Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy
Seattle · WA · Highline School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Innovation Heights Academy → Big Picture School → Bridges Transition → Maritime High School → Cascade Public Schools → Cascade Parent Partnership Program → Highline Open Doors 1418 → Middle College High School →How Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy compares for families
What families should know about Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy.
- ▸ 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: Innovation Heights Academy, Big Picture School, Bridges Transition 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
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
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 -31.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 208 students:
≈ 177 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $22,395 per student in district revenue, the 177 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $3,963,915/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation Heights Academy Burien |
Public | 0.7 | 142 | +31.5% |
| Big Picture School Burien |
Public | 4.4 | 129 | -2.3% |
| Bridges Transition Seattle |
Public | 2.3 | 109 | -23.2% |
| Maritime High School Des Moines |
Public | 5.4 | 126 | — |
| Cascade Public Schools Des Moines |
Public · charter | 7.1 | 126 | +26.0% |
| Cascade Parent Partnership Program SEATTLE |
Public | 10.2 | 139 | +12.1% |
| Highline Open Doors 1418 Burien |
Public | 0.6 | 240 | +3.9% |
| Middle College High School SEATTLE |
Public | 3.3 | 93 | -1.1% |