White Center Heights Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Seattle, Washington

White Center Heights Elementary in Seattle, Washington enrolled 527 students in 2024-25 with 28.9 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).

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

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

533 students in 2022-23, 533 students in 2023-24, 527 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.9 to 28.9.

Students enrolled at White Center Heights Elementary by school year2022-23: 533, 2023-24: 533, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-235332023-245332024-25527
Students enrolled at White Center Heights Elementary by school year2022-23: 533, 2023-24: 533, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-235332023-245332024-25527
Students enrolled at White Center Heights Elementary by school year2022-23: 533, 2023-24: 533, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-235332023-245332024-25527
Students enrolled at White Center Heights Elementary by school year2022-23: 533, 2023-24: 533, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-235332023-245332024-25527
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353330.917.3
2023-2453329.618.0
2024-2552728.918.2

18.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Washington elementary schools

Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 18.2; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.2state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 18.2; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.2state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 18.2; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.2state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 18.2; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.2state median 15.7U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 301 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection White Center Heights Elementary enrolled 601 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 301 of the 601 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent38.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.9% of students were Hispanic, 23.2% Asian, 22.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic36.9%
  2. Asian23.2%
  3. Black22.2%
  4. Two or more races9.5%
  5. White7.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.8%

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 White Center Heights Elementary scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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, 2021-2226%37%53.4%
Math, 2022-2327%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.

Elementary schools in Seattle

16 public elementary schools in Seattle report 2024-25 enrollment; White Center Heights Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hazel Wolf K-866016.116.8%
Cascadia Elementary53119.25.3%
White Center Heights Elementary52718.263.0%
Hilltop Elementary51917.965.5%
Mount View Elementary46017.853.5%
McDonald International School44316.73.2%
Louisa Boren STEM K-843714.830.7%
Bryn Mawr Elementary School41516.952.3%

All public schools in Seattle →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about White Center Heights Elementary

  1. Mount View ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 460 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Highland Park Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 300 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare White Center Heights Elementary with Mount View ElementaryStudents, 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 WashingtonWhite Center Heights Elementary is the number 222 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#222 of 1,223
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.18.2:1
  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 White Center Heights Elementary

  1. How many students attend White Center Heights Elementary?
    527 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 533 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Seattle, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at White Center Heights Elementary?
    18.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is White Center Heights Elementary a Title I school?
    White Center Heights Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at White Center Heights Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at White Center Heights Elementary scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 district is White Center Heights Elementary in?
    Highline Public Schools, NCES district ID 5303540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530354000557 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
  • 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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