Shoreline School District

The Shoreline School District 412 is the school district in an established residential community north of Seattle and includes the cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park in the U.S. state of Washington.

Demographics

The 65,000-member communities are predominantly middle-class with a high percentage of college graduates and professional people. The district's 8,800 student population is 6.5% African-American, 15.5% Asian, 1.3% Native American, 11.3% Hispanic, and 55.3% Caucasian.

Parental involvement is high with a Parent Teacher Association that is one of the most active in the state. The district encourages parent participation at all levels.

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. Those construction projects are now nearly complete. 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.

iPad program

With strong support from the voters in approving the 2010 technology levy, Shoreline School District piloted an iPad program for students at Shorewood High School for the 2011-12 school year with considerable success. For 2012-13 the program has been expanded to Shorecrest High School, as now all students in grades 9 to 12 can receive an iPad for use both at school and at home.

Schools

Elementary schools

All Shoreline elementary schools serve grades kindergarten through 6.

School Enrollment (approx.) Mascot
Briarcrest 450 Bulldogs
Brookside 500 Bluejays
Echo Lake 470 Eagles
Highland Terrace 425 Orcas
Lake Forest Park 520 Dolphins
Meridian Park 490 Cheetahs
Parkwood 445 Panthers
Ridgecrest 515 Rams
Cascade K-8 Community School 150 Wolves
Syre 520 Wildcats

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.

Middle schools

Einstein is located in northwestern Shoreline and enrolls approximately 720 students in grades 7-8. Most of its alumni go to Shorewood High School. Its mascots are Albert Einstein and the tiger.
Kellogg is located in Shoreline and enrolls approximately 630 students in grades 7 and 8. Most of its alumni go to Shorecrest High School. Its mascot is Dwight the Knight. Kellogg was formerly known as Thomas Hunt Morgan Junior High School.

Cascade K-8 is located in one wing of the Meridian Park Elementary school building. 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.

High schools

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 Shoreline Stadium. 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.

Other programs

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Coordinates: 47°45′53″N 122°19′43″W / 47.76472°N 122.32861°W / 47.76472; -122.32861

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