Total enrollment
2,886
+174 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Tukwila School District
Washington · 2,886 students · 5 cities
Tukwila School District runs the local public-school system inside Washington: 8 K-12 schools serving roughly 2,886 students, with 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high.
4-year change in Tukwila School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-1 (-17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Tukwila School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #122 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,886 | #91 of 183 | #3,345 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #124 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #178 of 183 | #8,420 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 75.1% | #18 of 183 | #1,543 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #8 of 146 | #41 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 Tukwila School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Tukwila Elementary at 39.9% proficient to Cascade View Elementary at 19.4%, a gap of 20.5 points. That is the 56th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,959 to 2,886 students (down 2%) and from 163 to 142 full-time teachers (down 13%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Senior High School | Tukwila | High | 09-12 | 910 |
| Showalter Middle School | Seattle | Middle | 06-08 | 651 |
| Cascade View Elementary | Tukwila | Elementary | PK-05 | 481 |
| Tukwila Elementary | Tukwila | Elementary | PK-05 | 458 |
| Thorndyke Elementary | Seattle | Elementary | PK-05 | 386 |
| Gateway to College | Des Moines | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Renton Technical College | Renton | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Tukwila Online Learning | Tukwila | High | 06-12 | 0 |
About Tukwila School District
Tukwila School District is a rural-scale Washington school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 2,886.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Tukwila School District spans 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Tukwila School District is about 361, meaningfully below the Washington average of roughly 446.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 6%: 2,712 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,886 in SY 2024-25. Tukwila School District now counts 5 public schools, down from 6 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Tukwila School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.