About Us
Located conveniently just north of Seattle between the shores of Lake Washington and the Puget Sound, Shoreline School District serves the cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.
Our Mission
Provide a collaborative learning community that engages all students in learning the academic and work-life skills needed to achieve their individual potential and become responsible global citizens.
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Strategic Plan: Envision Shoreline
Our strategic plan, “Envision Shoreline: Engage. Inspire. Empower.” is built around three areas of focus that create an integrated framework designed to ensure that students are prepared to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Learn more about Envision Shoreline
With an enrollment of roughly 9,000 students, the district is known for providing academic excellence that supports student learning through the core beliefs that:
All students can achieve:
All students can grow to reach their academic and personal excellence.
Equitable access to rigorous learning is essential:
All students will be provided with equitable instruction, access to innovative programs, and necessary supports or success.
Diversity makes our community stronger:
We view diversity as an asset. Fostering an environment of dignity and respect, all individuals, opinions, and contributions are valued.
Curiosity sparks creativity and innovation:
Students will be encouraged to generate questions, explore topics of interest, and engage in inquiry to develop new ideas and novel ways of thinking.
Respect, empathy, and collaboration are at the core of community:
Students broaden their perspectives by seeking to understand the perspectives and experiences of others and by working collaboratively to understand their role and responsibilities in our local and global community.
Shoreline Schools "Fast Facts" One-Pager
Our Wonderfully Diverse K-12 Students
- 12% Multi-Language Learners
- 34% Low Income
- 15% Special Education
- 11% Section 504
81 Languages Spoken (from Albanian to Wolof)
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown:
- White: 48.2%
- Hispanic/Latino: 16.6%
- Two or More Races: 12.5%
- Asian: 12.4%
- Black or African American: 9.6%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.5%
- American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.2%
Our Staff
Shoreline School District employs approximately 1,250 employees:
- about 700 certificated and administrative
- about 550 classified
Equity and inclusion make our school community stronger! We are actively working to recruit and retain BIPOC staff and those who speak languages other than English.
Our Schools at a Glance
- One Early Learning Center
- Nine K-5 Elementary Schools
- Two Grades 6-8 Middle Schools
- Two Grades 9-12 High Schools
- One K-8 Cascade Community School
- One K-8 Home Education Exchange
- Two Transition Programs
Learn more about any of our schools.
Shore to Shore and Line to Line
In the spring of 1944, when the Shoreline School District was officially formed, a contest was held to give the new district a proper name. Fifth grader Marilyn Buckner submitted the winning suggestion.
She said that since the district would stretch from Puget Sound to Lake Washington, and from the Seattle city limits to the King-Snohomish County line, that is “shore to shore and line to line,” the new district should be called “Shoreline.”