📍 440 S 186th St, Burien, King County, 98148
Big Picture School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Burien, King County. The school has 236 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highline School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Picture School enrolls 236 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 58% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Two or more races. Race and ethnicity data covers 224 students as reported to NCES.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 79 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 15 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 236 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 103 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Big Picture 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 33, state house district 33.
Big Picture 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 236 students, Big Picture School 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