The Shoreline School District (No. 412) is a public

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, which serves the cities of

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and Lake Forest Park. It currently enrolls 9,456 students, and staffs 1,019 employees as of the 2020–2021 school year. It is located right on the boundary between King County and

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. The District currently controls 15 schools; 1 Early Learning Center, 9 elementary schools, 1 K–8 STEM school, 2 middle schools and 2 high schools, Shorecrest and Shorewood. Former school buildings have been reused for many tasks, with the original Shoreline High School being repurposed for City of Shoreline endeavors as well as District offices. North City Elementary has been reused temporarily as Parkwood Elementary was in the process of being remodeled, and North City has also been used as a testing facility. Following Rebecca Miner's resignation, on July 1, 2021, Dr. Susana Reyes became Superintendent of the Shoreline School District, after a five-month search.

Budget

The Superintendent of the Shoreline School District makes $316,504, the sixth highest salary in the state of Washington, beating out districts like

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which enrolls double the number of students. The 2020–2021 school year General Fund Budget was $154,952,663.

Demographics

The 65,000-member communities are predominantly middle-class with a high percentage of college graduates and professional people. The district's 9,560 student population is 8.3%

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, 0.6%

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, 13.1%

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, 0.3% Native American, 13.8%

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, and 51.5%

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. Parental involvement is high with a

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that is one of the most active in the state. The district encourages parent participation at all levels.

Construction

Shoreline has had strong support with bond and levy measures from the district's voters. In February 2010, voters approved a bond issue for the modernization/replacement of both Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools. The new Shorewood High School opened in the fall of 2013. Shorecrest opened its new gymnasium in September 2012, the Performing Arts Building in early 2013, and the main academic building in early 2014. In February 2017, voters approved a bond issue to rebuild Parkwood Elementary, and both middle schools. The new Parkwood opened in the fall of 2019. The new middle schools opened in the fall of 2020.

Technology

With strong support from voters in approving the 2010 technology levy, Shoreline School District piloted an iPad program for students at Shorewood High School for the 2011–2012 school year with considerable success. For 2012–2013, the program was expanded to Shorecrest High School, and all students in grades 9 to 12 could've received an iPad for use both at school and at home. As of the 2018–2019 school year, the high schools participate in a school Chromebook program, which allows students the use of a Lenovo Chromebook for the completion of school work. The program is run by the school district.

Schools

Early Learning

The Edwin T. Pratt Early Learning Center opened January 7, 2019 and offers preschool, special education, and after school care.

Elementary schools

All Shoreline elementary schools serve grades

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through 5th grade.

Closed elementary schools

North City Elementary School and Sunset Elementary School, each of which enrolled approximately 375 students, were closed at the end of the 2006–2007 school year. Several other elementary schools, originating from the Baby Boom era, closed during the 1970s and 1980s. Those schools include: Richmond Beach, Hillwood, Ronald, Aldercrest, Cedarbrook, Horizon View, Hamlin Park, Paramount Park, Cromwell Park, and Meridian.

Middle schools

* Einstein Middle School :Einstein is located on the west-side of the I-5 Freeway in Shoreline and enrolls approximately 1,100 students in grades 7, 8, and 6th grade since the 2020–2021 school year. Most alumni attend Shorewood High School. Its mascots are

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and the

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. * Kellogg Middle School :Kellogg is located on the east-side of the I-5 Freeway in Shoreline and enrolls approximately 1,000 students in grades 7, 8, and 6th grade since the 2020–2021 school year. Most alumni attend

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. Its mascot is Dwight the

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which was named after one of Kellogg’s famous alumni: Rainn Wilson who played the character Dwight on the hit tv show the office. Kellogg was formerly known as

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Junior High School. *Cascade K–8 Journey Program (grades 6–8) Cascade K–8 is located at the Aldercrest Campus, shared by Cascade K–8 and the Home Education Extension (HEE). The middle school at Cascade K–8 is home to the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) program. Cascade K–8's mascot is the wolf. Closed middle schools/junior highs are Cordell Hull (converted to Meridian Park Elementary), Butler (converted into the original Shorewood High School), Thomas Hunt Morgan (converted to the second Kellogg Middle School) and the original Kellogg (relocated to the former Morgan site following an arson fire in 1982–1983).

High schools

* Shorewood High School Closed high school The first high school in Shoreline was Shoreline High. The school was opened in 1955 and closed in 1986. The school property is still used as the central office for the entire district and is host to

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. The former high school was converted to community use after its closure and is home to the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center, the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council, and the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce. Shoreline High School mascot – Spartans Colors: blue and gold There is a large display of Shoreline High School memorabilia in the Alumni Room at Shoreline Center.

Stadiums

Shoreline Stadium (shared between Shorecrest and Shorewood)

Other programs

* Children's Center * Homeschool Education Exchange * Highly Capable a.k.a Hi-Cap (advanced curriculum program in elementary schools)

References

External links

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