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The public high schools with the most Black students in Washington

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most Black students in Washington, drawn from 421 qualifying public high schools. Garfield High School leads the list at 443, against a median of 10 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

421

Washington

Top Black students

443

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Garfield High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,507	29.4%	443
2	Rainier Beach High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	854	41.2%	352
3	Franklin High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,277	26.3%	336
4	Kentridge High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	2,186	13.6%	298
5	Mount Rainier High School	Des Moines, WA	Highline School District	1,846	15.9%	294
6	Federal Way High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	1,665	17.1%	284
7	Lincoln High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,556	17.7%	275
8	Chief Sealth International High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,184	23.1%	273
9	Renton Senior High School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	1,208	22.0%	266
10	Todd Beamer High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	1,412	17.4%	246
11	Kentwood High School	Covington, WA	Kent School District	1,995	12.3%	246
12	Spanaway Lake High School	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	1,787	13.6%	243
13	Kent-Meridian High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	1,639	14.5%	238
14	Thomas Jefferson High School	AUBURN, WA	Federal Way School District	1,810	13.1%	237
15	Foster Senior High School	Tukwila, WA	Tukwila School District	910	24.7%	225
16	Mariner High School	Everett, WA	Mukilteo School District	2,106	10.4%	219
17	Meadowdale High School	LYNNWOOD, WA	Edmonds School District	1,491	13.2%	196
18	Mount Tahoma High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,410	13.6%	192
19	Lindbergh Senior High School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	1,201	15.9%	191
20	Kamiak High School	Mukilteo, WA	Mukilteo School District	2,384	7.4%	176
21	Auburn Senior High School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	1,918	8.9%	171
22	Decatur High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	1,352	12.3%	166
23	Lakes High School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	1,158	13.8%	160
24	Lynnwood High School	BOTHELL, WA	Edmonds School District	1,335	11.5%	154
25	Curtis Senior High	UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA	University Place School District	1,321	11.7%	154
26	Shorecrest High School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	1,565	9.7%	152
27	Graham Kapowsin High School	Graham, WA	Bethel School District	2,087	7.1%	149
28	Clover Park High School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	1,161	12.5%	145
29	Ingraham High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,391	10.4%	145
30	Emerald Ridge High School	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	1,599	9.0%	144
31	Cleveland High School STEM	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	875	16.5%	144
32	Mountlake Terrace High School	MTLK TERRACE, WA	Edmonds School District	1,456	9.8%	143
33	Kentlake High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	1,561	9.2%	143
34	Edmonds Woodway High School	EDMONDS, WA	Edmonds School District	1,605	8.8%	142
35	Evergreen High School	Seattle, WA	Highline School District	1,080	13.2%	142
36	Gov John Rogers High School	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	1,788	7.8%	139
37	Shorewood High School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	1,544	9.0%	139
38	Auburn Mountainview High School	Auburn, WA	Auburn School District	1,560	8.7%	136
39	Summit Public School: Atlas	Seattle, WA	Summit Public School: Atlas	566	22.4%	127
40	Highline High School	Burien, WA	Highline School District	1,423	8.9%	127
41	Foss High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	599	21.0%	126
42	Stadium High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,700	7.3%	125
43	Washington High School	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	989	12.3%	122
44	Nathan Hale High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,052	11.6%	122
45	Dr. Dolores Silas High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	1,160	10.3%	119
46	Cascade High School	Everett, WA	Everett School District	1,651	6.9%	114
47	Auburn Riverside High School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	1,852	5.9%	110
48	Tyee High School	SeaTac, WA	Highline School District	644	16.9%	109
49	Tahoma Senior High School	Maple Valley, WA	Tahoma School District	2,919	3.5%	103
50	Bethel High School	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	1,688	6.0%	102

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