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Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie

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Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie ranks 322 nd of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 26% of Washington high schools

Summary

Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie is a public 6-12 grade school serving 532 students within the Federal Way School District, a district that faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

The school operates with notable advantages, including a low student-teacher ratio of 15:1 and high per-student spending of over $21,500, which is significantly more than nearby high schools like Federal Way High School or Todd Beamer High School. Despite these resources, its overall academic performance, particularly in English and Math, is below district and state averages. However, it shows a remarkable strength in 11th-grade science, where proficiency far exceeds both district and state levels. Its statewide ranking has been volatile in recent years, but it currently performs better than other traditional high schools in its district.

When compared to specialized re-engagement schools like Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418), TAF Academy is stronger academically. Its 6-12 grade configuration is unique among local high schools and, combined with its high funding, suggests it is a higher-investment model within a challenging district context, showing pockets of excellence like science but still working to improve consistency in core academic outcomes.

532

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,520

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33914 19th Ave SW
Federal Way, WA 98023

(253) 945-5000

District: Federal Way School District

Feeder schools for Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie:

Elementary:	Brigadoon Elementary School
	Olympic View Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.6%

White:

18.8%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2019 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Federal Way School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 53 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

Middle school

515^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

322^nd of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 52 pts since 2019

From top 21% (2019) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Federal Way School District

206^th of 247Federal Way 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	7.6	515 of 534	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	518 of 535	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	477 of 539	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	485 of 541	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	481 of 529	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	456 of 512	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	85 of 101	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	50 of 96	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.8	86 of 104	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	74 of 106	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	82 of 111	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	145 of 147	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	136 of 148	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	114 of 145	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	121 of 161	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	120 of 149	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	99 of 152	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	431 of 471	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	439 of 464	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	417 of 464	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	433 of 479	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	426 of 469	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	409 of 452	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	318 of 347	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	333 of 344	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	293 of 336	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	310 of 360	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	328 of 353	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	284 of 344	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	443 of 457	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	450 of 455	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	405 of 463	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	404 of 475	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	384 of 458	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	375 of 448	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	464 of 472	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	458 of 466	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	412 of 470	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	425 of 480	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	426 of 476	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	389 of 453	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	211 of 246	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	225 of 243	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	204 of 244	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	206 of 257	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	209 of 250	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	210 of 246	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	470 of 488	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	458 of 486	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	394 of 488	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	405 of 488	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	422 of 480	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	388 of 470	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	322 of 438	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.7	177 of 437	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.6	335 of 442	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	331 of 434	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	333 of 455	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.6	88 of 417	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	50.3	168 of 347	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	12.7	362 of 390	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	75.9	72 of 358	79.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	64.8	77 of 278	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	64.7	92 of 356	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	24.6	292 of 362	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	248 of 370	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	178 of 392	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	55 of 344	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	321 of 359	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	202 of 362	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	260 of 363	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	261 of 395	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	111 of 355	68.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	81.7	51 of 382	86.6%	★★★★☆

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

African American (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)1st percentile~ school

High school

White (2019)87th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)74th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2021)72nd percentile+45 vs school

Female (2024)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science27%-23 vs state

English Language Arts23%-30 vs state

Math14%-29 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
Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie	Public, Magnet	6-12	33914 19th Ave SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 945-5000	532	35	15.0	74.1%	100 (18.8%)	79 (14.8%)	179 (33.6%)	50 (9.4%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (9.4%)	69 (13.0%)	28.7	322^nd of 438 public high schools	26.5%		55.7	177^th of 437 public high schools	59.5%	145	21.9	59.1	26.6	25.0	18.3	24.0	25.9	22.7	15.8	13.5	11.9	14.3	13.7	$21,520	$3,018	$18,502
Employment Transition Program	Public	9-12	33250 21st Ave SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4170	62	3	20.6	74.2%	14 (22.6%)	10 (16.1%)	15 (24.2%)	17 (27.4%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)														$32,399	$8,591	$23,808
Decatur High School	Public	9-12	2800 SW 320th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5200	1,352	65	20.9	64.8%	291 (21.5%)	166 (12.3%)	448 (33.1%)	151 (11.2%)	5 (0.4%)	102 (7.5%)	179 (13.2%)	15.5	382^nd of 438 public high schools	12.8%		14.4	399^th of 437 public high schools	8.7%	17		24.6	24.6				47.4	47.4				14.5	14.5	$18,035	$1,210	$16,825
Federal Way Running Start Home School	Public	11-12	33330 8th Ave S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-2000	17	0		35.3%	13 (76.5%)	1 (5.9%)	1 (5.9%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)								(n/a)														$6,267	$469	$5,798
Gateway to College	Public	9-12	33330 8th Ave S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-2000	23	0		65.2%	1 (4.3%)	4 (17.4%)	12 (52.2%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	2 (8.7%)								(n/a)														$16,227	$469	$15,757
Todd Beamer High School	Public	9-12	35999 16th Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-2570	1,412	66	21.5	72.8%	267 (18.9%)	246 (17.4%)	429 (30.4%)	214 (15.2%)	7 (0.5%)	83 (5.9%)	159 (11.3%)	15.8	380^th of 438 public high schools	13.2%		21.7	357^th of 437 public high schools	18.3%	23		36.2	36.2				39.9	39.9				12.5	12.5	$19,204	$2,018	$17,186
Federal Way High School	Public	9-12	30611 16th Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5400	1,665	81	20.6	73.8%	234 (14.1%)	284 (17.1%)	672 (40.4%)	204 (12.3%)	5 (0.3%)	87 (5.2%)	173 (10.4%)	17.5	368^th of 438 public high schools	16.0%		18	371^st of 437 public high schools	15.1%	3		17.6	17.6				52.4	52.4				14.9	14.9	$18,278	$1,345	$16,933
Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418)	Public	9-12	31455 28th Ave S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4590	154	4	35.5	82.5%	19 (12.3%)	36 (23.4%)	63 (40.9%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.4%)	15 (9.7%)								(n/a)														$18,886	$694	$18,192
Career Academy at Truman High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	31455 28th Ave S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 945-5800	83	5	15.5	81.9%	18 (21.7%)	19 (22.9%)	23 (27.7%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.0%)	14 (16.9%)								(n/a)		24.0	24.0											$28,970	$2,845	$26,125
Fife High School	Public	10-12	5616 20th St E	Tacoma	98424	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 517-1100	885	39	22.7	49.9%	342 (38.6%)	65 (7.3%)	215 (24.3%)	91 (10.3%)	9 (1.0%)	49 (5.5%)	96 (10.8%)	45.5	231^st of 438 public high schools	47.3%		58.9	158^th of 437 public high schools	63.8%	73		42.5	42.5				64.3	64.3				29.4	29.4	$18,373	$485	$17,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie

What schools feed into Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie?

Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brigadoon Elementary School
Elementary : Olympic View Elementary School

How many students attend Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie.

Is Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie a good school?

Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie ranks 322^nd of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie?

Students at Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie are 34% Hispanic, 19% White, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 9% Pacific Islander.

What district is Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie in?

Federal Way School District

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