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At Highline, we don’t just make a promise—we live it every day. In our new and redesigned 2023-24 Annual Report, you’ll find stories that reflect the heart of our strategic goals and our commitment to fulfilling Highline’s Promise.
We’d love to hear from you! Share your meal ideas and favorite recipes to help us enhance school meal program so it reflects the unique flavors of our community.
Our Highline Dual Language program celebrates the rich cultures students bring to the classroom and helps them excel in school. Hear from families about why they chose our Dual Language program for their students in our latest video.
We stand with all students and families, ensuring schools remain safe and welcoming for everyone, regardless of immigration status. Our policies protect student privacy, limit immigration enforcement on campus, and reject all forms of hate and discrimination.
January is School Board Recognition Month! Join us in thanking our five elected directors for their leadership, service, and dedication to ensuring every Highline student is known by name, strength and need.
Don't miss the chance to apply for Highline's Schools and Programs of Choice for the 2025-26 school year. Save the date for an upcoming school-specific information session this January to learn more about schools and programs.
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We are beginning the process to develop our budget for the 2025-26 school year. Thanks to steady enrollment and the $8 million in budget reductions this school year, we do not anticipate the need for additional reductions in the 2025-26 budget.
Each year, families are required to verify student emergency information and submit updated health information. This helps us keep students safe while at school and are essential for schools to notify you quickly.
Fill out the Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefits (CNEEB) application to help our schools secure funds for essential programs, including before and after-school activities, additional staff, and classroom resources.
Graduation dates for the Class of 2025 are now available! View the schedule on our website.
Through hands-on learning and career-focused pathways, our Schools and Programs of Choice empower students to explore their passions and opt for learning communities that work for them. Whether it's exploring technology, healthcare, or internships, these programs are designed to give students the tools they need to thrive in the future they choose.
At Highline, we don’t just make a promise—we live it every day. In our new and redesigned 2023-24 Annual Report, you’ll find stories that reflect the heart of our strategic goals and our commitment to fulfilling Highline’s Promise: to know every student by name, strength and need, so they graduate ready for their future.
The report is mobile-friendly, includes translation features, and highlights the stories that bring our promise to life. It pairs with the Strategic Plan Dashboard, highlighting our successes, opportunities for growth, and providing a tool for the community to explore data and track progress toward Highline’s strategic goals.
Our Highline Dual Language program is about more than language learning. It celebrates the rich cultures students bring to the classroom and helps them excel in school. Multicultural skills enable students to live, work, and communicate across cultures. For many family members, the program is a way for their children to stay connected to their heritage. For others, the program opens doors to different cultures and broadens their children’s own worldview and opportunities. Highline’s Dual Language program is innovative, inclusive and free.
Help shape Highline's 2025-26 budget by joining our ThoughtExchange, open until February 2, 2025. Share what matters most to support students and rate others' ideas. Your input will guide resource allocation for equity and long-term success.
Share your input! Nutrition Services is partnering with PSSC students to develop new recipes for our school meal programs.
Don't miss the Maritime Career Expo tomorrow! Read more headlines about schools of choice, winter job fair, Gold Star nominations and more.
Online enrollment starts February 18 for new students entering grades K-12 in September.
Know someone interested in working at Highline Public Schools? Invite them to our in-person job fair on Saturday, February 8, from noon to 3:00 p.m. at the Puget Sound Skills Center.
Secondary report cards will move exclusively online in ParentVUE and StudentVUE later this year as part of a larger shift to online report cards across all grade levels.
At Highline Public Schools, we are committed to transforming our district to ensure every student experiences true belonging and academic success within their neighborhood school. By integrating services and resources, our inclusion model supports diverse learning needs while fostering belonging. With a phased cohort approach, we expand these practices, celebrate milestones like unified sports, and improve academic outcomes. Join us in advancing inclusion for every student.
Every student in Highline Public Schools is known by name, strength and need, and graduates prepared for the future they choose.
A culture where all are welcome, valued, and safe.
Academic experiences that engage, empower, and challenge every student.
Multicultural skills that enable students to live, work, and communicate across cultures.
Students explore possibilities and develop mindsets that prepare them for a changing future.
at a Glance
Our students represent many diverse and culturally-rich backgrounds. Our diversity is an asset. Our students learn from one another and graduate prepared to live and work in an increasingly multicultural world.
The single most important driver of student achievement is an excellent teacher in the classroom. Highline is in the top 12 out of 295 Washington districts in the number of National Board Certified Teachers.
Highline has 18 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 comprehensive high schools serving neighborhoods in Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac and White Center. Families may also want to explore our 7 choice schools or multiple alternative education options.
Highline's graduation rate has been on a steady rise for the past decade. The on-time graduation rate for the Class of 2023 was 84.8%. That's an increase of 22.5 point rise since 2013.
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