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Seahurst Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1054th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 7% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Seahurst Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Burien serving about 405 students in the Highline School District, an area with several nearby schools and relatively high economic need. The school’s 2025–26 statewide ranking was 1,054th out of 1,138 elementary schools, placing it in the 7th percentile. About 69.63% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio was 18.3 in 2024–25. The district itself ranked 198th of 238 Washington districts.

Academic results are well below both district and state averages. In 2025–26, 24.62% of students were proficient in English language arts, 20.92% in math, and 22.06% in science, compared with 52.81%, 43.11%, and 50.95% statewide. Seahurst ranked near the bottom among nearby Highline schools in every tested subject and had the lowest science result in that group. Fifth-grade math was the sharpest concern, with only 10.94% of students proficient; fifth-grade science proficiency was 22.06%. Results have remained low for years, with the school’s statewide percentile generally in the single digits or low teens.

Nearby comparisons suggest that economic need does not fully explain the performance differences. Gregory Heights Elementary School, less than a mile away, had proficiency rates of 55.15% in ELA, 46.11% in math, and 46.97% in science. White Center Heights Elementary School serves a higher-need population but outperformed Seahurst in all three subjects, while Impact | Puget Sound Elementary had a nearly identical lunch-eligibility rate and substantially stronger results. Parents may want to ask about attendance, staff stability, intervention systems, curriculum, and support for low-income students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners.

405
Students ?
18.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,204
Per pupil spending ?
69.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 14603 14th Ave SW
       Burien, WA  98166-1730

(206) 631-4800

District: Highline School District


Students who attend Seahurst Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Glacier Middle School
High:    Highline High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.2%
White:
17.8%
African American:
12.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (23% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school23%
District avg30%
Washington avg48%
1,054th of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 17Elementary Schools in the Highline School District
198th of 238Highline 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20268.31054 of 11387.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.51082 of 11606.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.01042 of 116810.8%★☆☆☆☆
202316.31028 of 116912.1%★☆☆☆☆
20228.41120 of 11694.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.61010 of 11078.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.11067 of 11305.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.0950 of 10549.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201722.1848 of 105619.7%★☆☆☆☆
201622.1869 of 105317.5%★☆☆☆☆
201518.3918 of 106714.0%★☆☆☆☆
201326.6879 of 110620.5%★☆☆☆☆
201225.7893 of 109718.6%★☆☆☆☆
201118.9960 of 109212.1%★☆☆☆☆
201017.4970 of 108810.8%★☆☆☆☆
200917.7943 of 107212.0%★☆☆☆☆
200827.0848 of 106720.5%★☆☆☆☆
200728.5823 of 106923.0%★☆☆☆☆
200621.2901 of 105114.3%★☆☆☆☆
200515.8916 of 103111.2%★☆☆☆☆
200427.9789 of 102623.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202616.9294 of 3269.8%★☆☆☆☆
202515.6278 of 3038.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.8175 of 21317.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.0284 of 33314.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202612.7944 of 10207.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.31029 of 10925.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.6885 of 109319.0%★☆☆☆☆
202322.0884 of 109419.2%★☆☆☆☆
202210.41047 of 11004.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.7943 of 10086.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.81000 of 10686.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.1931 of 10047.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20268.9632 of 6492.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.0639 of 6593.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.9634 of 6512.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.5604 of 6334.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.0648 of 6946.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.8400 of 50120.2%★☆☆☆☆
201913.6663 of 6974.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.3491 of 5409.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20267.2990 of 10081.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.31002 of 10131.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.8955 of 10246.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.7937 of 10137.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.1963 of 10195.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.3674 of 85421.1%★☆☆☆☆
201915.1915 of 9796.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.4777 of 8356.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202610.5999 of 10595.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.61045 of 10984.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.81010 of 10998.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.6917 of 109916.6%★☆☆☆☆
20227.51086 of 11132.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.81008 of 10756.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.6871 of 99912.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202512.4190 of 1973.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
201946.0258 of 56654.4%★★★☆☆
201837.2400 of 63737.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202636.9617 of 90131.5%★★☆☆☆
202532.5712 of 100729.3%★☆☆☆☆
202463.0362 of 100964.1%★★★☆☆
201925.7834 of 102718.8%★☆☆☆☆
201841.7504 of 83339.5%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2019)54th percentile+49 vs school
White (2026)32nd percentile+24 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile~ school
Female (2026)7th percentile~ school
Male (2026)6th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts25%-28 vs state
Science22%-29 vs state
Math21%-22 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Seahurst Elementary School

Students at Seahurst Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Seahurst Elementary School.

Students who attend Seahurst Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glacier Middle School
High : Highline High School

Seahurst Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Washington elementary schools.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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