Public schools in Tukwila, WA
Tukwila has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,139 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Tukwila School District runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 4 districts and agencies that run Tukwila's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Tukwila | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tukwila School District | 3 | 2,715 | $22,639 |
| Impact | Puget Sound Elementary | 1 | 596 | $15,587 |
| Highline Public Schools | 1 | 18,048 | $20,594 |
| Impact | Salish Sea Elementary | 1 | 342 | $16,023 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Tukwila, 1,310 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Senior High School | 910 | 23.9 | 56.5% | Tukwila |
| Raisbeck Aviation High School | 400 | 20.2 | 24.3% | Highline Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Tukwila, 1,829 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Public Schools | 505 | 15.8 | 60.8% | Impact | Puget Sound Elementary |
| Cascade View Elementary | 481 | 20.6 | 74.4% | Tukwila |
| Tukwila Elementary | 458 | 20.4 | 60.3% | Tukwila |
| Impact | Salish Sea Elementary | 385 | 15.4 | 58.7% | Impact | Salish Sea Elementary |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Tukwila's public schools compare with Washington's
The median Tukwila school has 20.3 students per full-time teacher, more than the Washington median of 16.7. 83% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 470 students (state 391).
| Tukwila | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 20.3 | 16.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 470 | 391 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 83% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 53% |
| Charter schools | 33% | 0.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Tukwila schools and the 2,437 Washington schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Tukwila
- Tukwila School DistrictRuns 3 of Tukwila's 6 public schools and spent $22,639 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,639
- Foster Senior High School, the largest high school in Tukwila910 students in 2024-25, 23.9 per teacher.910
- Compare Tukwila School District with Impact | Puget Sound ElementaryTukwila's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in WashingtonWashington's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Tukwila addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Tukwila
How many public schools are in Tukwila, WA?
6 public schools with an address in Tukwila were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,139 students. 2 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Tukwila?
Foster Senior High School, with 910 students in 2024-25 (Tukwila School District).Which districts run Tukwila's schools?
Tukwila School District (3 schools), Impact | Puget Sound Elementary (1 school), Highline Public Schools (1 school), Impact | Salish Sea Elementary (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25