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Seahurst Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1082^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Seahurst Elementary is a public PK-5 school serving about 405 students in Burien, Washington, as part of the Highline School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Academically, Seahurst's proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are significantly below state averages, and the school consistently ranks in the lowest tiers statewide. The school serves a high-need population, with about 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Performance varies notably between nearby schools; for instance, Gregory Heights Elementary, less than a mile away, has proficiency rates nearly double Seahurst's, while Cedarhurst Elementary has very similar performance and student demographics.

An interesting finding is that the correlation between economic disadvantage and academic performance is not absolute within the district. White Center Heights Elementary has a higher poverty rate but outperforms Seahurst, suggesting school-level factors like leadership or teaching quality are critical. Seahurst's science scores are a relative strength, higher than some nearby schools. The school's performance has remained stagnant, with a sharp drop in its statewide ranking in the most recent year, indicating a need for targeted support and strategies that have proven effective at higher-performing schools in the same district.

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 — 14th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

1,082^nd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	10.5	1082 of 1160	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1042 of 1168	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1028 of 1169	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1120 of 1169	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1010 of 1107	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1067 of 1130	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	950 of 1054	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	848 of 1056	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	869 of 1053	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	918 of 1067	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	879 of 1106	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	893 of 1097	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	960 of 1092	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	970 of 1088	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	943 of 1072	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	848 of 1067	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.5	823 of 1069	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	901 of 1051	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	916 of 1031	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.9	789 of 1026	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	278 of 303	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	175 of 213	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	284 of 333	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1029 of 1092	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	885 of 1093	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	884 of 1094	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1047 of 1100	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	943 of 1008	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1000 of 1068	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	931 of 1004	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	639 of 659	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	634 of 651	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	604 of 633	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	648 of 694	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	400 of 501	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	663 of 697	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	491 of 540	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1002 of 1013	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	955 of 1024	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	937 of 1013	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	963 of 1019	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	674 of 854	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	915 of 979	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	777 of 835	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1045 of 1098	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1010 of 1099	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	917 of 1099	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1086 of 1113	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1008 of 1075	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	871 of 999	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	190 of 197	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	46.0	258 of 566	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	400 of 637	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	712 of 1007	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.0	362 of 1009	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.7	834 of 1027	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	504 of 833	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)29th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-21 vs state

Math25%-18 vs state

English Language Arts25%-28 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
Seahurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14603 14th Ave SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4800	405	22	18.3	69.6%	72 (17.8%)	51 (12.6%)	191 (47.2%)	38 (9.4%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	33 (8.1%)	10.5	1082^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	6.7%		15	1042^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	10.8%	40	28.4	28.4	25.0	28.6	20.6	24.6	29.7	23.4	22.4	25.1	84.8	87.0	89.1	89.1	89.1	87.0	89.1	87.0	87.0	87.0	$22,204	$2,063	$20,141
Gregory Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16216 19th Ave SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3800	488	30	16.4	51.0%	164 (33.6%)	23 (4.7%)	196 (40.2%)	30 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	60 (12.3%)	44.3	622^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	46.4%		50.7	554^th of 1168 public elementary schools	52.6%	68	45.2	45.2	50.6	48.5	44.4	47.9	52.5	50.8	34.3	45.9	92.1	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	96.1	93.4	94.7	94.7	$21,747	$2,510	$19,237
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
Cedarhurst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 S 132nd St	Burien	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3600	399	21	18.9	69.9%	61 (15.3%)	32 (8.0%)	203 (50.9%)	59 (14.8%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.5%)	31 (7.8%)	13.7	1045^th of 1160 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.8	1072^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	8.2%	27	27.3	27.3	34.4	16.7	21.9	24.0	40.6	25.4	23.4	29.7	93.3	95.0	96.7	96.7	96.7	95.0	100.0	96.7	95.0	95.0	$20,048	$1,580	$18,467
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
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
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
Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12250 24th Ave S	Seattle	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4000	519	29	17.8	76.1%	31 (6.0%)	30 (5.8%)	344 (66.3%)	78 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.4%)	6.3	1133^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	2.3%		3.8	1154^th of 1168 public elementary schools	1.2%	21	16.1	16.1	17.7	17.7	16.1	17.2	31.4	21.8	14.5	22.9	95.8	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	100.0	95.8	98.6	98.6	$21,467	$3,162	$18,305
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Seahurst Elementary School

Is Seahurst Elementary School a good school?

Seahurst Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of 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.

What district is Seahurst Elementary School in?

Highline School District

What schools do graduates of Seahurst Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Glacier Middle School
High : Highline High School

How many students attend Seahurst Elementary School?

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

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