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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Washington

Across Washington, 397 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Cascade Public Schools leads the list at 69.0%, against a median of 1.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
397
Washington
Top % Black
69.0%
Median % Black
1.7%
MOST BLACK · WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Cascade Public SchoolsDes Moines, WAWhy Not You Academy12669.0%(87)
2Rainier Beach High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 185441.2%(352)
3Garfield High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 11,50729.4%(443)
4Interagency ProgramsSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 121128.4%(60)
5Green Hill Academic SchoolChehalis, WAChehalis School District16326.4%(43)
6Franklin High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 11,27726.3%(336)
7Summit Public School: SierraSeattle, WASummit Public School: Sierra21426.2%(56)
8Foster Senior High SchoolTukwila, WATukwila School District91024.7%(225)
9YouthSource and RTCRENTON, WARenton Technical College29623.6%(70)
10Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418)Federal Way, WAFederal Way School District15423.4%(36)
11CHOICE AcademySeattle, WAHighline School District17623.3%(41)
12Oakland High SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District11223.2%(26)
13Chief Sealth International High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 11,18423.1%(273)
14Talley High SchoolSeattle, WARenton School District24823.0%(57)
15Summit Public School: AtlasSeattle, WASummit Public School: Atlas56622.4%(127)
16Renton Senior High SchoolRenton, WARenton School District1,20822.0%(266)
17Foss High SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District59921.0%(126)
18Tacoma Open DoorsTacoma, WATacoma School District39220.9%(82)
19Echo Glen SchoolSNOQUALMIE, WAIssaquah School District10420.2%(21)
20Summit Public School: OlympusTacoma, WASummit Public School: Olympus11019.1%(21)
21Lincoln High SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District1,55617.7%(275)
22Todd Beamer High SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School District1,41217.4%(246)
23Federal Way High SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School District1,66517.1%(284)
24Tyee High SchoolSeaTac, WAHighline School District64416.9%(109)
25Seattle World SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 121816.5%(36)
26Cleveland High School STEMSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 187516.5%(144)
27Mount Rainier High SchoolDes Moines, WAHighline School District1,84615.9%(294)
28Lindbergh Senior High SchoolRenton, WARenton School District1,20115.9%(191)
29Highline Open Doors 1418Burien, WAHighline School District24015.0%(36)
30Technology Access Foundation Academy at SaghalieFederal Way, WAFederal Way School District53214.8%(79)
31Kent-Meridian High SchoolKent, WAKent School District1,63914.5%(238)
32Raisbeck Aviation High SchoolTukwila, WAHighline School District40014.0%(56)
33Lakes High SchoolLakewood, WAClover Park School District1,15813.8%(160)
34Kentridge High SchoolKent, WAKent School District2,18613.6%(298)
35Mount Tahoma High SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District1,41013.6%(192)
36Spanaway Lake High SchoolSpanaway, WABethel School District1,78713.6%(243)
37Meadowdale High SchoolLYNNWOOD, WAEdmonds School District1,49113.2%(196)
38Evergreen High SchoolSeattle, WAHighline School District1,08013.2%(142)
39Thomas Jefferson High SchoolAUBURN, WAFederal Way School District1,81013.1%(237)
40Bates Technical High SchoolTacoma, WABates Technical College34312.5%(43)
41Clover Park High SchoolLakewood, WAClover Park School District1,16112.5%(145)
42Washington High SchoolTacoma, WAFranklin Pierce School District98912.3%(122)
43Kentwood High SchoolCovington, WAKent School District1,99512.3%(246)
44CPSD Open Doors ProgramLakewood, WAClover Park School District27612.3%(34)
45Decatur High SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School District1,35212.3%(166)
46Curtis Senior HighUNIVERSITY PLACE, WAUniversity Place School District1,32111.7%(154)
47Nathan Hale High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 11,05211.6%(122)
48Lynnwood High SchoolBOTHELL, WAEdmonds School District1,33511.5%(154)
49Curtis Junior HighUNIVERSITY PLACE, WAUniversity Place School District90410.8%(98)
50Innovation Heights AcademyBurien, WAHighline School District14210.6%(15)
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