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West Seattle High School

Seattle Public Schools · High · grades 9-12 · 3000 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116-3302

Location

3000 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116-3302

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard — latest year
66.2%
SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25
Meeting standard — 3-year
66.5%
#27 of 173 high schools region-wide · #4 of 15 in this district
Exceeding standard — latest year
40.3%
SBAC Level 4, the top score band
Exceeding standard — 3-year
41.1%
#27 of 173 high schools region-wide · #4 of 15 in this district
3-year trend

Student outcomes

Graduating in 4 years
93.0%
Of the entering 9th-grade class
Enrolled in college
76.0%
Any 2/4-year, first year after HS
9th graders on track
89.4%
Earned all attempted credits
College-level coursework
61.4%
AP / IB / Running Start / CTE
Regular attendance
69.3%
Missing fewer than 2 days/month

Directly from OSPI Report Card (graduation, postsecondary via ERDC, ninth-grade on track, dual credit, growth, attendance). Latest published year.

Who attends

Students from low-income homes
18.5%
English language learners
3.2%
Highly Capable program
18.1%
Enrollment
1,486
Kids per typical block
Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)
74
Avg years experience
12.3
MA-degree share
78.4%
3-year experience trend

Avg years and MA-degree share are direct OSPI publications; the 3-year trend is our derivation. From data.wa.gov/yp28-ks6d.

Competition and advanced-peer evidence

Aggregated from WHSCA, Washington Science Olympiad, The Blue Alliance, and the Seattle Times National Merit list. "Known counts" only — missing public evidence is not proof of absence.

Highly Capable / gifted pathway

Curated from district Highly Capable program pages, with observed-at dates and confidence labels.

Research dossier

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