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Which teacher or staff member at White Center Heights Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530354000557
White Center Heights Elementary
10015 6th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98168 · (206) 631-5200 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
396 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
75%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
34.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
29.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -15.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 30.6% |
| 2022-23 | 26.2% | 26.9% |
| 2021-22 | 24.9% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.9% | 26.8% |
| 2017-18 | 40.4% | 34.8% |
| 2016-17 | 44.2% | 41.4% |
| 2015-16 | 38.5% | 38.8% |
| 2014-15 | 32.4% | 44.9% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 White Center Heights Elementary
White Center Heights Elementary's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Center Heights Elementary this school | 527 | 75.1% | 32.0% |
| Tukwila Elementary TUKWILA | 458 | 71.4% | 39.9% |
| Parkside Elementary Des Moines | 535 | 80.2% | 24.7% |
| Midway Elementary Des Moines | 548 | 78.1% | 13.9% |
| Cascade View Elementary Tukwila | 481 | 80.7% | 19.4% |
| Beverly Park Elem at Glendale Seattle | 411 | 77.1% | 26.0% |
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 White Center Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #770 of 936 | #235 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #881 of 1,103 ▼ 35 | #235 of 281 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #877 of 1,102 ▲ 36 | #227 of 280 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #194 of 928 | #47 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #222 of 1,268 | #59 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #994 of 1,085 | #255 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #153 of 1,088 | #91 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #179 of 1,169 | #27 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #453 of 778 | #144 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
527
-104 (-16%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 527 | 28.9 | 18.2:1 | 75% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 29.6 | 18.0:1 | 75% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 30.9 | 17.3:1 | 73% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 68% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 37.4 | 16.5:1 | 73% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 80% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 67% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 22 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 19 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Center Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (615 to 527); teachers down 23% (37.4 to 28.9).
About White Center Heights Elementary
White Center Heights Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Seattle, Washington. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 527 students. The school is 39% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Washington.
District-wide, Highline School District has 36 schools and 18,072 students.
No group is above 50% at White Center Heights Elementary; the largest is Hispanic, at 37%. The rest of enrollment is 23% Asian, 22% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% White. Among all residents of King County, the Hispanic share is about 11%. The diversity index for White Center Heights Elementary is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
White Center Heights Elementary has 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.2:1. Elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 75% at White Center Heights Elementary. That is higher than the 38% average for public schools in King County.
On BeatsExpectations, White Center Heights Elementary is 2.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Washington schools.
Census data for King County show 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.
Mount View Elementary, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of White Center Heights Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, White Center Heights Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 631 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 527 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 18.2:1, from 17.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to White Center Heights Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 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
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
Nearby schools
- Mount View Elementary0.6 mi · 460
- Cascade Middle School0.8 mi · 671
- Highland Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 300
- Evergreen High School0.9 mi · 1,080
- Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 208
- Concord International School1.2 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About White Center Heights ElementaryHow large is White Center Heights Elementary?
White Center Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-05.
Is White Center Heights Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
White Center Heights Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does White Center Heights Elementary have?
White Center Heights Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at White Center Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at White Center Heights Elementary are roughly 7% White, 37% Hispanic, 22% Black, 23% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees White Center Heights Elementary?
White Center Heights Elementary is overseen by Highline School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.