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Chief Sealth International High School

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Chief Sealth International High School ranks 236 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 46% of Washington high schools

Summary

Chief Sealth International High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,184 students in the Seattle School District No. 1, a well-regarded district, though the school's own statewide ranking has seen some fluctuation in recent years.

The school presents a mixed academic picture with a significant strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency exceeds the state average and is competitive with schools like Cleveland High School STEM. However, math proficiency is a major and persistent challenge, falling well below district and state averages and creating one of the largest gaps between subjects among nearby schools. Notably, Chief Sealth maintains strong graduation rates that are competitive with higher-performing schools. The school serves an economically diverse population and shows exceptional effectiveness with Special Education students, but has struggled with consistent results for other student groups, leading to year-to-year performance volatility.

With the highest per-student spending among nearby comprehensive high schools like West Seattle High School and Evergreen High School, there are questions about how resources are deployed. Compared to specialty options such as the exceptionally high-performing Raisbeck Aviation High School, Chief Sealth's international focus has not yet translated into balanced academic excellence. The key opportunities for improvement center on overhauling math instruction, applying successful strategies from its special education program more broadly, and stabilizing programs to achieve more consistent outcomes for all students.

1,184

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,948

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 SW Thistle
Seattle, WA 98126-3748

(206) 252-8550

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Feeder schools for Chief Sealth International High School:

Elementary:	Arbor Heights Elementary School
	Concord International School
	Highland Park Elementary School
	Roxhill Elementary School
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	Sanislo Elementary School
	West Seattle Elementary School
Middle:	David T. Denny International Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

25.5%

Hispanic:

25.3%

African American:

23.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Math scores 16 pts below the Washington average

!Near the bottom of Seattle School District No. 1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

236^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 15High Schools in the Seattle School District No. 1

45^th of 247Seattle School District No. 1 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	44.9	236 of 438	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	331 of 437	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	289 of 442	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	275 of 434	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	345 of 455	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	239 of 417	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	206 of 315	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.6	201 of 301	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.4	118 of 306	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.4	203 of 341	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.4	255 of 454	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	246 of 450	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	224 of 440	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.0	280 of 423	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.0	274 of 402	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.9	253 of 396	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.2	330 of 399	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.7	309 of 395	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.9	325 of 394	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.5	299 of 390	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	65 of 80	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	50 of 78	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	67 of 89	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	103 of 111	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	68 of 86	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	34 of 54	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	55 of 119	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.0	94 of 113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	79 of 118	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	93 of 124	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	103 of 136	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	55 of 121	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	65 of 87	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	18.0	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	38 of 69	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	215 of 350	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	243 of 347	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	202 of 357	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	232 of 368	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	275 of 390	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	183 of 358	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	154 of 243	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	199 of 249	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	225 of 248	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	226 of 249	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	181 of 261	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	229 of 278	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	116 of 241	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	84 of 156	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	15.5	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	285 of 355	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	285 of 356	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	284 of 362	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	237 of 370	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	362 of 392	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	206 of 344	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	155 of 227	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	196 of 359	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	319 of 362	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	281 of 358	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	255 of 363	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	328 of 395	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	231 of 355	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	189 of 254	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	80 of 170	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.2	127 of 161	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.2	66 of 166	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	93 of 179	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	78 of 195	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	114 of 163	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	32 of 127	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	36.7	81 of 130	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	144 of 212	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	81 of 128	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	83 of 139	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	101 of 373	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	35.1	270 of 374	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.7	134 of 379	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	155 of 390	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	133 of 413	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	144 of 382	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	93 of 222	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+27 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)14th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2019)9th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+9 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

Math26%-16 vs state

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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
Chief Sealth International High School	Public	9-12	2600 SW Thistle	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-8550	1,184	63	18.8	51.6%	302 (25.5%)	273 (23.1%)	299 (25.3%)	159 (13.4%)	7 (0.6%)	20 (1.7%)	113 (9.5%)	44.9	236^th of 438 public high schools	46.1%		27.2	331^st of 437 public high schools	24.3%	95		47.4	47.4				61.9	61.9				26.4	26.4	$23,948	$736	$23,211
Summit Public School: Atlas	Public, Charter	6-12	9601 35th Avenue SW	Seattle	98126	King County	Summit Public School: Atlas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 307-7645	566	34	16.6	43.5%	207 (36.6%)	127 (22.4%)	111 (19.6%)	35 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (10.8%)	83.7	55^th of 438 public high schools	87.4%		75.3	81^st of 437 public high schools	81.5%	26	40.2	69.0	51.3	52.5	46.0	50.0	71.2	53.5	38.8	45.5	35.9	56.1	43.1	$18,773	$714	$18,060
Career Link	Public	9-12	6000 16th Ave SW	Seattle	98106	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 631-7630	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southwest Youth and Family Services	Public	9-12	4555 Delridge Way SW	Seattle	98106	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 937-7680	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Evergreen High School	Public	9-12	830 SW 116th St	Seattle	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-6150	1,080	53	20.5	74.9%	65 (6.0%)	142 (13.1%)	543 (50.3%)	227 (21.0%)	12 (1.1%)	18 (1.7%)	67 (6.2%)	7	423^rd of 438 public high schools	3.4%		20.2	363^rd of 437 public high schools	16.9%	60		12.0	12.0				35.7	35.7				11.2	11.2	$20,371	$1,553	$18,818
Highline Open Doors 1418	Public	9-12	614 SW 120th Street	Burien	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 709-0335	240	7	34.1	48.8%	45 (18.8%)	36 (15.0%)	106 (44.2%)	25 (10.4%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)								(n/a)														$16,311	$906	$15,405
Gateway to College	Public	10-12	614 SW 120th Street	Burien	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 631-7774	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cleveland High School STEM	Public	9-12	5511 15 Ave S	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-7800	875	45	19.6	50.1%	120 (13.7%)	144 (16.5%)	100 (11.4%)	420 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (9.3%)	66	125^th of 438 public high schools	71.5%		69.2	117^th of 437 public high schools	73.2%	8		47.0	47.0				69.6	69.6				49.0	49.0	$23,287	$782	$22,505
Innovation Heights Academy	Public	9-12	11249 14th Ave S	Burien	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7750	142	9	15.4	79.6%	24 (16.9%)	15 (10.6%)	82 (57.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (7.0%)								(n/a)							26.7	26.7						$29,560	$2,513	$27,047
Raisbeck Aviation High School	Public	9-12	9229 East Marginal Way S	Tukwila	98108	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 631-7200	400	20	20.2	32.5%	143 (35.8%)	56 (14.0%)	53 (13.3%)	100 (25.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.0%)	98.7	5^th of 438 public high schools	98.9%		97.2	8^th of 437 public high schools	98.2%	3		92.6	92.6				97.0	97.0				71.3	71.3	$18,925	$1,144	$17,780

Frequently Asked Questions about Chief Sealth International High School

What district is Chief Sealth International High School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Chief Sealth International High School?

Students at Chief Sealth International High School are 26% White, 25% Hispanic, 23% African American, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Chief Sealth International High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,184 students attended Chief Sealth International High School.

What schools feed into Chief Sealth International High School?

Chief Sealth International High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arbor Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Concord International School
Elementary : Highland Park Elementary School
Elementary : Roxhill Elementary School
Elementary : Sanislo Elementary School
Elementary : West Seattle Elementary School
Middle : David T. Denny International Middle School

Is Chief Sealth International High School a good school?

Chief Sealth International High School ranks 236^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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