Cascade Public Schools
Des Moines · WA · Why Not You Academy · Public charter
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Maritime High School → Big Picture School → Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie → Innovation Heights Academy → Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418) → CHOICE Academy → Bridges Transition → Auburn Opportunity Project →📋 At a glance
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How Cascade Public Schools compares for families
What families should know about Cascade Public Schools.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Maritime High School, Big Picture School, Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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📊 State assessment · WA Smarter Balanced · grade 10
SBAC grade 10 — met or exceeded standard
School year 2024-25. Levels 3 + 4 combined ("at or above grade level"). Cells suppressed by the state when sample is small.
Source: WA state DOE Smarter Balanced results. Levels 1–2 = below standard, 3 = met, 4 = exceeded. Headline = level 3 + level 4 combined.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +10.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 126 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime High School Des Moines |
Public | 2.0 | 126 | — |
| Big Picture School Burien |
Public | 2.9 | 129 | -2.3% |
| Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie Federal Way |
Public | 7.6 | 121 | -3.2% |
| Innovation Heights Academy Burien |
Public | 7.1 | 142 | +31.5% |
| Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418) Federal Way |
Public | 5.6 | 154 | +11.6% |
| CHOICE Academy Seattle |
Public | 2.9 | 90 | -7.2% |
| Bridges Transition Seattle |
Public | 8.8 | 109 | -23.2% |
| Auburn Opportunity Project Auburn |
Public | 7.0 | 92 | +53.3% |