Enrollment
142
High
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530354002967
Innovation Heights Academy
11249 14th Ave S, Burien, WA 98168 · (206) 631-7750 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
113 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 10 | 29 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 47% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
7.1%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.1% |
| 2022-23 | 17.4% |
| 2018-19 | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 12.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Innovation Heights Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #348 of 570 | #73 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #32 of 386 | #3 of 76 |
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
142
-17 (-11%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 116
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 142 | 9.2 | 15.5:1 | 80% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 5.1 | 15.5:1 | 76% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 93 | 8.1 | 11.6:1 | 81% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 77% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 99 | 11.1 | 8.9:1 | 65% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 131 | 12 | 10.9:1 | 84% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 116 | 8 | 14.5:1 | 59% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Innovation Heights Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (99 to 142); teachers down 17% (11.1 to 9.2).
About Innovation Heights Academy
Innovation Heights Academy serves students in Burien, Washington, as a very small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 142 students. High schools in Washington average about 573 students, which makes this school 75% below average.
Highline School District enrolls 18,072 students in 36 schools, including Innovation Heights Academy.
The share of Hispanic students at Innovation Heights Academy is 58%, a majority. Smaller groups are 17% White, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Native American. For comparison, the population of King County is roughly 11% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. The average for high schools in Washington is 21.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 113 students, or 80%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in King County average 38%.
In King County, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. King County has 544 public schools with about 278,492 students, including Innovation Heights Academy.
Of the public schools around it, Innovation Heights Academy is closest to Beverly Park Elem at Glendale, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Innovation Heights Academy is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 159 to 142. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.2 to 15.5 over 4 years.
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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 Highline School District
- Mount Rainier High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Highline High SchoolHigh · 1,423 students
- Evergreen High SchoolHigh · 1,080 students
- Glacier Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Tyee High SchoolHigh · 644 students
Other schools in Burien
- Highline High SchoolHigh · 1,423 students
- Sylvester Middle SchoolMiddle · 582 students
- Gregory Heights ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Hazel Valley ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Seahurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Shorewood ElementaryElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Beverly Park Elem at Glendale0.5 mi · 411
- Rainier Prep0.7 mi · 359
- Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy0.7 mi · 208
- Hilltop Elementary0.9 mi · 519
- Cedarhurst Elementary1.3 mi · 399
- Highline Open Doors 14181.3 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Innovation Heights AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Innovation Heights Academy?
Innovation Heights Academy enrolls approximately 142 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Innovation Heights Academy serve?
Innovation Heights Academy serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Innovation Heights Academy?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Innovation Heights Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Innovation Heights Academy?
At Innovation Heights Academy, the student body is approximately 17% White, 58% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Innovation Heights Academy in?
Innovation Heights Academy is part of Highline School District.
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