Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · WA

Highline School District — Decoded Rankings

26 of 43 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04

District profile

Total enrollment
11,221
Free/reduced lunch
70.6%
Avg SES index
40.6
State
WA

Schools in Highline School District

Elementary / Middle Schools (23 ranked)

22 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence) · 2 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Rating
North Hill ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#404#330 (WA)plausibly #162–476#184 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)High
Shorewood ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#709#658 (WA)plausibly #451–965#328 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Gregory Heights ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#589#710 (WA)plausibly #481–1042#346 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Madrona ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1371#730 (WA)plausibly #566–1048#354 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextMedium
McMicken Heights ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1110#784 (WA)plausibly #614–1008#373 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)High
Pacific Middle SchoolNeighborhoodHighline School District#1423#924 (WA)plausibly #662–1172#425 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextMedium
Midway ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1489#989 (WA)plausibly #751–1179#449 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)High
White Center Heights ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1195#1031 (WA)plausibly #826–1234#467 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Mount View ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1277#1040 (WA)plausibly #841–1242#471 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Hazel Valley ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1438#1082 (WA)plausibly #800–1282#492 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Marvista ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#473#1092 (WA)plausibly #855–1277#499 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Chinook Middle SchoolNeighborhoodHighline School District#1412#1102 (WA)plausibly #898–1302#505 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextMedium
Hilltop ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1482#1148 (WA)plausibly #936–1316#521 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)High
Bow Lake ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1471#1221 (WA)plausibly #981–1365#550 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Highline Public Schools Virtual AcademyVirtualHighline School District—#1323Est. #1244 (WA)#569 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)Also HS #240provisional · low confidenceLow
Cascade Middle SchoolNeighborhoodHighline School District#1450#1266 (WA)plausibly #1034–1394#567 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Beverly Park Elem at GlendaleNeighborhoodHighline School District#1401#1274 (WA)plausibly #1077–1403#570 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Parkside ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1366#1300 (WA)plausibly #1081–1421#584 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)High
Des Moines ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1023#1379 (WA)plausibly #1182–1464#614 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Glacier Middle SchoolNeighborhoodHighline School District#1476#1391 (WA)plausibly #1215–1464#621 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)Medium
Cedarhurst ElementaryNeighborhoodHighline School District#1346#1427 (WA)plausibly #1271–1477#642 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)High
Sylvester Middle SchoolNeighborhoodHighline School District#1148#1468 (WA)plausibly #1402–1486#660 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)Medium
Seahurst Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodHighline School District#1345#1478 (WA)plausibly #1388–1493#664 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)Medium
Unranked (2 not yet eligible for a rank)
Big Picture Schoolneighborhood—N/AN/A— Not enough data to rank
CHOICE Academyopt_in—N/AN/A— Not enough data to rank

Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.

High Schools (5 ranked)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Rating
Mount Rainier High SchoolNeighborhoodHighline School District#212#56 (WA)HS#24 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)HS outcomeMedium
Evergreen High SchoolNeighborhoodHighline School District#247#68 (WA)HS#30 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)HS outcomeLow
Maritime High SchoolNeighborhoodHighline School District#122#161 (WA)HS#54 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)HS outcomeMedium
Highline High SchoolNeighborhoodHighline School District#291#184 (WA)HS#64 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)HS outcomeLow
Highline Public Schools Virtual AcademyVirtualHighline School District#289#240 (WA)HS#82 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)HS outcomeLow

Story type breakdown

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How this district compares

District-level averages relative to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro median.

MeasureDistrict avgMetro medianRead
Avg achievement percentile (metro)16.05034.0 points below the metro median
Avg decoded percentile (metro)27.15022.9 points below the metro median
Avg rank shift (places gained after context)75.80Schools gain 75.8 places on average after context.

Data & sources

Assessment data
2023–24 school year
NCES CCD vintage
2023
Census ACS 5-year vintage
2020-2024
Last updated
September 4, 2026
Methodology version
0.14.0
Source files (3)

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