Grading Our High Schools

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1 Grading Our High Schools RESEARCH BY CLANCEY DENIS, JUDY NAEGELI, ALEXANDRA NOTMAN, AND MARY PRITCHARD We contacted every public school district and accredited private high school in King County, requesting student demographics and combing databases for standardized test scores, to compile the following guide to secondary education in the Seattle area. You ll note a few inconsistencies between the public and private charts, since public schools track data differently from private schools, and private schools track data differently from other private schools. But, like any good student, you ll of course complement these statistics with firsthand research: Scour websites (we ve provided those, too), tour prospects, meet instructors, and talk to other parents to help you find your best high school. Updated December 16,, to reflect new or corrected data. Auburn Auburn High School , 29.8, 87.5, 34.5 No NP 10 AP Auburn Mountainview High School , 42.8, 87, 36.3 No NP 12 AP Auburn Riverside High School , 43.4, 84.5, 38.1 No 528, 500, AP West Auburn High School , 7.1, 48.6, 7.5 No Bellevue bsd405.org Bellevue High School , 74.9, 94, 69.2 Yes 587, 546, AP Interlake High School , 66.7, 94.8, 74.2 No 594, 563, AP / 39 IB International School , 87.5, 100, 97.2 Yes 647, 616, AP Kelsey Creek Home School K No NA 0 NA 4.6 Newport High School , 77.1, 97.4, 79.4 No 610, 569, AP Sammamish High School , 43.9, 89.5, 56.1 No 555, 530, AP Enumclaw enumclaw.wednet.edu Enumclaw High School , 32.2, 92.4, 45.9 No 513, 481, AP Federal Way schools.fwps.org Decatur High School , 38.4, 80.7, 37.1 No 542, 506, AP Federal Way High School , 30.9, 82.4, 32.7 No 482, 454, AP Thomas Jefferson High School , 47.2, 88.5, 43.7 No 562, 528, AP / 24 IB Todd Beamer High School , 50.1, 85.4, 43.2 No 513, 490, AP Truman High School , 13, 66.7, 0 Yes 423, 424, / SEATTLEMET.COM / DECEMBER

2 Highline hsd401.org Academy of Citizenship and Empowerment , 7.4, 75.4, 8.9 No 367, 345, AP Arts and Academics Academy , 4.4, 67.6, 13 No 388, 387, AP Aviation High School , 80.4, 98.1, 85.3 Yes 590, 568, AP Global Connections High School , 19.4, 73.1, 15.1 No 397, 381, AP Health Science and Human Services High School , 29.7, 88, 45.9 No 476, 449, AP Highline Big Picture , 6.1, 74.2, 9.1 Yes 383, 434, Highline High School , 28.8, 75.5, 29.5 No 451, 442, AP Mount Rainier High School , 36.9, 82.6, 37.8 No 510, 498, IB Odyssey: The Essential School , 10.0, 83.0, 11.8 No 388, 347, TEC (Technology, Engineering, and Communications) High School , 43.8, 85.7, 41.1 No 467, 425, AP Issaquah Issaquah High School , 73.4, 95, 72.6 No 592, 567, AP / 27 IB Liberty High School , 60.1, 92.8, 60.5 No 560, 537, AP Skyline High School , 78.9, 98.4, 77 Yes 587, 565, IB Tiger Mountain Community High School , 8.3, 45.8, 9.1 Yes Kent kent.k12.wa.us Kent Phoenix Academy , 15.2, 78.2, 10.1 No NA, NA, NA Kent-Meridian High School , 33.1, 71.4, 27.4 No 493, 450, IB Kentlake High School , 54, 92.2, 50.5 No 548, 510, AP Kentridge High School , 61.7, 92.8, 56.0 No 569, 524, AP Kentwood High School , 47.6, 85.1, 44.9 No 539, 501, AP Lake Washington lwsd.org Best High School , 23.8, 90.5, 36.8 Yes Eastlake High School , 69.1, 99.1, 77.2 No 559, 548, AP Futures School ,,, 7.7 Yes International Community School , 94.4, 94.2, 95.8 Yes 663, 682, AP Juanita High School , 61.1, 89.9, 67.5 No 569, 533, AP Lake Washington High School , 62.4, 92.7, 68.7 No 558, 544, AP Redmond High School , 69.5, 91.3, 71.7 No 587, 563, AP Mercer Island misd.k12.wa.us Mercer Island High School , 81.2, 96, 81.8 Yes 630, 586, AP Northshore Bothell High School , 63, 94.3, 64.1 No 554, 517, AP Inglemoor High School , 72.8, 97, 70.2 No 589, 543, AP / 24 IB Woodinville High School , 70.5, 97.3, 71.1 Yes 574, 537, AP Secondary Academy for Success , 19.4, 80.6, 26.7 Yes 1 AP Renton rentonschools.us Black River High School , 5.1, 47.2, 7.7 Yes Hazen High School , 50.8, 83, 48.7 No 522, 508, AP Lindbergh High School , 36.8, 84.3, 46.3 No 505, 464, AP Renton Academy K No 10 AP Renton High School , 22.1, 70.1, 28.1 No 448, 433, AP Sartori Education Center , 0, 90, 6.7 Yes / SEATTLEMET.COM / DECEMBER

3 Riverview riverview.wednet.edu Cedarcrest High School , 52.7, 92.1, 61.1 No 551, 503, AP Seattle seattleschools.org Ballard High School , 59.1, 90.3, 63 No 545, 517, AP The Center School , 53.2, 90.9, 71.6 Yes 536, 473, AP Chief Sealth International High School , 39.5, 67.5, 41.1 No 466, 436, IB Cleveland, Grover Cleveland High School , 17.1, 80.1, 28 No 395, 378, AP Franklin, Benjamin Franklin High School , 36.1, 85.4, 34.1 No 471, 422, AP Garfield, James A. Garfield High School , 61.4, 93.2, 66.7 No 573, 554, AP Hale, Nathan Hale High School , 57.6, 90.5, 53.7 No 553, 536, AP Ingraham, Edward S. Ingraham High School , 37.8, 73.1, 33.1 No 534, 510, IB Interagency Programs , 5.2, 55.2, 2.8 No Middle College High School Yes Nova High School , 43.1, 93.2, 59.3 No 613, 567, AP Rainier Beach High School , 14.1, 82.5, 8 No 419, 371, AP Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt High School , 66.2, 91.3, 65.0 No 585, 563, AP Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center No 0 NA 95.8 South Lake High School , 5.7, 85.3, 5.7 No NP West Seattle High School , 33.5, 82.6, 35.6 No 484, 473, AP Shoreline schools.shorelineschools.org Shorecrest High School , 51.6, 89, 61.2 No 547, 528, AP Shorewood High School , 52.1, 84.7, 54.8 No 563, 539, AP Skykomish skykomishschool.com Skykomish High School Yes 1 AP Snoqualmie Valley svsd410.org Mount Si High School , 57.7, 89.8, 59.1 No 556, 545, AP Two Rivers School , 15.8, 71.4, 36.8 No Snoqualmie Valley Virtual Academy AP Tahoma Tahoma Senior High School , 51.4, 90, 61.4 No 556, 525, AP Tukwila tukwila.wednet.edu Foster High School , 17.2, 70.7, 23.7 No 468, 424, AP Vashon Island vashonsd.wednet.edu Vashon Island High School , 68.3, 92.3, 78.7 Yes 578, 559, AP Key SCHOOLS A dash ( ) indicates the figure does not apply to the school, the school does not track the figure, or the sample is too small to evaluate. NA Data is not available. NP School did not provide data. Students Passing HSPE Percentage of 10th graders who passed the High School Proficiency Exam, meeting the state standard in reading, math, writing, and science, respectively. Adequate Yearly Progress This column represents whether the high school achieved state goals for proficiency in reading and mathematics. On-Time Graduation Rate Percentage of seniors who graduate within four years. PRIVATE SCHOOLS A dash ( ) indicates the figure does not apply to the school, the school does not track the figure, or the sample is too small to evaluate. NA Data is not available. NP School did not provide data. An asterisk (*) denotes a school with multiple locations that declined to give separate data for each branch. School of Thought Religious affiliation and/or academic emphasis. Experimental schools follow a nontraditional approach to academics. An integrated curriculum employs a cross-disciplinary teaching style. An individualized curriculum tailors lesson plans to each student. Individualized instruction focuses on each student s particular learning style. At one on one schools a student learns by him- or herself. Some schools specialize in teaching students with learning disabilities, diagnosed cognitive issues, and others focus on learning difficulties, which include a variety of behavioral issues. Acceptance Rate We listed the rate at all first-come, first-served schools as 100 percent, though they do stop accepting applicants once they run out of space. Other rates are as reported by the schools. Diversity Typically refers to the percentage of nonwhite students currently enrolled, but some private schools include other factors such as parents marital status or religion. Average Class Size The average number of students per classroom. When schools provided different averages for distinct grades say, 20 kids per class for one grade or subject, but 15 for another we averaged those numbers to come up with the figure on the chart. 76 / SEATTLEMET.COM / DECEMBER

4 COLLEGE PREP P R IVATE HIGH SCH OOLS School of Thought Acceptance Rate (%) Total Enrollment % Teachers with Master s Degrees Average Class Size % Proceeding to 4-Year College Number of AP Courses Annual Tuition Financial Aid Bus Provided Auburn Auburn Adventist Academy auburn.org Rainier High School rainierchristianschools.org Seventh-day Adventist NA $8,975 $14,655 NA No Christ-centered $8,000 $8,500 NA Yes Bellevue The Academic Institute academicinstitute.com Bellevue School bellevuechristian.org Eastside Academy eastsideacademy.org Distance learning Alternative Learning difficulties 7 12 NP NP NP NP NP NP NP 0 NP NP NP No $10, Yes NA NA NA 98 No Eastside High School eastsidecatholic.org NA $17, Yes *Educational Advancement Academy ea2.org Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart forestridge.org Hillside Student Community School hillsidesc.org Burien John F. Kennedy High School Des Moines Accelerated, Test prep Girls only Academics and performing arts 6 12 NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NA 30 NA $24, Yes $16, No $8, Yes Evergreen Lutheran High School elhs.org Lutheran NA 22 NA $5,700 $6, Yes Federal Way Faith School christianfaithschool.com Holy Innocents School of the Northwest holyinnocentsnw.net Life Academy of Puget Sound bethel-christian-center.org Classical PK $6,700 5 No K $1,800 No Alternative K $3, Yes Issaquah Kent Children s Academy childacad.org PK $10, Yes Kirkland Eastside Preparatory School eastsideprep.org $23, Yes Puget Sound Adventist Academy psaa.org Seventh-day Adventist : $6,350 $8, No Mercer Island CHILD (Children s Institute for Learning Differences) childrensinstitute.com Special education K NA NA NA No ETC Preparatory Academy etcinc.org Individual tutoring Learning disabilities Nonpublic agency K NA NA NA NA NA No Northwest Yeshiva High School nyhs.net Torah Judaism $13, Yes Privett Academy privettacademy.org Redmond Experimental Individualized instruction NA NA NA NA Yes The Bear Creek School tbcs.org liberal arts PK NA NA NA $2,500 $16,370 NA Yes 78 / SEATTLEMET.COM / DECEMBER

5 COLLEGE PREP P R IVATE HIGH SCH OOLS School of Thought Acceptance Rate (%) Total Enrollment % Teachers with Master s Degrees Average Class Size % Proceeding to 4-Year College Number of AP Courses Annual Tuition Financial Aid Bus Provided Redmond The Overlake School overlake.org NA $24, Yes Renton New Horizon School new-horizon-school.org SeaTac Seattle Schools: High School seattlechristian.com Seattle Learning disabilities Attention deficit Christ-centered Bible-based NA NA 7 7 NA 0 5 $16,050 3 No NA 18 NA 22 NA $8,760 NA No Bishop Blanchet High School bishopblanchet.org The Bush School bush.edu, college prep NA 26 NA NA 7 99 $10,020 $11, Yes K NA $19,315 $25, No *Educational Advancement Academy ea2.org Holy Names Academy holynames-sea.org King s High School kingsschools.org Lakeside School lakesideschool.org Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder mmscdayschool.org Morningside Academy morningsideacademy.org Accelerated, Test prep Girls only Christ-centered Judaic studies Girls-only high school Mild learning disabilities or academic difficulties 6 12 NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NA $11, No $11, Yes NA $25, No PK 12 NP NP NP NP NP 0 NP $9,900 $10,500 NP Yes $20, No The Northwest School northwestschool.org NA $24,165 $25, No O Dea High School odea.org Puget Sound Community School pscs.org Boys only Experimental Individualized instruction $8,569 $9, No $14,745 No St. Christopher Academy stchristopheracademy.com Special needs NA $15,700 2 No Seattle Academy seattleacademy.org Arts focus NA $23,802 $24, Yes Seattle Lutheran High School seattlelutheran.org Seattle Preparatory School seaprep.org Lutheran $9, No Jesuit NA $13, Yes Seattle Urban Academy seattleurbanacademy.org Alternative At-risk students $ No Seattle Waldorf School seattlewaldorf.org University Prep Waldorf PK $9,550 $17, No $24,935 $26, Yes Shoreline Shoreline School shorelinechristian.org Woodinville PK $2,400 $10, No Chrysalis School chrysalis-school.com Montessori K monthly fee depending on program 0 No Woodinville Montessori School woodinvillemontessori.org Montessori PK 9 NP NP NP NP NP NP NP $6,760 $14,860 NP NP 80 / SEATTLEMET.COM / DECEMBER