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Enrollment
875
High
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001150
Cleveland High School STEM
5511 15 AVE S, SEATTLE, WA 98108 · (206) 252-7800 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL875 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
438 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 212 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 227 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 219 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 217 | 25% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
WA avg 58.4% . +59.3pp since 2014
Math
45.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +39.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 59 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.6% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.7% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.7% | 33.0% |
| 2018-19 | 74.5% | 48.4% |
| 2017-18 | 83.4% | 56.0% |
| 2016-17 | 16.9% | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 6.7% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 6.9% | 5.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cleveland High School STEM
Cleveland High School STEM's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland High School STEM this school | 875 | 50.1% | 46.1% |
| Kentridge High School Kent | 2,186 | 42.5% | 52.6% |
| Lindbergh Senior High School Renton | 1,201 | 50.0% | 36.5% |
| Kentwood High School Covington | 1,995 | 50.2% | 38.1% |
| Hazen Senior High School Renton | 1,796 | 38.2% | 47.1% |
| Franklin High School SEATTLE | 1,277 | 57.2% | 37.2% |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cleveland High School STEM ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #113 of 271 | #33 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #49 of 321 ▲ 13 | #25 of 59 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #103 of 327 ▼ 15 | #28 of 61 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #87 of 259 | #15 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 875 | #171 of 570 | #49 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #111 of 311 | #17 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #71 of 316 | #36 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #195 of 386 | #27 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #130 of 136 | #29 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
875
-46 (-5%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 875 | 44.6 | 19.6:1 | 50% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 48.1 | 18.5:1 | 53% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 902 | 46 | 19.6:1 | 57% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 921 | 48 | 19.2:1 | 52% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 871 | 44.8 | 19.4:1 | 60% (521) |
| 2015-16 | 842 | 42 | 20.1:1 | 65% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 70% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 40 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 35 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cleveland High School STEM.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (871 to 875); teachers down 1% (44.8 to 44.6).
About Cleveland High School STEM
Cleveland High School STEM sits in SEATTLE, Washington, and is classified as a high school. It has an enrollment of 875 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 573 students for high schools in Washington.
Seattle School District No. 1 is responsible for 107 schools, Cleveland High School STEM included, with 50,773 students in all.
The student body at Cleveland High School STEM has no majority group. Asian students lead at 48%. Other groups make up 16% Black, 14% White, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. King County as a whole is about 21% Asian, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 19.6 students per teacher. Across high schools in Washington, the average ratio is 21.6:1. Cleveland High School STEM has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in King County is 12 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cleveland High School STEM would score about 46.6%. It scores 46.1%, within a point of that figure.
In the surrounding county, King County, median household income comes to about $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 544 public schools and about 278,492 students.
Maple Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Cleveland High School STEM, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Cleveland High School STEM ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Cleveland High School STEM in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 875, compared with 921 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Cleveland High School STEM lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Cleveland High School STEMWhat is the total enrollment at Cleveland High School STEM?
Cleveland High School STEM enrolls approximately 875 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cleveland High School STEM an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cleveland High School STEM is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cleveland High School STEM have?
Cleveland High School STEM employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cleveland High School STEM?
At Cleveland High School STEM, the student body is approximately 14% White, 11% Hispanic, 16% Black, 48% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Cleveland High School STEM in?
Cleveland High School STEM is part of Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.