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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.

Nearby schools

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Nearest middle schools by distance

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.

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