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Mcmicken Heights Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
3708 S 168th St
Sea Tac, WA 98188
Phone
(206) 631-4300
District
Highline School District
County
KING COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
498
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.5% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Mcmicken Heights Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
49%
32%
48%
35%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
48%
34%
49%
37%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
47%
42%
52%
28%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
14
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 2 0.4%
Kindergarten 91 18.3%
Grade 1 81 16.3%
Grade 2 92 18.5%
Grade 3 80 16.1%
Grade 4 73 14.7%
Grade 5 79 15.9%
Total 498 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.4% 18.9% 54.1%
Black 31.7% 15.7% 5.4%
Hispanic 30.6% 44.8% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 22.7% 16.1% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 6.6% 4.5% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.9% 68.4% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 78.9% 68.4% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 134,636 7,812,880
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,356.4 116
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.9% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.1% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 51,265 3,020,558
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.1% 92.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.6% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.1% 28.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.9% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.8% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.1% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 7.5%
$15,000 or less 5.8% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,205 $199,705,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,657 $29,540,000 7.2%
Staff $2,469 $43,997,000 10.7%
General Administration $114 $2,034,000 0.5%
School Administration $1,223 $21,805,000 5.3%
Operation $1,444 $25,729,000 6.3%
Transportation $489 $8,722,000 2.1%
Other $742 $13,225,000 3.2%
Total Support $8,138 $145,052,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,681 $65,611,000 16.0%
Total Expenditures $23,025 $410,368,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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