Southern Heights Elementary
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2021-22 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 50 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 25 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 28 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.7% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.8% | 42.5% |
| 2016-17 | 37.5% | 42.6% |
| 2015-16 | 41.1% | 44.4% |
| 2014-15 | 42.8% | 48.4% |
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 240 | 15 | 16.0:1 | 67% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 74% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 84% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 68% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 16 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 17 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
About Southern Heights Elementary
In Seattle, Washington, Southern Heights Elementary is an elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5.
Southern Heights Elementary falls under Highline School District, which has 36 schools enrolling 18,072 students.
King County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in King County number 544, with about 278,492 students.
Of the public schools around it, Southern Heights Elementary is closest to Innovation Heights Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Southern Heights Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The discussion board for Southern Heights Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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