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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in King County, Washington

Across King County, Washington, 426 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Washington Network for Innovative Careers Skill Center leads the list at 47.8:1, against a median of 16.8:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

426

King County, Washington

Top Students/teacher

47.8:1

Median Students/teacher

16.8:1

HIGHEST RATIO · KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Washington Network for Innovative Careers Skill Center	Redmond, WA	Lake Washington School District	High	266	47.8:1
2	Valley View Early Childhood Center	SeaTac, WA	Highline School District	Elementary	225	37.5:1
3	Highline Open Doors 1418	Burien, WA	Highline School District	High	240	34.1:1
4	Cascade Parent Partnership Program	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Combined	375	28.4:1
5	Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center	Renton, WA	Renton School District	Elementary	490	28.1:1
6	Shorecrest High School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	High	1,565	25.5:1
7	Hazen Senior High School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	High	1,796	24.4:1
8	Kentridge High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	High	2,186	24.3:1
9	Kentwood High School	Covington, WA	Kent School District	High	1,995	24.1:1
10	Mount Rainier High School	Des Moines, WA	Highline School District	High	1,846	24.0:1
11	Tahoma Senior High School	Maple Valley, WA	Tahoma School District	High	2,919	24.0:1
12	Foster Senior High School	Tukwila, WA	Tukwila School District	High	910	23.9:1
13	Skyline High School	SAMMAMISH, WA	Issaquah School District	High	2,244	23.7:1
14	Hamilton International Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	983	23.6:1
15	C O Sorenson	Bothell, WA	Northshore School District	Elementary	257	23.4:1
16	Federal Way Public Academy	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	Middle	309	23.3:1
17	Kellogg Middle School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	Middle	991	23.3:1
18	Lincoln High School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,770	23.2:1
19	Thunder Mountain Middle School	Enumclaw, WA	Enumclaw School District	Middle	506	23.1:1
20	Leota Middle School	Woodinville, WA	Northshore School District	Middle	858	23.0:1
21	Ballard High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,697	22.9:1
22	Glacier Middle School	SeaTac, WA	Highline School District	Middle	803	22.7:1
23	Thomas Jefferson High School	AUBURN, WA	Federal Way School District	High	1,810	22.6:1
24	West Seattle High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,479	22.6:1
25	Roosevelt High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,542	22.5:1
26	Shorewood High School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	High	1,544	22.4:1
27	Madison Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	1,017	22.4:1
28	McClure Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	474	22.3:1
29	Eckstein Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	1,024	22.2:1
30	Meeker Middle School	Renton, WA	Kent School District	Middle	779	22.1:1
31	Timbercrest Middle School	Woodinville, WA	Northshore School District	Middle	665	22.0:1
32	Sammamish Senior High	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	High	1,363	22.0:1
33	Inglewood Middle School	Sammamish, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	1,229	22.0:1
34	Issaquah High School	ISSAQUAH, WA	Issaquah School District	High	2,419	21.9:1
35	Auburn Riverside High School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	High	1,852	21.9:1
36	Pine Lake Middle School	SAMMAMISH, WA	Issaquah School District	Middle	877	21.9:1
37	Vashon Island High School	VASHON, WA	Vashon Island School District	High	511	21.9:1
38	Woodinville HS	Woodinville, WA	Northshore School District	High	1,662	21.8:1
39	Vera Risdon Middle School	Newcastle, WA	Renton School District	Middle	751	21.8:1
40	Timberline Middle School	Redmond, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	788	21.7:1
41	Bellevue High School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	High	1,683	21.6:1
42	Liberty Sr High School	RENTON, WA	Issaquah School District	High	1,495	21.6:1
43	Nelsen Middle School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	Middle	913	21.6:1
44	Kentlake High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	High	1,561	21.6:1
45	Todd Beamer High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	High	1,412	21.5:1
46	Cedarcrest High School	Duvall, WA	Riverview School District	High	889	21.5:1
47	Garfield High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,507	21.5:1
48	Albert Einstein Middle School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	Middle	1,032	21.5:1
49	Medina Elementary School	MEDINA, WA	Bellevue School District	Elementary	591	21.5:1
50	Highline High School	Burien, WA	Highline School District	High	1,423	21.5:1

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