Summit Public School: Sierra
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Seattle, Washington
Summit Public School: Sierra in Seattle, Washington enrolled 214 students in 2024-25 with 14.0 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Washington high-school median of 20.0. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
235 students in 2022-23, 221 students in 2023-24, 214 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 14.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 235 | 17.0 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 13.2 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 214 | 14.0 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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).
8 AP courses in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Summit Public School: Sierra enrolled 286 students and reported no counselor; it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses8
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions17
- Chronically absent57.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.5% of students were White, 27.1% Black, 13.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White42.5%
- Black27.1%
- Hispanic13.5%
- Two or more races12.6%
- Asian3.9%
- 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 Summit Public School: Sierra scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑64% | 60‑64% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25‑29% | not published | 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
95% or more of the 67 students in Summit Public School: Sierra'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 | 95% or more | 95% or more | 83.8% |
| Students in the class | 67 | 67 | 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 Seattle
9 public high schools in Seattle report 2024-25 enrollment; Summit Public School: Sierra is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High School | 1,770 | 23.2 | 9.0% |
| Evergreen High School | 1,080 | 20.5 | 62.8% |
| Summit Public School: Atlas | 566 | 16.6 | 36.0% |
| Talley High School | 248 | 14.2 | 55.6% |
| Summit Public School: Sierra | 214 | 15.3 | 34.6% |
| CHOICE Academy | 176 | 20.5 | 34.7% |
| New Start | 142 | 15.5 | 69.7% |
| Interagency Open Doors | 132 | not reported | 47.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Summit Public School: Sierra
- Interagency Detention SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 47 students (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Middle College High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 93 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Summit Public School: Sierra with Interagency Detention SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Summit Public School: Sierra spends per student$21,170 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,170
- The largest public schools in WashingtonSummit Public School: Sierra is the number 321 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#321 of 606
- Washington schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.15.3:1
- 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 Summit Public School: Sierra
How many students attend Summit Public School: Sierra?
214 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 235 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Seattle, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Public School: Sierra?
15.3 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 Summit Public School: Sierra a Title I school?
Summit Public School: Sierra ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Summit Public School: Sierra do on state tests?
The students tested at Summit Public School: Sierra scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 Summit Public School: Sierra?
95% or more of the 67 students in Summit Public School: Sierra'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 Summit Public School: Sierra in?
Summit Public School: Sierra, NCES district ID 5300334. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530033403510 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.