Summary:
ZIP code 98148 has three high schools—Highline High School (grades 9–12), Big Picture School (grades 6–12), and CHOICE Academy (grades 6–12)—all part of the Highline School District, an area with a wide range of school sizes and program models.
CHOICE Academy is the clear academic standout. In 2025–2026, 82.24% of students were proficient in English language arts and 69.09% in math, far exceeding both district and state rates. Its math result improved by more than 10 percentage points from the prior year, and its recent historical rankings placed it in approximately the 88th–90th statewide percentiles. However, many grade- and subject-specific results are suppressed, so its complete performance profile is not available. Big Picture School offers a smaller setting, the lowest student-teacher ratio at 13.9, and the highest spending per student. Its overall ELA and science results were slightly above district levels, with especially strong 11th-grade science, though 8th-grade math was a notable weakness and its latest ranking declined.
Highline High School is the largest school, enrolling about 1,423 students, and has the most traditional 9–12 structure. Its strongest subject is ELA, with 43.49% proficiency, but math proficiency was only 16.96% and science was 22.66%, both below district levels. Its 81.8% graduation rate was close to the state rate, but its 13.3% dropout rate exceeded both district and state rates. Parents should compare these schools cautiously because the smaller 6–12 programs may serve different populations, and their all-grades results include middle-school students while Highline’s do not; suppressed results indicate unavailable data, not zero performance.
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