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White Center Heights Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

975^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

White Center Heights Elementary is a public elementary school serving about 530 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Highline School District of Seattle, an area where many families face economic challenges.

When looking at test scores, the school ranks in the lower quarter of all Washington elementary schools, but it shows some important strengths. It performs better in science than several nearby schools like Hazel Valley Elementary and Mount View Elementary, and it is particularly effective in supporting students who are learning English. Despite having one of the highest rates of student poverty in the area, it outperforms other high-need schools in the Highline School District, such as Beverly Park Elementary at Glendale.

A notable finding is the significant difference between schools in the Highline School District and those in the neighboring Seattle School District No. 1. For example, Arbor Heights Elementary School, which is less than two miles away, has much higher test scores and spends significantly more per student. White Center Heights operates with fewer resources per student and a higher student-to-teacher ratio than most schools it is compared to, yet it has shown slight improvement in recent years while some similar schools have declined.

527

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,220

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10015 6th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98168-1472

(206) 631-5200

District: Highline School District

Students who attend White Center Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cascade Middle School
High:	Evergreen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.8%

Asian:

23.1%

African American:

22.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2021 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (34% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

975^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Highline School District

201^st of 247Highline School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	975 of 1160	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1002 of 1168	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1067 of 1169	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1038 of 1169	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1031 of 1107	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1035 of 1130	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	826 of 1054	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.7	753 of 1056	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	798 of 1053	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	810 of 1067	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	900 of 1106	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	1068 of 1097	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	1011 of 1092	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.4	1049 of 1088	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	1028 of 1072	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	1034 of 1067	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.8	1027 of 1069	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.7	1029 of 1051	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.5	908 of 1031	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.0	988 of 1026	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	63 of 75	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	65 of 71	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	69 of 108	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	45 of 47	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	95 of 110	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	55 of 107	48.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	179 of 189	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	152 of 163	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	165 of 170	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	178 of 187	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	126 of 131	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	190 of 201	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	147 of 169	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	201 of 303	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	248 of 320	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	180 of 254	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	142 of 213	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	208 of 248	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	198 of 333	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1009 of 1092	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	979 of 1093	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	988 of 1094	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1009 of 1100	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	985 of 1008	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	937 of 1068	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	718 of 1004	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	577 of 659	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	571 of 651	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	508 of 633	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	615 of 694	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	494 of 501	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	561 of 697	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	371 of 540	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	698 of 1013	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	878 of 1024	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	920 of 1013	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	887 of 1019	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	808 of 854	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	844 of 979	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	735 of 835	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	807 of 1098	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	926 of 1099	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1050 of 1099	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	984 of 1113	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	958 of 1025	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1021 of 1075	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	860 of 999	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	17.5	540 of 566	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	510 of 637	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	5.0	1015 of 1027	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-11 vs state

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

Math30%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
White Center Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10015 6th Ave SW	Seattle	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5200	527	29	18.2	75.1%	39 (7.4%)	117 (22.2%)	194 (36.8%)	122 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.5%)	19.3	975^th of 1160 public elementary schools	15.9%		17.8	1002^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	14.2%	27	38.2	38.2	34.9	35.6	32.9	34.6	28.9	33.3	26.3	29.7	87.1	93.1	90.1	90.1	90.1	91.1	96.0	91.1	91.1	91.1	$20,220	$1,783	$18,437
Mount View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10811 12th Ave SW	Seattle	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4500	460	26	17.7	63.5%	51 (11.1%)	30 (6.5%)	294 (63.9%)	42 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.7%)	13.4	1047^th of 1160 public elementary schools	9.7%		15.2	1035^th of 1168 public elementary schools	11.4%	12	17.7	17.7	36.2	22.2	35.3	31.2	40.6	17.5	15.7	25.7	88.1	91.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	$22,032	$3,413	$18,618
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 SW Trenton St	Seattle	98106	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-8240	300	20	14.8	48.7%	86 (28.7%)	39 (13.0%)	106 (35.3%)	29 (9.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.0%)	34.3	762^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	34.3%		31.4	804^th of 1168 public elementary schools	31.2%	42	28.6	28.6	44.4	37.8	42.9	41.6	55.6	41.3	37.1	45.2	86.4	86.4	90.9	90.9	90.9	86.4	93.2	90.9	86.4	86.4	$26,858	$1,256	$25,602
Concord International School	Public	PK, KG-5	723 S Concord St	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-8100	268	23	11.5	51.1%	37 (13.8%)	28 (10.4%)	162 (60.4%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	3.5	1152^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.8	1144^th of 1168 public elementary schools	2.1%	8	16.7	16.7	17.5	11.9	23.8	17.7	10.0	9.8	11.9	10.6	83.3	86.1	91.7	91.7	91.7	88.9	94.4	83.3	88.9	88.9	$25,916	$2,211	$23,705
Beverly Park Elementary at Glendale	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 S 104th St	Seattle	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3400	411	24	17.0	77.1%	48 (11.7%)	81 (19.7%)	145 (35.3%)	67 (16.3%)	8 (1.9%)	16 (3.9%)	45 (10.9%)	12.4	1059^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.3	1095^th of 1168 public elementary schools	6.3%	36	38.6	38.6	16.3	29.4	32.8	26.9	18.8	30.9	18.5	23.5	87.0	89.1	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	97.8	93.5	93.5	93.5	$23,979	$2,137	$21,842
Shorewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 SW 116th St	Burien	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4900	400	25	16.0	58.0%	112 (28.0%)	42 (10.5%)	100 (25.0%)	77 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	55 (13.8%)	26.4	878^th of 1160 public elementary schools	24.3%		45.3	616^th of 1168 public elementary schools	47.3%	262	52.9	52.9	28.1	26.0	43.7	32.7	36.9	23.3	41.4	33.7	90.4	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	90.4	96.2	94.2	90.4	90.4	$23,493	$1,855	$21,638
Southern Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11249 14th Ave S	Seattle	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arbor Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 SW 104th Street	Seattle	98146	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9250	495	33	15.0	23.4%	301 (60.8%)	25 (5.1%)	89 (18.0%)	18 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.5%)	75.1	258^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.8%		64.6	390^th of 1168 public elementary schools	66.6%	132	67.4	67.4	67.5	62.0	58.1	62.4	73.7	67.6	44.2	60.9	95.7	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	98.6	100.0	98.6	98.6	98.6	$26,503	$976	$25,527
Hazel Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 SW 132nd St	Burien	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3900	469	30	15.8	67.0%	69 (14.7%)	33 (7.0%)	298 (63.5%)	31 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	27 (5.8%)	11.2	1072^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.8	1107^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.2%	35	25.7	25.7	24.6	27.4	29.3	27.3	37.1	25.0	13.5	24.5	84.2	90.2	89.0	89.0	89.0	87.8	91.5	87.8	87.8	87.8	$21,782	$1,627	$20,155
Roxhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7740 34th Ave SW	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-9570	289	20	14.2	59.9%	70 (24.2%)	93 (32.2%)	70 (24.2%)	17 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	32 (11.1%)	23.7	925^th of 1160 public elementary schools	20.3%		11.3	1085^th of 1168 public elementary schools	7.1%	160	32.3	32.3	28.3	44.8	37.5	35.5	27.3	42.9	32.3	33.0	72.7	81.8	81.8	81.8	81.8	78.8	81.8	75.8	78.8	78.8	$29,245	$3,996	$25,249

Frequently Asked Questions about White Center Heights Elementary

Is White Center Heights Elementary a good school?

White Center Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Washington elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of White Center Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend White Center Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cascade Middle School
High : Evergreen High School

What is the racial makeup of White Center Heights Elementary?

Students at White Center Heights Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 22% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% White.

What district is White Center Heights Elementary in?

Highline School District

How many students attend White Center Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended White Center Heights Elementary.

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