Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Burien, Washington

Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy in Burien, Washington enrolled 208 students in 2024-25 with 12.9 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Washington median of 23.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (Washington: 83.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 43% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 52%

367 students in 2022-23, 182 students in 2023-24, 208 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.8 to 12.9.

Students enrolled at Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 367, 2023-24: 182, 2024-25: 20801002003004002022-233672023-241822024-25208
Students enrolled at Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 367, 2023-24: 182, 2024-25: 20801002003004002022-233672023-241822024-25208
Students enrolled at Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 367, 2023-24: 182, 2024-25: 20801002003004002022-233672023-241822024-25208
Students enrolled at Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 367, 2023-24: 182, 2024-25: 20801002003004002022-233672023-241822024-25208
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336726.813.7
2023-2418211.116.4
2024-2520812.916.1

16.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Washington schools of this kind

Among the 147 Washington schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 23.0; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington other schools, 2024-25147 values from 3.4 to 99.5; This school 16.1; state median 23.0.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 23.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Washington other schools, 2024-25147 values from 3.4 to 99.5; This school 16.1; state median 23.0.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 23.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Washington other schools, 2024-25147 values from 3.4 to 99.5; This school 16.1; state median 23.0.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 23.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Washington other schools, 2024-25147 values from 3.4 to 99.5; This school 16.1; state median 23.0.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 23.0U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 592 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy enrolled 592 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 592 of the 592 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent12.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.1% of students were Hispanic, 21.4% White, 10.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic47.1%
  2. White21.4%
  3. Black10.2%
  4. Two or more races9.7%
  5. Asian7.8%
  6. Pacific Islander3.4%
  7. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%37%53.4%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%23% (2021-22)41.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-79% of the 32 students in Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWashington
Four-year graduation rate70‑79%79%83.8%
Students in the class321,49685,003

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy

  1. Highline Home School CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.8 miles away: 10 students (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Valley View Early Childhood CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.2 miles away: 225 students, 37.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy with Highline Home School CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Highline Public Schools spends per student$20,594 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,594
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonHighline Public Schools Virtual Academy is the number 55 by size of 228 Washington schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#55 of 228
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 23.0 for schools of this kind.16.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy

  1. How many students attend Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy?
    208 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 367 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Burien, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy?
    16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for schools of this kind is 23.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy a Title I school?
    Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy?
    70-79% of the 32 students in Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy in?
    Highline Public Schools, NCES district ID 5303540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530354003742 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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