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Gibson Ek High School

Q: Is Gibson Ek High School a good school?

Gibson Ek High School ranks 52 nd of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 88% of Washington high schools

Summary

Gibson Ek High School is a small, alternative public high school serving about 200 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-regarded Issaquah School District in Washington state.

This school stands out for its specialized approach, which delivers exceptional results for students in special education, ranking in the state's top tier for this subgroup and outperforming nearby comprehensive high schools like Skyline High School and Issaquah High School. It also achieves very strong science proficiency, matching the performance of the district's top schools. However, its math scores are notably lower than these peers, and its graduation rates, while solid, have been more variable, suggesting its unique model is an excellent fit for some students but not all.

With a much smaller student body than traditional high schools, Gibson Ek benefits from higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio. It shares similarities with other alternative models like the Bellevue Big Picture School, demonstrating that focused programs can successfully complement the district's comprehensive high school options by providing a different learning environment that excels in specific areas.

198

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,489

Per pupil spending ?

14.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

379 1st PL SE
Issaquah, WA 98027

(425) 837-6350

District: Issaquah School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2022 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (68% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Washington high schools

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (84%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2022) to 88th (2025)

!Near the bottom of Issaquah School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg77%

Washington avg48%

52^nd of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From top 19% (2019) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	84.8	52 of 438	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	35 of 437	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	68 of 442	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	25 of 434	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	43 of 455	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	81 of 417	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	47 of 350	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	25 of 347	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.9	76 of 357	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	31 of 368	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	17 of 390	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	74.8	76 of 358	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	68.7	81 of 392	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	43 of 359	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	40 of 362	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	76 of 358	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.8	23 of 363	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	64 of 395	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	67 of 355	81.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	95.2	4 of 110	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	7 of 110	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	5 of 212	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	10 of 128	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	42 of 373	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	37 of 374	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	67 of 379	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	33 of 390	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	37 of 413	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	84 of 382	78.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)96th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)79th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science83%+34 vs state

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Math47%+4 vs state

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by a student
Monday, December 3, 2018

A joke of a school. No teachers know what they're doing, and due to that, no one does anything. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Liberty Senior High School	Public	9-12	16655 SE 136th St	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4800	1,495	69	21.6	18.3%	686 (45.9%)	37 (2.5%)	191 (12.8%)	422 (28.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	150 (10.0%)	95.3	20^th of 438 public high schools	95.4%		95.6	14^th of 437 public high schools	96.8%	6		85.4	85.4				85.0	85.0				62.4	62.4	$17,170	$219	$16,951
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
Hazen Senior High School	Public	9-12	1101 Hoquiam Ave NE	Renton	98059	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4200	1,796	74	24.4	38.2%	505 (28.1%)	91 (5.1%)	477 (26.6%)	532 (29.6%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.7%)	174 (9.7%)	66.8	119^th of 438 public high schools	72.8%		60.5	150^th of 437 public high schools	65.7%	31		50.6	50.6				69.5	69.5				45.7	45.7	$17,224	$1,008	$16,216
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
Echo Glen School	Public	5-12	33010 SE 99th St	Snoqualmie	98065	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-2520	104	15	7.1	67.3%	33 (31.7%)	21 (20.2%)	34 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	2 (1.9%)	11 (10.6%)								(n/a)		18.5	13.9											$43,356	$10,650	$32,707
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
Newport Senior High School	Public	9-12	4333 Factoria Boulevard SE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7400	1,850	90	20.5	15.9%	353 (19.1%)	48 (2.6%)	114 (6.2%)	1,126 (60.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	192 (10.4%)	97.7	7^th of 438 public high schools	98.4%		94.8	19^th of 437 public high schools	95.7%	12		86.9	86.9				90.2	90.2				77.1	77.1	$19,062	$291	$18,771
Renton Technical College	Public	9-12	Renton Technical College - You	Renton	98056	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 901-7905	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Gibson Ek High School

What is the racial makeup of Gibson Ek High School?

Students at Gibson Ek High School are 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Gibson Ek High School a good school?

Gibson Ek High School ranks 52^nd of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gibson Ek High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Gibson Ek High School.

What district is Gibson Ek High School in?

Issaquah School District

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