Highline Public Schools’ graduation rate increased for the second year in a row, reaching the highest rate in more than a decade, the school district announced on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.
The overall graduation rate for the Class of 2023 is 84.8 percent – an increase of +22.5 percentage points since 2013.
Here are the numbers for the Class of 2023 by race or ethnicity compared to the Class of 2013:
| Student Groups | Grad Rate (2023) | Grad Rate (2013) |
| Overall | 84.8% | 62.3% |
| Asian | 92.0% | 72.1% |
| Black/African American | 85.8% | 54.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino of Any Race(s) | 80.3% | 50.1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 81.8% | 47.9% |
| Two or More Races | 91.1% | 71.7% |
| White | 87.6% | 72.8% |
Annual Report
The community is invited to track Highline’s graduation rates and progress on other goals using an interactive annual report. This year’s report documents Highline’s progress towards the district’s strategic goals for the 2022-23 school year, the final year of the strategic plan initially adopted in 2013 and updated in 2018.
The report gives users an opportunity to view results by strategic goal, school, and year, as well as student group. Scroll over numbers and graphs to read pop-ups with more information.
Community members are encouraged to explore this report: highlineschools.org/report
Strategic Plan
Last summer, the Highline School Board unanimously approved four goals to anchor Highline’s new strategic plan. The new plan is guiding the district’s work for the next three years. This school year, Highline staff are developing measures to monitor progress toward the new goals. The district’s next annual report will show progress made on those new goals. Learn more about the strategic plan on Highline’s website.
