Total enrollment
22,250
+485 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
46 schools in Federal Way School District
Washington · 22,250 students · 7 cities
Within Federal Way School District, 46 public K-12 schools serve about 22,250 students, an average of 484 per school.
4-year change in Federal Way School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
43
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Federal Way School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #117 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22,250 | #8 of 183 | #343 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 43 | #6 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #98 of 183 | #7,755 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 73.2% | #22 of 183 | #1,695 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.1% | #1 of 146 | #3 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Federal Way School District
State test results across the district's 35 scored schools run from Federal Way Public Academy at 72.8% proficient to Evergreen Middle School at 18.1%, a gap of 54.6 points. That is the 9th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 39 district schools that reported both years went from 22,825 to 21,807 students (down 4%) and from 1,276 to 1,207 full-time teachers (down 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Federal Way School District
Federal Way School District is a middle-population Washington school district running 46 schools with combined enrollment near 22,250.
In terms of grade levels, Federal Way School District is built around 26 elementary, 7 middle, 10 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Federal Way School District has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 21,765 students to 22,250.
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