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Enrollment
1,479
High
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001262
West Seattle High School
3000 CALIFORNIA AV SW, SEATTLE, WA 98116 · (206) 252-8800 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,479 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Washington public high schools
- ATest 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
22.6:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
272 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 365 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 377 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 362 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 375 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
80.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +65.1pp since 2014
Math
51.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +48.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 65 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 49 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.8% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 83.5% | 52.7% |
| 2022-23 | 79.6% | 50.8% |
| 2021-22 | 80.3% | 47.4% |
| 2018-19 | 84.3% | 50.7% |
| 2017-18 | 77.2% | 52.1% |
| 2016-17 | 14.1% | 9.8% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 33.6% |
| 2014-15 | 15.7% | 3.0% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 West Seattle High School
West Seattle High School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Seattle High School this school | 1,479 | 18.4% | 59.1% |
| Roosevelt High School SEATTLE | 1,542 | 18.2% | 63.4% |
| Ballard High School SEATTLE | 1,697 | 12.7% | 60.3% |
| Ridgefield High School RIDGEFIELD | 1,249 | 23.5% | N/A |
| Cedarcrest High School Duvall | 889 | 19.5% | 61.3% |
| Gig Harbor High Gig Harbor | 1,375 | 15.0% | 54.1% |
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 West Seattle High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #34 of 271 | #20 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #35 of 321 ▼ 5 | #20 of 59 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #28 of 327 ▼ 11 | #16 of 61 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #79 of 259 | #14 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,479 | #94 of 570 | #32 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #239 of 311 | #54 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #169 of 316 | #59 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #359 of 386 | #57 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.4% | #6 of 136 | #1 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
1,479
+340 (+30%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 974
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 1,479 | 65.5 | 22.6:1 | 18% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 1,392 | 63.1 | 22.1:1 | 19% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 1,329 | 60.8 | 21.9:1 | 19% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 1,139 | 54 | 21.1:1 | 16% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 1,046 | 50.2 | 20.8:1 | 25% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 993 | 49 | 20.3:1 | 29% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 1,018 | 50 | 20.4:1 | 46% (468) |
| 2000-01 | 943 | 47 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 974 | 44 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Seattle High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (1,046 to 1,479); teachers up 30% (50.2 to 65.5).
About West Seattle High School
West Seattle High School is a large high school with its address in SEATTLE, Washington. Enrollment stands at 1,479 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 158% bigger than the average for high schools in Washington.
West Seattle High School is among 107 schools run by Seattle School District No. 1, which serves 50,773 students.
About 64% of the student body at West Seattle High School is White. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. By comparison, King County residents are about 55% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 22.6:1 is based on 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Washington have an average ratio of 21.6:1. In all, 18% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in King County average 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, West Seattle High School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Washington public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, West Seattle High School would score about 67.9%. It scores 59.1%, 8.8 points below that figure.
In the surrounding county, King County, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting West Seattle High School, King County has 544 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Lafayette Elementary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. West Seattle High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 63.7%, higher than West Seattle High School's 59.1%.
Federal data place West Seattle High School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, West Seattle High School enrolled 1,139 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,479. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.6:1) than in 2020-21 (21.1:1).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Seattle School District No. 1
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,277 students
Other schools in SEATTLE
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,277 students
Nearby schools
- Lafayette Elementary School0.2 mi · 532
- Madison Middle School0.4 mi · 1,017
- Genesee Hill Elementary0.9 mi · 451
- Alki Elementary School1.1 mi · 269
- Pathfinder K-8 School1.6 mi · 402
- Fairmount Park Elementary School1.7 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About West Seattle High SchoolHow many students attend West Seattle High School?
West Seattle High School enrolls approximately 1,479 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does West Seattle High School serve?
West Seattle High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Seattle High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Seattle High School is approximately 22.6:1 (65 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Seattle High School?
West Seattle High School reports a student body of 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees West Seattle High School?
West Seattle High School is overseen by Seattle School District No. 1 in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.