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Skyline High School

Public Grades 9-12

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 97% of Washington high schools

Summary

Skyline High School is a large, top-ranked public high school serving grades 9-12 in Sammamish, WA, with over 2,200 students in the highly-regarded Issaquah School District.

The school consistently ranks in the top 3% of Washington high schools, with exceptional graduation (97.8%) and low dropout rates (0.7%) that outperform most nearby comprehensive schools like Sammamish Senior High and Interlake Senior High School. Skyline achieves strong, balanced academic results across all subjects and is notably effective in supporting diverse student groups, including English Language Learners and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 5% statewide for these subgroups.

While two specialized schools, Nikola Tesla STEM High School and International School, have higher test scores, Skyline stands out as a comprehensive model of excellence and efficiency, spending less per student than many peers. Its most direct competitor is Eastlake High School, located less than a mile away, which has similar demographics and also ranks in the top 1% of schools, creating a unique environment of high-achieving neighborhood options.

2,244

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,953

Per pupil spending ?

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1122 228th Ave SE
Sammamish, WA 98075-9509

(425) 837-7700

District: Issaquah School District

Feeder schools for Skyline High School:

Elementary:	Cascade Ridge Elementary
	Challenger Elementary
	Creekside Elementary
	Discovery Elementary
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	Endeavour Elementary School
	Sunny Hills Elementary
Middle:	Beaver Lake Middle School
	Pine Lake Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.9%

White:

36.8%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2012 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (82% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Washington high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg77%

Washington avg48%

12^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 70 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Issaquah School District

3^rd of 247Issaquah 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	96.6	12 of 438	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	10 of 437	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	12 of 442	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	15 of 434	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	9 of 455	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	8 of 417	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	25 of 315	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	31.4	249 of 341	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	83.3	8 of 454	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.0	8 of 450	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.0	8 of 440	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	93.6	6 of 423	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	90.4	10 of 402	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	93.5	4 of 396	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	90.6	12 of 399	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	93.0	10 of 395	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	95.0	7 of 394	98.2%	★★★★★
2004	95.6	8 of 390	97.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	25 of 80	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	96.0	1 of 78	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	8 of 89	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	2 of 111	98.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	14 of 119	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	8 of 113	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	7 of 118	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	9 of 124	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	5 of 136	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	4 of 121	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	13 of 87	85.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	2 of 85	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	3 of 68	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	2 of 44	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	4 of 70	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	5 of 102	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	12 of 350	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	12 of 347	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	14 of 357	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	15 of 368	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	7 of 390	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	7 of 358	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	18 of 243	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	7 of 249	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	16 of 248	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	10 of 249	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	9 of 261	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	5 of 278	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	3 of 241	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	7 of 156	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	17 of 355	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	5 of 356	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	21 of 362	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	43 of 370	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	37 of 392	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	26 of 344	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	10 of 359	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	9 of 362	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	14 of 358	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	11 of 363	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	11 of 395	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	6 of 355	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	15 of 254	94.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	6 of 170	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	12 of 161	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	16 of 166	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	15 of 179	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	9 of 195	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	2 of 163	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	11 of 91	87.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	20 of 127	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	30 of 110	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	46 of 110	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.8	11 of 130	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	7 of 212	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	6 of 128	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	3 of 139	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	19 of 373	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	20 of 374	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	34 of 379	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	22 of 390	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	30 of 413	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	8 of 382	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	33 of 222	85.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts87%+34 vs state

Science83%+34 vs state

Math75%+32 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, March 16, 2020

school rocks Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, July 8, 2016

Skyline is a great school and these boards are silly. All of the schools on the Eastside are very good schools and all you have to do is look at the home prices within school boundaries and watch what open land tracts developers fight to get annexed into certain boundaries. The price of a home goes up dramatically when you cross the line from Eastlake to Skyline or Issaquah to Skyline. Why do you ask, because Skyline is a great school and people are moving into the district to send their kids there. Just look at the beautiful homes in the Aldara neighborhood of Sammamish. They would be easily $150,000 to $200,000 if within the Skyline boundary but they are in the Mt. Si boundary which is a good school but viewed a little differently by many home buyers with high school students or soon to be high school students.

There are kids of all types at Skyline and the academics are fantastic. Not all kids are "rich" but all kids who want a great education and apply themselves in school will be rewarded with a fantastic learning environment and a school with a lot of school spirit. However, if not into the school spirit there are many other clubs such a robotics and other educational programs so there is something for everyone. Great faculty and the front office is a pleasure to deal with.

Couldn't think of a better high school but acknowledge we likely would have enjoyed Eastlake or Issaquah. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 7, 2016

This is not a bad HS. Bad reviews posted by students do not reflect any of the good aspects of this school. It is true that Skyline has many students who are extremely wealthy. And many of them drive cars that I can only dream of. But that does not mean the education process is bad. On the contrary the IB program is extremely vigorous and students who graduate from it are well prepared for college and generally do well. Socially the school is full of snobs but you do not go to school just to play sports or socialize.

In comparison the school is rated below Eastlake HS but I have known students who have attended both and they have all told me that Skyline by far much rigorous academically. Also Skyline in 2016 had 18 National Merit semi-finalist while Eastlake had four and the local Eastside Catholic school had one. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

They have no real education for anything but sports and business. They're only rated highly because rich graduates give them so much money. Close Quote

Schools Near Skyline High School

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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
Skyline High School	Public	9-12	1122 228th Ave SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7700	2,244	95	23.6	8.9%	825 (36.8%)	50 (2.2%)	181 (8.1%)	985 (43.9%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	192 (8.6%)	96.6	12^th of 438 public high schools	97.3%		96.9	10^th of 437 public high schools	97.7%	2		83.0	83.0				87.1	87.1				74.9	74.9	$15,953	$314	$15,640
Eastlake High School	Public	9-12	400 228th NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1500	2,481	117	21.2	5.7%	996 (40.1%)	48 (1.9%)	177 (7.1%)	1,069 (43.1%)	6 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	163 (6.6%)	98.1	6^th of 438 public high schools	98.6%		97.3	7^th of 437 public high schools	98.4%	1		90.3	90.3				91.0	91.0				76.4	76.4	$16,266	$208	$16,058
Nikola Tesla STEM High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4301 228th Ave NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2770	605	29	20.6	3.0%	102 (16.9%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.1%)	447 (73.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	99.4	2^nd of 438 public high schools	99.5%		99.3	1^st of 437 public high schools	99.8%	1		98.5	98.5				98.6	98.6				94.4	94.4	$16,723	$169	$16,554
Interlake Senior High School	Public	9-12	16245 NE 24th Street	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7200	1,611	84	19.2	26.6%	358 (22.2%)	64 (4.0%)	268 (16.6%)	801 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	106 (6.6%)	94.3	23^rd of 438 public high schools	94.7%		94.4	21^st of 437 public high schools	95.2%	2		73.3	73.3				86.9	86.9				73.9	73.9	$21,413	$319	$21,093
Gibson Ek High School	Public	9-12	379 1st PL SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6350	198	11	18.0	14.6%	138 (69.7%)	6 (3.0%)	20 (10.1%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.1%)	84.8	52^nd of 438 public high schools	88.1%		91.2	35^th of 437 public high schools	92.0%	17		83.3	83.3				73.3	73.3				46.7	46.7	$19,489	$277	$19,212
Bellevue Big Picture School	Public	6-12	14844 SE 22nd Street	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7800	346	25	14.0	24.9%	139 (40.2%)	23 (6.6%)	44 (12.7%)	96 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.8%)	74.2	88^th of 438 public high schools	79.9%		88.8	44^th of 437 public high schools	89.9%	44	52.1	72.7	56.8	54.7	56.0	68.1	77.4	62.0	40.0	51.4	49.3	32.3	45.2	$22,345	$596	$21,750
Issaquah High School	Public	9-12	700 2nd Ave SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6000	2,419	110	21.9	16.5%	1,102 (45.6%)	85 (3.5%)	263 (10.9%)	725 (30.0%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	237 (9.8%)	95.9	17^th of 438 public high schools	96.1%		96.2	13^th of 437 public high schools	97.0%	4		83.1	83.1				84.8	84.8				72.4	72.4	$16,086	$324	$15,761
Sammamish Senior High	Public	9-12	100 140th Avenue SE	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7600	1,363	62	21.9	43.3%	419 (30.7%)	89 (6.5%)	419 (30.7%)	262 (19.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (11.4%)	70.6	107^th of 438 public high schools	75.6%		59.5	155^th of 437 public high schools	64.5%	48		59.8	59.8				70.1	70.1				41.0	41.0	$19,771	$652	$19,119
International School	Public	6-12	445 128th Ave SE	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6500	600	30	19.9	8.0%	136 (22.7%)	10 (1.7%)	33 (5.5%)	361 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.3%)	99.6	1^st of 438 public high schools	99.8%		98.9	2^nd of 437 public high schools	99.5%	1	91.2	93.6	92.3	87.2	86.2	89.1		89.5	88.3	81.9	79.4	86.8	84.0	$20,686	$138	$20,548
Clip	Public	9-12	32302 NE 50th Street	Carnation	98014	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 844-4960	64	4	17.7	32.8%	34 (53.1%)	2 (3.1%)	14 (21.9%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.4%)								(n/a)		57.1	57.1											$17,953	$386	$17,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Skyline High School

What schools feed into Skyline High School?

Skyline High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cascade Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Challenger Elementary
Elementary : Creekside Elementary
Elementary : Discovery Elementary
Elementary : Endeavour Elementary School
Elementary : Sunny Hills Elementary
Middle : Beaver Lake Middle School
Middle : Pine Lake Middle School

How many students attend Skyline High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,244 students attended Skyline High School.

What is the racial makeup of Skyline High School?

Students at Skyline High School are 44% Asian, 37% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Skyline High School a good school?

Yes! Skyline High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 438 Washington high schools.

What district is Skyline High School in?

Issaquah School District

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