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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in King County, Washington

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most improved test scores in King County, Washington, drawn from 57 qualifying public high schools. Nathan Hale High School leads the list at +12.6pp, against a median of -1.1pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

King County, Washington

Top 3-yr change

+12.6pp

Median 3-yr change

-1.1pp

MOST IMPROVED · KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Nathan Hale High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,052	52.5%	65.0%	+12.6pp
2	Chief Sealth International High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,184	30.1%	37.6%	+7.6pp
3	Rainier Beach High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	854	18.8%	23.8%	+5.0pp
4	Summit Public School: Atlas	Seattle, WA	Summit Public School: Atlas	566	41.8%	46.2%	+4.4pp
5	Ballard High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,697	73.5%	77.5%	+4.1pp
6	Eastlake High School	Sammamish, WA	Lake Washington School District	2,481	75.1%	78.8%	+3.8pp
7	Franklin High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,277	39.6%	43.4%	+3.8pp
8	Ingraham High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,391	56.1%	59.6%	+3.5pp
9	Shorewood High School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	1,544	62.9%	66.3%	+3.5pp
10	Sammamish Senior High	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	1,363	43.3%	46.6%	+3.3pp
11	Vashon Island High School	VASHON, WA	Vashon Island School District	511	69.8%	73.1%	+3.3pp
12	Liberty Sr High School	RENTON, WA	Issaquah School District	1,495	68.2%	71.1%	+2.9pp
13	Mercer Island High School	Mercer Island, WA	Mercer Island School District	1,439	81.2%	83.7%	+2.5pp
14	West Seattle High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,479	63.9%	66.2%	+2.3pp
15	Cleveland High School STEM	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	875	53.8%	55.8%	+1.9pp
16	Bothell High School	Bothell, WA	Northshore School District	1,740	63.6%	65.4%	+1.8pp
17	Tyee High School	SeaTac, WA	Highline School District	644	19.1%	20.6%	+1.5pp
18	Skyline High School	SAMMAMISH, WA	Issaquah School District	2,244	77.2%	78.7%	+1.5pp
19	Tahoma Senior High School	Maple Valley, WA	Tahoma School District	2,919	65.2%	66.6%	+1.3pp
20	Lake Washington High School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	2,081	67.1%	67.5%	+0.5pp
21	Federal Way High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	1,665	29.2%	29.4%	+0.2pp
22	Inglemoor HS	Kenmore, WA	Northshore School District	1,441	70.6%	70.5%	-0.1pp
23	Newport Senior High School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	1,850	80.4%	80.2%	-0.2pp
24	Roosevelt High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,542	70.8%	70.5%	-0.2pp
25	Shorecrest High School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	1,565	59.9%	59.7%	-0.2pp
26	Bellevue High School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	1,683	75.8%	75.4%	-0.4pp
27	Hazen Senior High School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	1,796	54.4%	53.7%	-0.7pp
28	Juanita High School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	1,778	63.4%	62.7%	-0.8pp
29	Highline High School	Burien, WA	Highline School District	1,423	28.1%	27.0%	-1.1pp
30	Kentlake High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	1,561	39.4%	38.2%	-1.2pp
31	Redmond High School	Redmond, WA	Lake Washington School District	2,304	74.8%	73.6%	-1.2pp
32	Lincoln High School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,770	79.2%	77.5%	-1.7pp
33	Auburn Mountainview High School	Auburn, WA	Auburn School District	1,560	43.0%	41.1%	-1.9pp
34	Todd Beamer High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	1,412	25.5%	23.5%	-2.0pp
35	Mount Si High School	SNOQUALMIE, WA	Snoqualmie Valley School District	2,152	72.8%	70.2%	-2.6pp
36	Issaquah High School	ISSAQUAH, WA	Issaquah School District	2,419	74.4%	71.7%	-2.7pp
37	Woodinville HS	Woodinville, WA	Northshore School District	1,662	72.3%	69.1%	-3.2pp
38	Decatur High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	1,352	27.5%	24.1%	-3.4pp
39	Foster Senior High School	Tukwila, WA	Tukwila School District	910	31.7%	28.1%	-3.6pp
40	Interlake Senior High School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	1,611	75.6%	71.7%	-3.9pp
41	Summit Public School: Sierra	Seattle, WA	Summit Public School: Sierra	214	40.8%	36.7%	-4.2pp
42	Lindbergh Senior High School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	1,201	46.4%	42.1%	-4.3pp
43	Auburn Senior High School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	1,918	34.6%	30.1%	-4.5pp
44	Cedarcrest High School	Duvall, WA	Riverview School District	889	66.6%	61.7%	-4.9pp
45	Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie	Federal Way, WA	Federal Way School District	532	23.1%	18.0%	-5.1pp
46	The Center School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	165	46.5%	40.8%	-5.8pp
47	Garfield High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,507	57.4%	51.0%	-6.3pp
48	Mount Rainier High School	Des Moines, WA	Highline School District	1,846	47.6%	41.0%	-6.6pp
49	Thomas Jefferson High School	AUBURN, WA	Federal Way School District	1,810	32.3%	24.9%	-7.3pp
50	Kentridge High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	2,186	61.3%	54.0%	-7.3pp

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