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Quillayute Valley Keeps 96% of Its Students Who Are Homeless in Class. Statewide, Half Are Chronically Absent.
There are 44,847 students experiencing homelessness in Washington's public schools. More than half of them — 22,916, at a rate of 51.1% — are chronically absent. That means they miss 18 or more school...
The Hispanic-White Attendance Gap Nearly Doubled After COVID in Washington
Before the pandemic, the attendance gap between Hispanic and white students in Washington was modest and stable. In the 2018-19 school year, 18.3% of Hispanic students were chronically absent compared...
1 in 20 Washington Students Now Has a 504 Plan
On Bainbridge Island, 17% of public school students have a Section 504 disability accommodation plan. In Federal Way, 30 miles to the southeast and serving a student body more than six times as large,...
1 in 25 Washington Students Was Homeless Last Year
In the 2024-25 school year, 43,542 students in Washington's public schools were identified as experiencing homelessness. That is 3.9% of total enrollment, or roughly one student in every classroom of ...
1 in 7 Washington Students Is Now an English Learner
In Federal Way, one in three students is learning English. Sixteen years ago, it was one in eight. The district did not move. The district did not change its boundaries. The students changed.