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The highest-poverty public high schools in King County, Washington

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in King County, Washington, drawn from 76 qualifying public high schools. Seattle World School leads the list at 89.4%, against a median of 38.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

King County, Washington

Top % FRL

89.4%

Median % FRL

38.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Seattle World School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	218	89.4%
2	Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418)	Federal Way, WA	Federal Way School District	High	154	82.5%
3	Innovation Heights Academy	Burien, WA	Highline School District	High	142	79.6%
4	Tyee High School	SeaTac, WA	Highline School District	High	644	75.8%
5	Evergreen High School	Seattle, WA	Highline School District	High	1,080	74.9%
6	Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie	Federal Way, WA	Federal Way School District	High	532	74.1%
7	Federal Way High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	High	1,665	73.8%
8	Todd Beamer High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	High	1,412	72.8%
9	Thomas Jefferson High School	AUBURN, WA	Federal Way School District	High	1,810	71.9%
10	Kent-Meridian High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	High	1,639	68.9%
11	Foster Senior High School	Tukwila, WA	Tukwila School District	High	910	68.8%
12	Interagency Programs	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	211	68.2%
13	Echo Glen School	SNOQUALMIE, WA	Issaquah School District	High	104	67.3%
14	Highline High School	Burien, WA	Highline School District	High	1,423	67.0%
15	Rainier Beach High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	854	66.9%
16	Renton Senior High School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	High	1,208	65.6%
17	Decatur High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	High	1,352	64.8%
18	Talley High School	Seattle, WA	Renton School District	High	248	64.5%
19	Auburn Senior High School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	High	1,918	63.2%
20	Mount Rainier High School	Des Moines, WA	Highline School District	High	1,846	58.8%
21	Auburn Mountainview High School	Auburn, WA	Auburn School District	High	1,560	58.5%
22	Franklin High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,277	57.2%
23	Chief Sealth International High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,184	51.6%
24	Interagency Open Doors	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	132	50.8%
25	Kentwood High School	Covington, WA	Kent School District	High	1,995	50.2%
26	Big Picture School	Burien, WA	Highline School District	High	233	50.2%
27	Cleveland High School STEM	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	875	50.1%
28	Lindbergh Senior High School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	High	1,201	50.0%
29	CHOICE Academy	Seattle, WA	Highline School District	High	176	49.4%
30	Auburn Riverside High School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	High	1,852	48.9%
31	Highline Open Doors 1418	Burien, WA	Highline School District	High	240	48.8%
32	Kentlake High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	High	1,561	47.9%
33	Summit Public School: Atlas	Seattle, WA	Summit Public School: Atlas	High	566	43.5%
34	Sammamish Senior High	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	High	1,363	43.3%
35	Kentridge High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	High	2,186	42.5%
36	Garfield High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,507	41.2%
37	Nathan Hale High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,052	38.8%
38	Summit Public School: Sierra	Seattle, WA	Summit Public School: Sierra	High	214	38.3%
39	Hazen Senior High School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	High	1,796	38.2%
40	Maritime High School	Des Moines, WA	Highline School District	High	126	38.1%
41	Nova High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	256	33.6%
42	Raisbeck Aviation High School	Tukwila, WA	Highline School District	High	400	32.5%
43	Shorecrest High School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	High	1,565	32.1%
44	Enumclaw Sr High School	Enumclaw, WA	Enumclaw School District	High	1,333	31.6%
45	Shorewood High School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	High	1,544	31.4%
46	Ingraham High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,391	31.1%
47	Interlake Senior High School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	High	1,611	26.6%
48	Juanita High School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	High	1,778	26.4%
49	Vashon Island High School	VASHON, WA	Vashon Island School District	High	511	25.8%
50	Bellevue Big Picture School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	High	346	24.9%

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