Summit Public School: Sierra

Summit Public School: Sierra is a four-year high school of very small scale in Seattle, Washington, part of Summit Public School: Sierra, hosting 214 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 63% smaller than typical.

Summit Public School: Sierra is the operating authority for Summit Public School: Sierra, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Summit Public School: Sierra reports that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 26% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Summit Public School: Sierra lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Summit Public School: Sierra sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 45.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for King County put the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Summit Public School: Sierra is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Summit Public School: Sierra at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 52.4%.

Summit Public School: Sierra operates from an inner-city location. Summit Public School: Sierra operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Summit Public School: Sierra's enrollment has decreased 28% since 2018, when it stood at 297 (now 214). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 26% to 41%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 148.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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