Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530354000549
Seahurst Elementary School
14603 14th Ave SW, Burien, WA 98166 · (206) 631-4800 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
282 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
71%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
23.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -11.9pp since 2014
Math
23.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.7% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 23.9% | 25.4% |
| 2021-22 | 20.1% | 13.2% |
| 2018-19 | 34.5% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 33.9% | 32.5% |
| 2016-17 | 42.6% | 36.7% |
| 2015-16 | 46.1% | 35.1% |
| 2014-15 | 35.6% | 35.0% |
% 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Seahurst Elementary School
Seahurst Elementary School's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seahurst Elementary School this school | 405 | 69.6% | 24.2% |
| Cedar Valley Elementary LYNNWOOD | 427 | 73.8% | 21.6% |
| Blix Elementary School Tacoma | 442 | 71.9% | 29.0% |
| Sheridan Elementary School Tacoma | 525 | 69.1% | 30.7% |
| Highlands Elementary School Renton | 386 | 70.2% | 25.6% |
| Adelaide Elementary School Federal Way | 321 | 72.3% | 28.5% |
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 Seahurst Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #874 of 936 | #262 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #979 of 1,103 ▼ 7 | #260 of 281 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,038 of 1,102 ▼ 16 | #268 of 280 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #169 of 928 | #40 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #614 of 1,268 | #164 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #997 of 1,085 | #256 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #243 of 1,088 | #132 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #267 of 1,169 | #54 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #196 of 778 | #72 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
405
+42 (+12%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 405 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 70% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 23.7 | 17.1:1 | 73% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 17.8 | 18.6:1 | 68% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 63% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 30.5 | 17.7:1 | 68% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 31 | 19.2:1 | 77% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 69% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 31 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 20 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seahurst Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (538 to 405); teachers down 28% (30.5 to 22).
About Seahurst Elementary School
Seahurst Elementary School sits in Burien, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 405 students in pre-K through 5.
Highline School District runs 36 schools with a combined 18,072 students. Seahurst Elementary School is one of them.
The largest group at Seahurst Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 47%. It is also 18% White, 13% Black, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of King County is roughly 11% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Seahurst Elementary School scores 71%.
Seahurst Elementary School reports a ratio of 18.4 students per teacher, from 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Lunch program data show 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in King County is 32 points.
Compared with Washington schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Seahurst Elementary School's results are 9.3 points below predicted: 24.2% against 33.5%.
In King County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $124,746, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 544 public schools and about 278,492 students.
The closest school to Seahurst Elementary School is Gregory Heights Elementary, located about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Seahurst Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Seahurst Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 405, up from 363 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Seahurst Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Shorewood ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Cedarhurst ElementaryElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Gregory Heights Elementary0.9 mi · 488
- Sylvester Middle School1.1 mi · 582
- Highline High School1.1 mi · 1,423
- Hazel Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 469
- Cedarhurst Elementary1.6 mi · 399
- Highline Open Doors 14181.8 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Seahurst Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Seahurst Elementary School?
Seahurst Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Seahurst Elementary School serve?
Seahurst Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seahurst Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seahurst Elementary School is approximately 18.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seahurst Elementary School?
At Seahurst Elementary School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 47% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Seahurst Elementary School in?
Seahurst Elementary School is part of Highline School District.
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