📍 18367 8th Ave S, Seattle, King County, 98148
CHOICE Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Seattle, King County. The school has 172 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highline School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
CHOICE Academy enrolls 172 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 57 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 19% |
| Asian | 22 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
86 of the school's 172 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
CHOICE Academy 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 33, state house district 33.
CHOICE Academy 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 172 students, CHOICE Academy is smaller than the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large