Spanaway Lake High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Spanaway, Washington
Spanaway Lake High School in Spanaway, Washington enrolled 1,787 students in 2024-25 with 78.5 full-time teachers, 22.8 students per teacher against the Washington high-school median of 20.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
1,817 students in 2022-23, 1,804 students in 2023-24, 1,787 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 76.6 to 78.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,817 | 76.6 | 23.7 |
| 2023-24 | 1,804 | 80.3 | 22.5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,787 | 78.5 | 22.8 |
22.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 Washington high schools
Among the 488 Washington high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
12 AP courses and one counselor per 260 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spanaway Lake High School enrolled 1,691 students and had 6.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 161 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses12
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.5, one per 260 of the 1,691 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions161
- Chronically absent51.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
28.0% of students were White, 24.5% Hispanic, 16.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White28.0%
- Hispanic24.5%
- Two or more races16.8%
- Black13.6%
- Pacific Islander8.9%
- Asian7.1%
- American Indian1.1%
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 Spanaway Lake High School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 51% | 49% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 16% | 35% (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
87% of the 337 students in Spanaway Lake High School'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.
| This school | Its district | Washington | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 87% | 79% | 83.8% |
| Students in the class | 337 | 1,528 | 85,003 |
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.
High schools in Spanaway
4 public high schools in Spanaway report 2024-25 enrollment; Spanaway Lake High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanaway Lake High School | 1,787 | 22.8 | 47.6% |
| Bethel High School | 1,688 | 21.6 | 40.6% |
| Acceleration Academy | 450 | 56.3 | 44.0% |
| Challenger High School | 318 | 15.9 | 54.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Spanaway Lake High School
- Acceleration AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 450 students, 56.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Challenger High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 318 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Spanaway Lake High School with Acceleration AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bethel School District 403 spends per student$15,370 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,370
- The largest public schools in WashingtonSpanaway Lake High School is the number 44 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#44 of 606
- Washington schools by students per teacher22.8 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.22.8:1
- 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 Spanaway Lake High School
How many students attend Spanaway Lake High School?
1,787 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,817 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Spanaway, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Spanaway Lake High School?
22.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for high schools is 20.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Spanaway Lake High School a Title I school?
Spanaway Lake High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Spanaway Lake High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Spanaway Lake High School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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.What is the graduation rate at Spanaway Lake High School?
87% of the 337 students in Spanaway Lake High School'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.What district is Spanaway Lake High School in?
Bethel School District 403, NCES district ID 5300480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530048001821 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.