📍 614 SW 120th St, Seattle, King County, 98146
New Start is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Seattle, King County. The school has 93 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highline School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Start enrolls 93 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 48% |
| White | 15 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
75 of the school's 93 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 68 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Start 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.
New Start 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 93 students, New Start 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