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Highline School District Schools
Highline School District is a public school district in Washington, based in King County (Burien). SchoolGrade grades 36 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Highline School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Highline School District
31 of 36 schools in Highline School District carry a SchoolGrade (5 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 2C: 4D: 13F: 9
Best schools in Highline School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Raisbeck Aviation High School (High school, meets expectations)
- A- Choice Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Maritime High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ North Hill Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Marvista Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Sylvester Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C Gregory Heights Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Mount Rainier High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Shorewood Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Mcmicken Heights Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Highline School District
High schools (6)
- F Evergreen High School, Seattle
- D Highline High School, Burien
- A- Maritime High School, Des Moines
- C Mount Rainier High School, Des Moines
- A+ Raisbeck Aviation High School, Tukwila
- F Tyee High School, Seatac
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- D- Cascade Middle School, Seattle
- D Chinook Middle School, Seatac
- F Glacier Middle School, Seatac
- F Pacific Middle School, Des Moines
- C+ Sylvester Middle School, Burien
Elementary and primary schools (18)
- D- Beverly Park Elem At Glendale, Seattle
- F Bow Lake Elementary, Seatac
- D- Cedarhurst Elementary, Burien
- D Des Moines Elementary, Des Moines
- C Gregory Heights Elementary, Burien
- D- Hazel Valley Elementary, Burien
- F Hilltop Elementary, Seattle
- D- Madrona Elementary, Seatac
- B Marvista Elementary, Normandy Park
- D+ Mcmicken Heights Elementary, Seatac
- F Midway Elementary, Des Moines
- F Mount View Elementary, Seattle
- B+ North Hill Elementary, Des Moines
- F Parkside Elementary, Des Moines
- D- Seahurst Elementary School, Burien
- C- Shorewood Elementary, Burien
- Valley View Early Childhood Center, Seatac
- D White Center Heights Elementary, Seattle
Other schools and academies (7)
- D+ Big Picture School, Burien
- A- Choice Academy, Seattle
- Highline Home School Center, Burien
- Highline Open Doors 1418, Burien
- D+ Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy, Burien
- New Start, Seattle
- Puget Sound Skills Center, Seattle
Where Highline School District schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Burien (11)
- Seattle (9)
- Des Moines (7)
- Seatac (7)
- Normandy Park (1)
- Tukwila (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Washington
- County: King County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 17,823 students with 1,029 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,284 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5303540
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Tukwila School District (5 schools, 4 mi)
- Vashon Island School District (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Renton School District (29 schools, 7 mi)
- Federal Way School District (43 schools, 9 mi)
- Mercer Island School District (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Kent School District (42 schools, 10 mi)
- Seattle School District No. 1 (106 schools, 12 mi)
- Auburn School District (26 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Highline School District
How many schools are in Highline School District?
SchoolGrade grades 36 public schools in Highline School District, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Highline School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Burien, Seattle, Des Moines, Seatac, Normandy Park and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Highline School District?
Across the 31 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 33.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25.8%. 71% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Highline School District?
17,823 students were enrolled in Highline School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Highline School District?
Highline School District is in Washington, based in King County, with its district office in Burien. Its boundary covers about 30.9 sq mi.