Seattle Public Schools
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Seattle Public Schools refers to the school district of Seattle, Washington, USA. It is the largest public school district in Washington, and the 44th largest in the United States, with 47,449 students in 2002.
There are 62 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, 16 high schools, one K-12 school, and eight K-8 schools in this district.
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[edit] Controversy
Seattle Public Schools sparked a controversy in 2006 when it issued a definition of racism on its Web site that implied that only white people could be racist, and also stated that favoring individualism over collectivism, and having a "future time orientation", were examples of racism. After much criticism, they removed these statements from their site.[1]
[edit] Schools
[edit] High schools
- Ballard High School, Ballard
- The Center School, Seattle Center
- Chief Sealth High School, West Seattle
- Grover Cleveland High School, Beacon Hill
- Benjamin Franklin High School, Mount Baker — notable alumni include: Kenny G, George H. Hitchings
- James A. Garfield High School, Central District — notable alumni include Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, and Minoru Yamasaki
- Ingraham High School, Haller Lake — notable alumni include Jay Inslee and David Horsey
- John Marshall High School, Green Lake
- Middle College High School, Northgate
- Nathan Hale High School, Lake City - KNHC, a very influental Dance Top 40 radio station in the United States, broadcasts their programming from here.
- The Nova Project, Central District
- Rainier Beach High School, Rainier Beach
- Roosevelt High School, Roosevelt — notable alumni include Betty MacDonald, Rose McGowan, Sir Mix-a-Lot, and Governor Dan Evans
- Seattle Evening School at John Marshall (see John Marshall High School above)
- South Lake High School, Rainier Beach
- West Seattle High School, West Seattle -- one notable alumna: Frances Farmer
[edit] Middle schools
- Denny Middle School
- Eckstein Middle School
- Hamilton Middle School
- Aki Kurose Middle School Academy
- Madison Middle School
- McClure Middle School
- Meany Middle School
- Mercer Middle School
- Salmon Bay Middle School
- Seahawks Academy
- Washington Middle School
- Whitman Middle School
[edit] Elementary schools
- Adams Elementary School-- an "arts-rich" school
- Alki Elementary School
- Alternative School #1
- Decatur Elementary School-- an alternative education school
- Arbor Heights Elementary School
- Daniel Bagley Elementary School
- Beacon Hill Elementary School
- B.F. Day Elementary School
- Brighton Elementary School
- Broadview-Thomson Elementary School
- Bryant Elementary School
- Coe Elementary School-- located on Queen Anne Hill. The school is named after Frantz Hunt Coe, who was an educator before becoming a doctor.
- Concord Elementary School
- Cooper Elementary School
- Dearborn Park Elementary School
- Dunlap Elementary School
- Emerson Elementary School
- Fairmount Park Elementary School
- Gatewood Elementary School
- Gatzert Elementary School
- Graham Hill Elementary School
- Green Lake Elementary School
- Hawthorne Elementary School
- Hay Elementary School
- High Point Elementary School
- Highland Park Elementary School
- Kimball Elementary School
- (Martin Luther) King Elementary School
- Lafayette Elementary School
- Laurelhurst Elementary School
- Lawton Elementary School
- Leschi Elementary School
- Lowell Elementary School--APP(Accelerated Progress Program) School for top 2% of students in the district
- Loyal Heights Elementary School
- Luke Elementary School
- Mabel Elementary School
- (Thurgood) Marshall Elementary School
- Madrona K-8
- McGilvra Elementary School
- (T.T.) Minor Elementary School
- Montlake Elementary School
- Muir Elementary School
- North Beach Elementary School
- Northgate Elementary School
- Olympic Hills Elementary School
- Olympic View Elementary School
- Orca Elementary School
- Pathfinder K-8
- Rainier View Elementary School
- Rogers Elementary School
- Rox Hill Elementary School
- Sacajawea Elementary School
- Salmon Bay Elementary School
- Sanislo Elementary School
- Schmitz Park Elementary School
- Stanford International Elementary School-- teaches in English, with significant immersion in either Japanese or Spanish.
- Stevens Elementary School
- Van Asselt Elementary School
- View Ridge Elementary School
- Viewlands Elementary School (set to close after the 2006-2007 year)
- Wedgwood Elementary School
- West Woodland Elementary School
- Whittier Elementary School
- Whitworth Elementary School
[edit] Former schools
High schools previously included in district:
- Broadway High School, Capitol Hill-- closed 1946 after having lost a quarter of its students to the Japanese internment; incorporated into what is now Seattle Central Community College
- Abraham Lincoln High School, Wallingford-- closed 1981 . The former Lincoln building has been used as a temporary location for other high schools, and is currently housing Garfield High School; see Wallingford, Seattle, Washington.
- Queen Anne High School, Queen Anne---closed 1981, now an apartment building
Elementary schools previously included in district:
- Fauntleroy School, in the Fauntleroy neighborhood of West Seattle.
[edit] Current school board members
- Sally Soriano
- Irene Stewart
- Brita Butler-Wall
- Darlene Flynn
- Cheryl Chow
- Michael DeBell
- Mary Bass
