The Center School
305 Harrison St
Seattle WA, 98109, King County
Phone: 206-252-9850
Ranking: 
(39 out of 331, top 12%)*
(39 out of 331, top 12%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Seattle School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 272 | 285 | 280 | 300 | 291 | 275 | 278 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 78 | 28.7% | 77 | 27.0% | 78 | 27.9% | 105 | 35.0% | 99 | 34.0% | 101 | 36.7% | 88 | 31.7% |
| Grade 10: | 74 | 27.2% | 84 | 29.5% | 82 | 29.3% | 79 | 26.3% | 82 | 28.2% | 66 | 24.0% | 79 | 28.4% |
| Grade 11: | 63 | 23.2% | 75 | 26.3% | 66 | 23.6% | 69 | 23.0% | 60 | 20.6% | 64 | 23.3% | 54 | 19.4% |
| Grade 12: | 57 | 21.0% | 49 | 17.2% | 54 | 19.3% | 47 | 15.7% | 50 | 17.2% | 44 | 16.0% | 57 | 20.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 114 | 41.9% | 106 | 37.2% | 103 | 36.8% | 111 | 37.0% | 106 | 36.4% | 115 | 41.8% | 120 | 43.2% |
| Female: | 158 | 58.1% | 179 | 62.8% | 177 | 63.2% | 189 | 63.0% | 177 | 60.8% | 152 | 55.3% | 154 | 55.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 9 | 3.0% | 9 | 3.1% | 9 | 3.3% | 10 | 3.6% |
| Asian: | 21 | 7.7% | 22 | 7.7% | 21 | 7.5% | 20 | 6.7% | 17 | 5.8% | 15 | 5.5% | 21 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 3.3% | 15 | 5.3% | 20 | 7.1% | 19 | 6.3% | 27 | 9.3% | 24 | 8.7% | 26 | 9.4% |
| Black: | 15 | 5.5% | 24 | 8.4% | 17 | 6.1% | 31 | 10.3% | 32 | 11.0% | 29 | 10.5% | 25 | 9.0% |
| White: | 204 | 75.0% | 198 | 69.5% | 204 | 72.9% | 221 | 73.7% | 206 | 70.8% | 198 | 72.0% | 196 | 70.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 7.7% | 22 | 7.7% | 15 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 18.8% | 45 | 15.8% | 30 | 10.7% | 37 | 12.3% | 37 | 12.7% | 25 | 9.1% | 16 | 5.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 4.0% | 11 | 3.9% | 11 | 3.9% | 14 | 4.7% | 11 | 3.8% | 9 | 3.3% | 14 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.50 | 19.05 | 21.13 | 21.24 | 19.20 | 19.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92.6% | 61.7% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 94.0% | 82.8% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 76.8% | 60% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 75.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 93.4% | 86.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 73.6% | 69.9% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 79.5% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 91.4% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 44.8% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 74.8% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 80.4% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 78.4% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 83.3% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 46.4% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 52.7% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 83.5% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85.2% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 84.7% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 38.6% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 40.8% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 55.1% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 50.2% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 50.3% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 48.5% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 55.1% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 66.9% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 77.7% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 81% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 28% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 32.3% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 38.8% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 32.5% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 37.4% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 41.2% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 54.5% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 54.6% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 80.6% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 85.2% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 84.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* The Center School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.