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CHOICE Academy

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

CHOICE Academy is a small public high school serving grades 6-12 in Seattle's Highline School District, where it stands out as a top-performing school for its 176 students within a district that generally faces significant academic challenges.

The school achieves exceptional academic results, particularly in English Language Arts where over 82% of students are proficient—more than double the Highline School District average. It also provides remarkable support for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 97th percentile statewide for this group in recent years. This success is consistent, with the school maintaining high graduation rates and improving its statewide ranking dramatically over the past decade from the 22nd to the 88th percentile.

CHOICE Academy's achievements are especially notable when compared to nearby schools like Highline High School and Tyee High School, which serve similar student populations but have much lower proficiency rates. Even compared to another small school just 0.13 miles away, Big Picture School, CHOICE Academy's outcomes in core subjects are significantly stronger, demonstrating that specific school practices and culture are key drivers of student success.

176

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,734

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18367 8th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98148-1934

(206) 631-7630

District: Highline School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.3%

African American:

23.3%

Hispanic:

19.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2008 → 88th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (60% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 66 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

78^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	78 of 534	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	47 of 535	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	70 of 539	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	83 of 541	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	130 of 529	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	103 of 512	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	83 of 437	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	62 of 435	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	57 of 445	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	50.3	247 of 498	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.5	148 of 497	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	33.1	358 of 492	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.7	271 of 483	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.4	176 of 476	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	27.0	366 of 466	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	400 of 449	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	68 of 471	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	67 of 464	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	69 of 464	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	83 of 479	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	136 of 469	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	80 of 452	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	119 of 376	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	19 of 457	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	6 of 455	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	12 of 463	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	50 of 475	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	68 of 458	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	25 of 448	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	27 of 349	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	32 of 472	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	55 of 466	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	73 of 470	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	83 of 480	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	104 of 476	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	87 of 453	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	50 of 371	86.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	93 of 488	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	67 of 486	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	94 of 488	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	81 of 488	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	114 of 480	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	163 of 470	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	212 of 325	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	85.6	51 of 437	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	43 of 442	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	58.0	171 of 434	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	92 of 455	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	63 of 315	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	54.0	162 of 306	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	253 of 454	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.3	74 of 450	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	14.6	367 of 440	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	307 of 396	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	341 of 399	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	86.1	34 of 390	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	67.0	100 of 390	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	87.4	24 of 356	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	11 of 362	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	115 of 362	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	94 of 363	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	81 of 395	79.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)74th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)68th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+29 vs state

Math59%+16 vs state

Science38%-11 vs state

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Schools Near CHOICE Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					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 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
CHOICE Academy	Public	6-12	18367 8th Ave S	Seattle	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7630	176	9	20.4	49.4%	55 (31.3%)	41 (23.3%)	34 (19.3%)	26 (14.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.7%)								(n/a)	39.3		38.2	74.1	85.2	78.6		82.4	51.9	70.4	60.7	50.0	58.8	$18,734	$1,897	$16,837
Big Picture School	Public	6-12	440 S 186th St	Burien	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7700	233	17	13.9	50.2%	67 (28.8%)	16 (6.9%)	84 (36.1%)	20 (8.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.9%)	58.1	167^th of 438 public high schools	61.9%		57.4	171^st of 437 public high schools	60.9%	4	37.1	46.4	41.3	23.3	24.0	51.4	75.0	44.1	20.7		14.3	33.3	18.6	$23,490	$1,592	$21,897
Puget Sound Skills Center	Public	10-12	18010 8th Ave S	Seattle	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 631-7300	3	25	.1		2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$23,300	$1,117	$22,183
Puget Sound High School	Public	9-12	18010 8th Ave South	Burien	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7300	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Maritime High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	615 S 200th St	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	Yes	No	No	(206) 631-6703	126	8	15.3	38.1%	62 (49.2%)	1 (0.8%)	31 (24.6%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	14 (11.1%)	52.2	197^th of 438 public high schools	55.0%		58.3	161^st of 437 public high schools	63.2%	36							58.8	58.8				35.3	35.3	$29,525	$1,879	$27,646
Highline High School	Public	9-12	225 S 152nd St	Burien	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-6700	1,423	66	21.5	67.0%	138 (9.7%)	127 (8.9%)	790 (55.5%)	235 (16.5%)	11 (0.8%)	35 (2.5%)	78 (5.5%)	17.2	371^st of 438 public high schools	15.3%		15.3	392^nd of 437 public high schools	10.3%	21		26.2	26.2				44.9	44.9				19.6	19.6	$19,762	$1,344	$18,418
Tyee High School	Public	9-12	4424 S 188th St	SeaTac	98188	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 433-2341	644	35	18.5	75.8%	53 (8.2%)	109 (16.9%)	295 (45.8%)	74 (11.5%)	4 (0.6%)	74 (11.5%)	30 (4.7%)	8.6	418^th of 438 public high schools	4.6%		3.6	435^th of 437 public high schools	0.5%	17		14.5	14.5				38.9	38.9				12.0	12.0	$24,801	$1,895	$22,907
Mount Rainier High School	Public	9-12	22450 19th Ave S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7000	1,846	77	24.0	58.8%	421 (22.8%)	294 (15.9%)	649 (35.2%)	229 (12.4%)	6 (0.3%)	60 (3.3%)	175 (9.5%)	41.2	257^th of 438 public high schools	41.3%		33.5	299^th of 437 public high schools	31.6%	42		40.3	40.3				60.0	60.0				29.9	29.9	$17,640	$1,220	$16,420
Cascade Public Schools	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	22419 Pacific Highway South	Des Moines	98198	King County	Why Not You Academy	Yes	Yes	No	No	(253) 271-8629	126	8	15.7	20.6%	12 (9.5%)	87 (69.0%)	19 (15.1%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)							22.2	22.2						$24,504	$743	$23,761
Foster Senior High School	Public	9-12	4242 S 144th St	Tukwila	98168	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 901-7900	910	38	23.9	68.8%	76 (8.4%)	225 (24.7%)	337 (37.0%)	186 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.5%)	51 (5.6%)	16.7	375^th of 438 public high schools	14.4%		25.1	341^st of 437 public high schools	22.0%	34		27.3	27.3				44.1	44.1				18.6	18.6	$21,394	$2,411	$18,983

Frequently Asked Questions about CHOICE Academy

What district is CHOICE Academy in?

Highline School District

How many students attend CHOICE Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended CHOICE Academy.

What is the racial makeup of CHOICE Academy?

Students at CHOICE Academy are 31% White, 23% African American, 19% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

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