📍 16222 Sylvester Road SW, Burien, King County, 98166
Sylvester Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Burien, King County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highline School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sylvester Middle School enrolls 619 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 238 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 41 | 6.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 619 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 260 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sylvester Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-70, state senate district 34, state house district 34.
Sylvester Middle School is one of 43 schools in Highline School District, based in BURIEN, Washington. The district serves 18,072 students district-wide and employs 1,010 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 619 students, Sylvester Middle School is larger than the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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