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What's the biggest difference between Juanita High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,778
High
DISTRICT 1,250 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530423000670
Juanita High School
10601 NE 132ND, Kirkland, WA 98034 · (425) 936-1600 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,778 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Washington public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
469 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 9 | 446 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 444 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 448 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 440 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
77.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +72.0pp since 2014
Math
48.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +44.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 72 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 49.4% |
| 2022-23 | 74.1% | 43.4% |
| 2021-22 | 77.4% | 49.5% |
| 2018-19 | 81.0% | 53.9% |
| 2017-18 | 82.6% | 58.7% |
| 2016-17 | 7.8% | 6.7% |
| 2015-16 | 34.6% | 11.9% |
| 2014-15 | 5.0% | 4.3% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Juanita High School
Juanita High School's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juanita High School this school | 1,778 | 26.4% | 53.7% |
| Bothell High School Bothell | 1,740 | 23.3% | 54.1% |
| Inglemoor HS Kenmore | 1,441 | 22.0% | 67.7% |
| Union High School Camas | 1,989 | 31.1% | N/A |
| Olympia High School OLYMPIA | 1,901 | 22.7% | 60.6% |
| Central Kitsap High School SILVERDALE | 1,564 | 30.8% | 51.1% |
Matched among Washington high 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 Juanita High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #55 of 271 | #26 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #42 of 321 ▼ 4 | #23 of 59 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #43 of 327 ▲ 10 | #23 of 61 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #125 of 259 | #30 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,778 | #44 of 570 | #16 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #114 of 311 | #19 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #89 of 316 | #43 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #337 of 386 | #48 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.7% | #23 of 136 | #6 of 31 |
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
1,778
+207 (+13%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,361
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 1,778 | 89.9 | 19.8:1 | 26% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 1,752 | 88.4 | 19.8:1 | 28% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 1,695 | 87.1 | 19.5:1 | 27% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 1,571 | 82 | 19.2:1 | 21% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 1,485 | 76.2 | 19.5:1 | 23% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 1,459 | 73 | 20.0:1 | 26% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 963 | 47 | 20.5:1 | 15% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 1,263 | 56 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,361 | 65 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juanita High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (1,485 to 1,778); teachers up 18% (76.2 to 89.9).
About Juanita High School
Juanita High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in Kirkland, Washington. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,778 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Washington average about 573 students.
Lake Washington School District is the district for Juanita High School. It has 55 schools and 30,986 students.
Enrollment at Juanita High School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 3% Black. Juanita High School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Juanita High School counts 89.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.8 students for each one. Among high schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 21.6:1. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in King County is 38%.
Juanita High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of Washington public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 62.5% at Juanita High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.7%.
In the county around the school, King County, median household income is about $124,746, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 544 public schools operate in King County, serving about 278,492 students.
The nearest other public school, Juanita Elementary, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. By average proficiency, Juanita High School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
Juanita High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 1,571 to 1,778.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Juanita High School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Lake Washington School District
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Inglewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,229 students
- Redmond Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Rose Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
Other schools in Kirkland
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Kirkland Middle SchoolMiddle · 746 students
- Finn Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Peter Kirk ElementaryElementary · 592 students
- Kamiakin Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Juanita Elementary0.5 mi · 394
- Helen Keller Elementary0.7 mi · 300
- Robert Frost Elementary1.0 mi · 424
- Alexander Graham Bell Elementary1.0 mi · 503
- Carl Sandburg Elementary1.5 mi · 391
- Discovery Community School1.5 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About Juanita High SchoolHow large is Juanita High School?
Juanita High School enrolls approximately 1,778 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Juanita High School serve?
Juanita High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Juanita High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Juanita High School is approximately 19.8:1 (90 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Juanita High School?
At Juanita High School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Juanita High School?
Juanita High School is overseen by Lake Washington School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.