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Big Picture School

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Big Picture School ranks 228 th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 42% of Washington high schools

Summary

Big Picture School is a small public school in Burien serving grades 6–12, with 233 students in the Highline School District. Its 6–12 structure and location near several other district schools give families alternatives to larger comprehensive high schools such as Mount Rainier High School and Highline High School. The school has a 13.9-to-1 student-teacher ratio, lower than nearby comparison schools, and spent $23,490 per student in 2023–24. These features suggest a relatively personal, resource-intensive school model, although they do not guarantee strong test results.

Academically, Big Picture’s results are mixed. In 2025–26, 39.17% of students were proficient in English language arts, 21.31% in math, and 33.33% in science. ELA was better than the district rate, and science was about the same, but all three results were below Washington averages. Math is the clearest concern, especially eighth-grade math, where proficiency was 11.11%; eighth-grade science was also low at 22.22%. Big Picture’s ELA result exceeded Tyee High School but trailed Mount Rainier High School, Highline High School, and CHOICE Academy. CHOICE is the closest high-performing comparison, reporting 82.24% ELA and 69.09% math proficiency, though differences in programs and enrollment make it an imperfect benchmark.

The school has made notable long-term progress, rising from the 12th percentile in 2015–16 to the 62nd percentile in 2024–25 before falling to the 42nd percentile in 2025–26. Its latest available graduation rate was 82.8% in 2023–24, nearly matching Washington’s 82.7%, while its 8.5% dropout rate was below both the district and state rates. Eleventh-grade science was a relative bright spot at 45.83%, above the district. Overall, families may see Big Picture as a small, supportive setting with encouraging graduation and long-term improvement, but they should ask about plans for math, eighth-grade performance, and the recent decline in ELA and overall ranking.

233

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,490

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

440 S 186th St
Burien, WA 98148

(206) 631-7700

District: Highline School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.1%

White:

28.8%

Two or more races:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2025 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (31% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2025) to 42nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

Washington avg48%

Middle school

425^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

228^th of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Highline School District

198^th 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	425 of 514	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	435 of 534	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	341 of 535	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.3	455 of 539	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	324 of 541	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	214 of 529	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	294 of 512	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	341 of 437	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	385 of 435	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	411 of 443	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	377 of 445	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	454 of 498	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	365 of 497	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	74.6	101 of 464	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	237 of 479	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	176 of 469	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.3	321 of 376	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	110 of 347	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	331 of 453	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	291 of 455	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	258 of 475	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	133 of 458	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	209 of 448	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	182 of 349	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	398 of 454	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	363 of 472	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	314 of 466	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	388 of 470	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	314 of 480	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	212 of 476	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	242 of 453	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	271 of 371	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	62.8	52 of 210	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	268 of 486	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	261 of 488	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	234 of 488	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	146 of 480	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	13.2	297 of 325	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	228 of 396	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.1	167 of 438	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	171 of 437	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	230 of 442	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	253 of 434	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	274 of 455	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	325 of 417	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	225 of 315	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	249 of 301	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	269 of 306	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	391 of 454	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.9	378 of 450	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	328 of 440	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	349 of 423	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	317 of 402	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	334 of 396	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	356 of 399	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	111 of 347	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	126 of 368	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	189 of 390	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.3	322 of 358	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	181 of 243	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	42.4	152 of 278	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	255 of 325	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	71.7	70 of 355	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	80 of 356	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	93 of 362	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	161 of 370	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	60 of 392	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.1	243 of 344	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	277 of 326	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.9	183 of 359	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	157 of 362	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	142 of 358	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	222 of 363	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	215 of 395	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	224 of 355	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	175 of 254	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	77.9	63 of 374	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	158 of 390	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	245 of 413	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	290 of 382	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2024)78th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2021)75th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+50 vs school

White (2024)45th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

High school

White (2024)83rd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2024)68th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2021)45th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science33%-18 vs state

Math21%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	42.2	228^th of 396 public high schools	42.4%		58.1	167^th of 438 public high schools	61.9%	61	22.2	45.8	33.3	40.0	29.4	37.0	51.7	39.2	23.3	23.5	11.1	25.8	21.3	$23,490	$1,592	$21,897
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)								82.2		72.4	60.7		69.1	$18,734	$1,897	$16,837
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
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%)								(n/a)														$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%)	16.6	344^th of 396 public high schools	13.1%		17.2	371^st of 438 public high schools	15.3%	27		22.7	22.7				43.5	43.5				17.0	17.0	$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%)	14.2	356^th of 396 public high schools	10.1%		8.6	418^th of 438 public high schools	4.6%	62		19.1	19.1				30.2	30.2				23.3	23.3	$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%)	48.8	193^rd of 396 public high schools	51.3%		41.2	257^th of 438 public high schools	41.3%	64		42.3	42.3				60.5	60.5				29.7	29.7	$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)		21.4	21.4											$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%)	16.9	341^st of 396 public high schools	13.9%		16.7	375^th of 438 public high schools	14.4%	34		20.2	20.2				43.5	43.5				18.9	18.9	$21,394	$2,411	$18,983
Gateway to College	Public	9-12	2400 South 240th Street	Des Moines	98198	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 878-3710	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Picture School

How many students attend Big Picture School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Big Picture School.

What is the racial makeup of Big Picture School?

Students at Big Picture School are 36% Hispanic, 29% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 3% Not Specified, 1% American Indian.

Is Big Picture School a good school?

Big Picture School ranks 228^th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Big Picture School in?

Highline School District

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