Summit Public School: Sierra
Seattle · WA · Summit Public School: Sierra · Public charter
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Seattle World School → Interagency Programs → Nova High School → The Center School → Highline Open Doors 1418 → Summit Public School: Atlas → Talley High School → International Community School →At a glance
- 1 AP courses offered — Strong
- Gifted & talented program
- 2 calculus classes · 4 physics · 4 chemistry
- AP rigor: 56th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Summit Public School: Sierra compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 56th percentile nationally with 1 AP courses.
- ▸ 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: Seattle World School, Interagency Programs, Nova High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses
56th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
Source: 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.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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 Targeted Assistance eligible
35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance
35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).
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.
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -9.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 214 students:
≈ 86 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 $15,200 per student in district revenue, the 86 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $1,307,200/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle World School SEATTLE |
Public | 1.1 | 218 | +2.3% |
| Interagency Programs SEATTLE |
Public | 1.3 | 210 | -6.2% |
| Nova High School SEATTLE |
Public | 1.1 | 256 | +11.3% |
| The Center School SEATTLE |
Public | 2.2 | 165 | -38.0% |
| Highline Open Doors 1418 Burien |
Public | 7.1 | 240 | +3.9% |
| Summit Public School: Atlas Seattle |
Public · charter | 6.2 | 262 | +10.1% |
| Talley High School Seattle |
Public | 8.7 | 248 | -3.1% |
| International Community School Kirkland |
Public | 7.5 | 174 | -2.8% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantSummit Public School: Sierra is a public high school in Seattle, WA, enrolling 214 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 31% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 1 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 56% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
3 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 6% of U.S. high schools.
64% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Summit Public School: Sierra offer? Summit Public School: Sierra offers 1 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 56% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
How many students attend Summit Public School: Sierra? Summit Public School: Sierra is a public high school in Seattle, WA, enrolling 214 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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