Schools · Federal Way
Federal Way, WA schools
Federal Way’s public schools score well below Washington’s averages: 47% of students are proficient in reading against 61% statewide, and 84% of high schoolers graduate on time against 83%. Kids attend one of 15 schools through grade 12, then one of 8 high schools and one of 7 high schools.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
C
Federal Way’s School Grade: C
The public schools Federal Way’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
C-Test scoresC+Graduation
Washington school districts we grade (291)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (274)Better than 21%
High confidence. Built on 11,513 tested students and a graduating class of 1,777; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Washington’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2018–19; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Washington only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Washington with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Federal Way kids go to school
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2018–19
Well below the state in reading
Reading (grades PK–12, Federal Way School District)47%
State average 61%
Math (grades PK–12, Federal Way School District)35%
State average 50.3%
Graduation · class of 2020
84% graduate on time
Graduation rate
84%
WA: 83%
Graduating class
1,777
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #140 of 254 WA towns →
Districts
The district serving Federal Way
Federal Way School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 46 schools · 22,250 students
$18,682 per studentWA $18,444CEach district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 38 schools in Federal Way
Showing 1–30 of 38 schools
Wildwood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 598 students
PublicOlympic View Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–7 · 547 students
PublicMark Twain Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 531 students
PublicMirror Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 491 students
PublicNautilus K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 469 students
PublicEnterprise Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 450 students
PublicPanther Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 427 students
PublicLake Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 390 students
PublicSilver Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 382 students
PublicTwin Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 371 students
PublicBrigadoon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 366 students
PublicSherwood Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 325 students
PublicAdelaide Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 321 students
PublicGreen Gables Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 281 students
PublicSacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 668 students
PublicIllahee Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 655 students
PublicLakota Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 645 students
PublicFederal Way Public AcademyMiddle · Grades 6–10 · 309 students
PublicFederal Way High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,665 students
PublicTodd Beamer High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,412 students
PublicDecatur High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,352 students
PublicTechnology Access Foundation Academy at SaghalieHigh · Grades 6–12 · 532 students
PublicOpen Doors Youth Reengagement (1418)High · Grades 9–12 · 154 students
PublicCareer Academy at Truman High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 83 students
PublicEmployment Transition ProgramHigh · Grades 9–12 · 62 students
PublicGateway to CollegeHigh · Grades 9–12 · 23 students
PublicFederal Way Running Start Home SchoolHigh · Grades 11–12 · 17 students
PublicInternet AcademyOther · Grades PK–12 · 370 students
PublicFederal Way Public School ECEAPPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 348 students
PublicSupport SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 55 students
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.