Puget Sound High School
Burien · WA · Highline School District · Public
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Rainier Valley Leadership Academy → Student Link → Private School Services → H.O.M.E. Program → Gateway to College → Satellite High School → CHOICE Academy → Renton Technical High School →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Puget Sound High School compares for families
What families should know about Puget Sound High School.
- ▸ 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: Rainier Valley Leadership Academy, Student Link, Private School Services and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ 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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainier Valley Leadership Academy Seattle |
Public · charter | 7.7 | 41 | — |
| Student Link Vashon |
Public | 6.4 | 50 | — |
| Private School Services Seattle |
Public | 9.7 | 45 | — |
| H.O.M.E. Program Renton |
Public | 6.0 | 21 | — |
| Gateway to College Federal Way |
Public | 9.4 | 23 | — |
| Satellite High School Seattle |
Public | 0.3 | — | — |
| CHOICE Academy Seattle |
Public | 0.3 | 90 | -7.2% |
| Renton Technical High School Renton |
Public | 7.6 | 66 | — |