Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530792001304
Highland Terrace Elementary
100 N. 160th Street, Shoreline, WA 98133 · (206) 393-4341 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Washington public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
64 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
73.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.5pp since 2014
Math
73.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 73.9% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 73.3% |
| 2022-23 | 72.7% | 67.7% |
| 2021-22 | 61.2% | 57.2% |
| 2018-19 | 71.3% | 66.7% |
| 2017-18 | 71.9% | 65.8% |
| 2016-17 | 74.5% | 71.7% |
| 2015-16 | 80.5% | 73.4% |
| 2014-15 | 76.1% | 76.6% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Highland Terrace Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Terrace Elementary this school | 322 | 19.9% | 74.8% |
| Fishers Landing Elementary School Vancouver | 402 | 17.9% | N/A |
| Hollywood Hill Elementary Woodinville | 331 | 19.0% | 78.0% |
| Lacamas Lake Elementary Camas | 348 | 19.8% | N/A |
| Prune Hill Elem Camas | 406 | 17.7% | N/A |
| B F Day Elementary School SEATTLE | 394 | 18.5% | 75.8% |
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Highland Terrace Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #90 of 936 | #71 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #94 of 1,103 ▲ 7 | #64 of 281 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #112 of 1,102 ▲ 3 | #78 of 280 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #31 of 928 | #11 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #891 of 1,268 | #238 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #224 of 1,085 | #56 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #506 of 1,088 | #216 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #1,034 of 1,169 | #197 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.2% | #63 of 778 | #27 of 220 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
322
-54 (-14%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 322 | 22.3 | 14.5:1 | 20% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 21.9 | 15.1:1 | 18% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 21.9 | 16.0:1 | 18% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 24 | 15.7:1 | 11% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 27.3 | 18.2:1 | 13% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 20 | 19.5:1 | 15% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 20 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Terrace Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (497 to 322); teachers down 18% (27.3 to 22.3).
About Highland Terrace Elementary
In Shoreline, Washington, part of King County, Highland Terrace Elementary is an elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 322 students enrolled.
Shoreline School District counts 18 schools and 9,717 students, including Highland Terrace Elementary.
Roughly 58% of students at Highland Terrace Elementary are White. Other groups make up 15% Asian, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The county population is about 55% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Highland Terrace Elementary is 22.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.5:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The school counts 64 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 20%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in King County is 38%.
The allk12 Grade for Highland Terrace Elementary is A+. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.9%.
Across King County, the median household income is $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. King County is home to 544 public schools and about 278,492 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Shorewood High School, is about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Highland Terrace Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Highland Terrace Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Highland Terrace Elementary declined 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 376 to 322 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.7:1 in 2020-21, and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
The Highland Terrace Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Shoreline School District
- Shorecrest High SchoolHigh · 1,565 students
- Shorewood High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Albert Einstein Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,032 students
- Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Meridian Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Briarcrest ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other schools in Shoreline
- Shorecrest High SchoolHigh · 1,565 students
- Shorewood High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Albert Einstein Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,032 students
- Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Meridian Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Briarcrest ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Shorewood High School0.8 mi · 1,544
- Parkwood Elementary1.1 mi · 390
- Edwin Pratt Learning Center1.2 mi · 318
- Meridian Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 589
- Broadview-Thomson K-8 School1.5 mi · 581
- Albert Einstein Middle School1.7 mi · 1,032
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Terrace ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Terrace Elementary?
Highland Terrace Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Highland Terrace Elementary serve?
Highland Terrace Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Highland Terrace Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Highland Terrace Elementary.
How diverse is Highland Terrace Elementary?
Highland Terrace Elementary reports a student body of 58% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Terrace Elementary?
Highland Terrace Elementary is overseen by Shoreline School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.