Employment Transition Program

Located at 33250 21st Ave SW, in Federal Way, Washington, Employment Transition Program is a tiny four-year high school that caters to 62 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Federal Way School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Employment Transition Program sits 89% below that benchmark.

Employment Transition Program is one of 43 schools operated by Federal Way School District, a district that serves 22,250 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Employment Transition Program lists that the largest single group is Asian at 27%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 24% Hispanic, 23% White, 16% Black, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Employment Transition Program shows 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household income runs about $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Employment Transition Program is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Employment Transition Program.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Employment Transition Program's enrollment has expanded 44% since 2018, when it stood at 43 (now 62). The White share of enrollment edged down from 40% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

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