Top 10 Best King County Public High Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 149 public high schools serving 94,168 students in King County, WA. The top ranked public high schools in King County, WA are Nikola Tesla Stem High School, International Community School and International School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
King County, WA public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 49% (versus the Washington public high school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 74% (versus the 65% statewide average). High schools in King County have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 5% of Washington public high schools.
King County, WA public high school have a Graduation Rate of 87%, which is more than the Washington average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Cleveland High School Stem, with ≥99% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Washington or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the Washington public high school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public High Schools in King County (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nikola Tesla Stem High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
4301 228th Ave Ne
Redmond, WA 98053
(425) 936-2770
Grades: 9-12
| 609 students
Rank: #22.
International Community School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
11133 Ne 65th St
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-2380
Grades: 6-12
| 405 students
Rank: #33.
International School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
445 128th Ave Se
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 456-6500
Grades: 6-12
| 593 students
Rank: #44.
Mercer Island High School
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
9100 Se 42nd
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 236-3345
Grades: 9-12
| 1,524 students
Rank: #55.
Newport Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
4333 Factoria Boulevard Se
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 456-7400
Grades: 9-12
| 1,726 students
Rank: #66.
Bellevue High School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10416 Wolverine Way
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 456-7000
Grades: 9-12
| 1,517 students
Rank: #77.
Interlake Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
16245 Ne 24th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008
(425) 456-7200
Grades: 9-12
| 1,543 students
Rank: #88.
Lincoln High School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
4400 Interlake Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 413-2500
Grades: 9-12
| 1,653 students
Rank: #99.
Issaquah High School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
700 2nd Ave Se
Issaquah, WA 98027
(425) 837-6000
Grades: 9-12
| 2,412 students
Rank: #1010.
Eastlake High School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
400 228th Ne
Sammamish, WA 98074
(425) 936-1500
Grades: 9-12
| 2,349 students
Rank: #1111.
Sammamish River Valley Online School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
16250 Ne 74th St
Redmond, WA 98073
(425) 936-1200
Grades: 6-12
| 112 students
Rank: #1212.
Emerson K-12
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10903 Ne 53rd Street
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-2311
Grades: K-12
| 65 students
Rank: #1313.
Redmond High School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
17272 Ne 104th
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 936-1800
Grades: 9-12
| 2,218 students
Rank: #1414.
Ballard High School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1418 Nw 65 St
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 252-1000
Grades: 9-12
| 1,590 students
Rank: #1515.
Skyline High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1122 228th Ave Se
Sammamish, WA 98075
(425) 837-7700
Grades: 9-12
| 2,170 students
Rank: #1616.
Roosevelt High School
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1410 Ne 66 St
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-4810
Grades: 9-12
| 1,541 students
Rank: #1717.
Woodinville High School
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
19819 136 Ne
Woodinville, WA 98072
(425) 408-7400
Grades: 9-12
| 1,621 students
Rank: #1818.
Lake Washington High School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
12033 Ne 80th
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-1700
Grades: 9-12
| 2,015 students
Rank: #1919.
Raisbeck Aviation High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9229 East Marginal Way S
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 631-7200
Grades: 9-12
| 405 students
Rank: #2020.
Mount Si High School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
8651 Meadowbrook Way Se
Snoqualmie, WA 98065
(425) 831-8100
Grades: 9-12
| 2,081 students
Rank: #2121.
Liberty Sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
16655 Se 136th St
Renton, WA 98059
(425) 837-4800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,476 students
Rank: #2222.
Inglemoor High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
15500 Simonds Rd Ne
Kenmore, WA 98028
(425) 408-7200
Grades: 9-12
| 1,542 students
Rank: #2323.
Vashon Island High School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9600 Sw 204th St
Vashon, WA 98070
(206) 463-9171
Grades: 9-12
| 509 students
Rank: #2424.
Northshore Networks
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
18101 Avondale Road Ne
Woodinville, WA 98077
(425) 408-4175
Grades: K-12
| 434 students
Rank: #2525.
West Seattle High School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3000 California Av Sw
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 252-8800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,329 students
Rank: #2626.
Bothell High School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9130 Ne 180 St
Bothell, WA 98011
(425) 408-7000
Grades: 9-12
| 1,764 students
Rank: #2727.
Federal Way Public Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
34620 9th Av S
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-3270
Grades: 6-10
| 298 students
Rank: #2828.
Cedarcrest High School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
29000 Ne 150th St
Duvall, WA 98019
(425) 844-4800
Grades: 9-12
| 943 students
Rank: #2929.
Gibson Ek High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
379 1st Pl Se
Issaquah, WA 98027
(425) 837-6350
Grades: 9-12
| 178 students
Rank: #3030.
Juanita High School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
10601 Ne 132nd
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 936-1600
Grades: 9-12
| 1,695 students
Rank: #3131.
Ingraham High School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1819 N 135 St
Seattle, WA 98133
(206) 252-3880
Grades: 9-12
| 1,452 students
Rank: #3232.
Garfield High School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
400 23 Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 252-2270
Grades: 9-12
| 1,642 students
Rank: #3333.
Tahoma Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
23499 Se Tahoma Way
Maple Valley, WA 98038
(425) 413-6200
Grades: 9-12
| 2,790 students
Rank: #3434.
H.o.m.e. Program
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2607 Jones Ave S
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 204-2520
Grades: K-12
| 137 students
Rank: #3535.
Kentridge High School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
12430 Se 208th St
Kent, WA 98031
(253) 373-7345
Grades: 9-12
| 2,034 students
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King County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
16642 Cleveland St
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 861-3452
Grades: 12
| n/a students
4424 South 188th Street, 700 B
Seattle, WA 98188
(206) 631-6500
Grades: 9-12
| 468 students
8311 Beacon Av S
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 252-6650
Grades: K-8
| 353 students
18603 Bothell Wy Ne
Bothell, WA 98011
(425) 489-6244
Grades: 7-8
| 13 students
Ancillary (Closed 2013)
Special Education School
15675 Ambaum Blvd Sw
Seattle, WA 98166
(206) 433-2125
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
830 Sw 116th St
Seattle, WA 98146
(206) 631-6250
Grades: 9-12
| 305 students
19300 108th Ave Se
Kent, WA 98031
(206) 931-0964
Grades: K-8
| n/a students
10903 Ne 53rd St
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-2300
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
Birth To 3 Contracts (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
2445 3rd Av S
Seattle, WA 98124
(206) 252-0809
Grades: PK
| n/a students
1850 Boyer Ave East
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 252-0838
Grades: PK
| n/a students
The Bridge (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
2142 10 Av W
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 252-0832
Grades: K-12
| 1 students
12111 Ne 1st Street
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 456-4108
Grades: 9-12
| 34 students
919 Sw Grady Way Ste 125
Renton, WA 98055
(206) 205-6510
Grades: 9-12
| 42 students
16101 Greenwood Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98133
(206) 368-4118
Grades: 11
| 220 students
2445 3 Av S
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 252-0732
Grades: 9-12
| 185 students
2919 1st Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 706-4270
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Childhaven (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
650 South Orcas Street
Seattle, WA 98108
(253) 945-2084
Grades: PK-12
| 3 students
302 Broadway Av
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 252-0838
Grades: PK-5
| n/a students
4030 86th Ave Se Suite F
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(253) 945-2084
Grades: PK-12
| 1 students
1901 Sw Genesee St
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 252-8170
Grades: PK-5
| 266 students
210 South Hudson Street
Seattle, WA 98134
(509) 258-4534
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
1900 N 170th St
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 393-4250
Grades: PK
| 60 students
15675 Ambaum Blvd Sw
Seattle, WA 98166
(206) 433-2125
Grades: PK
| n/a students
1330 N 90 St
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 252-4789
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
4160 86th Ave Se
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 236-3325
Grades: PK-4
| 4 students
Erac Special Education (Closed 2013)
Special Education School
15675 Ambaum Blvd Sw
Seattle, WA 98166
(206) 433-2125
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
4400 Interlake Ave North
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-4680
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
210 South Hudson St Ste 318
Seattle, WA 98134
(509) 258-4534
Grades: 6-7
| n/a students
19300 108th Ave Se
Kent, WA 98031
(253) 487-7530
Grades: 7-10
| 188 students
1959 Ne Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 252-0806
Grades: PK-K
| 66 students
170 20th
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 323-6715
Grades: K-5
| 106 students
4424 South 188th Street, 300/6
Seattle, WA 98188
(206) 631-6550
Grades: 9-12
| 518 students
12401 Se 320th St
Auburn, WA 98092
(253) 833-9111
Grades: 9-13
| n/a students
31455 28th Av S
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-5800
Grades: 9-12
| 149 students
1900 N 170th St
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 393-4254
Grades: PK
| 96 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public high schools in King County, WA?
The top ranked public high schools in King County, WA include Nikola Tesla Stem High School, International Community School and International School. King County has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Washington.
How many public high schools are located in King County?
149 public high schools are located in King County.
What is the racial composition of students in King County?
King County public high schools minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the Washington public high schools average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Which public high schools in King County are often viewed compared to one another?

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