Federal Way High School
30611 16th Av South Federal Way WA, 98003, King County Phone: 253-945-5400 Ranking:  (254 out of 331, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Federal Way School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 73 | 74 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 80 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,558 | 1,587 | 1,538 | 1,525 | 1,497 | 1,528 | 1,504 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 396 | 25.4% | 386 | 24.3% | 347 | 22.6% | 391 | 25.6% | 356 | 23.8% | 526 | 34.4% | 538 | 35.8% |
| Grade 10: | 396 | 25.4% | 374 | 23.6% | 407 | 26.5% | 348 | 22.8% | 388 | 25.9% | 401 | 26.2% | 395 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 363 | 23.3% | 417 | 26.3% | 374 | 24.3% | 391 | 25.6% | 354 | 23.6% | 360 | 23.6% | 319 | 21.2% |
| Grade 12: | 403 | 25.9% | 410 | 25.8% | 410 | 26.7% | 395 | 25.9% | 399 | 26.7% | 241 | 15.8% | 252 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 802 | 51.5% | 800 | 50.4% | 781 | 50.8% | 773 | 50.7% | 725 | 48.4% | 756 | 49.5% | 758 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 756 | 48.5% | 787 | 49.6% | 757 | 49.2% | 752 | 49.3% | 710 | 47.4% | 715 | 46.8% | 702 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 17 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.7% | 17 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 173 | 11.1% | 188 | 11.8% | 182 | 11.8% | 199 | 13.0% | 278 | 18.6% | 284 | 18.6% | 278 | 18.5% |
| Hispanic: | 426 | 27.3% | 425 | 26.8% | 405 | 26.3% | 387 | 25.4% | 349 | 23.3% | 313 | 20.5% | 266 | 17.7% |
| Black: | 244 | 15.7% | 254 | 16.0% | 229 | 14.9% | 247 | 16.2% | 263 | 17.6% | 277 | 18.1% | 263 | 17.5% |
| White: | 438 | 28.1% | 445 | 28.0% | 467 | 30.4% | 482 | 31.6% | 542 | 36.2% | 588 | 38.5% | 639 | 42.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 113 | 7.3% | 123 | 7.8% | 120 | 7.8% | 89 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 147 | 9.4% | 144 | 9.1% | 130 | 8.5% | 114 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 804 | 51.6% | 819 | 51.6% | 765 | 49.7% | 469 | 30.8% | 664 | 44.4% | 540 | 35.3% | 588 | 39.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 152 | 9.8% | 161 | 10.1% | 172 | 11.2% | 85 | 5.6% | 177 | 11.8% | 209 | 13.7% | 169 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 21.80 | 20.84 | 19.47 | 19.01 | 18.80 | 18.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 40.7% | 49.6% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 64.2% | 72.5% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 47.9% | 62.3% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 58% | 64.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 62.0% | 72.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 55.8% | 66% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 56.2% | 71.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 73.3% | 81.5% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 43.1% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 77.5% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 80.8% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 76.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 82.7% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 39.9% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 41.1% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 84.4% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 83.1% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 79.9% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.7% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 42% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 51.1% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 53.7% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 53.4% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 51.3% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 49.3% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 66.4% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 79.2% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 86.8% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 86.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86.9% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 88.2% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 21% | 24.3% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 33.3% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 36.4% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 38.4% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 44.7% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 38.7% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 70.1% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 74.5% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 84% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 87% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.1% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 91% | 86.3% |
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* Federal Way High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.