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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Sequim Senior High administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
804
High
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEQUIM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530783001289
Sequim Senior High
601 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim, WA 98382 · (360) 582-3600 · Clallam County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
375 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 216 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 203 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 221 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 164 | 20% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sequim School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
64.8%
WA avg 49.0% . +19.7pp since 2014
Math
29.0%
WA avg 39.2% . +11.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 64.8% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.5% | 22.5% |
| 2018-19 | 73.8% | 38.5% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 38.5% |
| 2016-17 | 23.8% | 17.4% |
| 2015-16 | 31.7% | 23.9% |
| 2014-15 | 45.1% | 17.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Sequim Senior High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequim Senior High this school | 804 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Charles Francis Adams High School Clarkston | 670 | 47.9% | N/A |
| Port Angeles High School PORT ANGELES | 974 | 47.8% | N/A |
| West Valley High School SPOKANE | 836 | 50.4% | 39.3% |
| Mount Baker Senior High DEMING | 513 | 48.5% | 36.7% |
| Granite Falls High School Granite Falls | 614 | 43.0% | 48.3% |
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 Sequim Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #162 of 321 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #109 of 327 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #178 of 570 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #184 of 311 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #241 of 316 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #224 of 386 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #110 of 164 |
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
804
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 804 | 38 | 21.1:1 | 47% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 799 | 39.1 | 20.4:1 | 48% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 794 | 40.8 | 19.5:1 | 50% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 41 | 19.8:1 | 37% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 47 | 18.1:1 | 37% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 979 | 46 | 21.3:1 | 39% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 971 | 46 | 21.1:1 | 38% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 935 | 40 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 656 | 36 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequim Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (852 to 804); teachers down 19% (47 to 38).
About Sequim Senior High
Sequim Senior High is a mid-sized high school serving families in Sequim, Washington. The school enrolls 804 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Washington enroll around 573, and this school is 40% bigger than that mark.
Sequim School District serves 2,580 students across 6 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Sequim Senior High is White: 74%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sequim Senior High scores 42%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sequim Senior High is 21.1:1, based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Lunch program data show 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 61% for public schools in Clallam County.
In Clallam County, median household income comes to about $70,370, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clallam County counts 29 public schools with about 10,741 students.
The closest school to Sequim Senior High is Dungeness Virtual School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Federal data show 812 students in 2020-21 and 804 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 19.8:1 in 2020-21 and 21.1:1 in 2024-25.
The Sequim Senior High discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Clallam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,813
Census ACS
Median income
$70,370
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,741 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sequim School District
- Sequim Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- Helen Haller Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Greywolf Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Olympic Peninsula AcademyCombined · 117 students
- Dungeness Virtual SchoolCombined · 97 students
Other schools in Sequim
- Sequim Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- Helen Haller Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Greywolf Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Olympic Peninsula AcademyCombined · 117 students
- Dungeness Virtual SchoolCombined · 97 students
Nearby schools
- Dungeness Virtual School0.1 mi · 97
- Olympic Peninsula Academy0.1 mi · 117
- Sequim Middle School0.2 mi · 548
- Helen Haller Elementary School0.2 mi · 508
- Greywolf Elementary School3.3 mi · 506
- Roosevelt Elementary School13.3 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Sequim Senior HighHow many students attend Sequim Senior High?
Sequim Senior High enrolls approximately 804 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sequim Senior High serve?
Sequim Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Sequim Senior High have?
Sequim Senior High employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sequim Senior High?
At Sequim Senior High, the student body is approximately 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Sequim Senior High?
Sequim Senior High is overseen by Sequim School District in Clallam County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.