee High School6069-12
Valley View Early Childhood Center220PK-PK
White Center Heights Elementary533PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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