School Profile

School Information

Address: 30611 16th Ave S Federal Way, WA 98003
Phone: 235.945.5400
Website: www.fwps.org/fwhs.org
Fax: 253.945.5454

Principal: Dr. Matt Oberst
Assistant Principal: Adrienne Lee-Kernell
Assistant Principal: Dr. Dennis Eller
Assistant Principal: Carina Pierce
Dean of Students: Mike Johnson
Counseling: Allie Brookbank, Stephanie Paradee, Rhys Barrow & Brad Smith

Grades: 9-12
Year School was Built: 1938/Rebuilt 2016

School Mission Statement

Federal Way High School will increase our on-time graduation rate, improve college and career readiness, and provide a safe, supportive, and equitable learning environment for all scholars.

Our School Goals

Our school goals align with the district strategic plan:

Goal 2- Whole Child: Thriving, Confident, Responsible Individuals

Pride Points

• AVID National Demonstration School and AVID National School of Distinction
• Cambridge International Demonstration Center
• 97% participation in Student Led Conference, ensuring nearly every scholar and family is able to meet with teachers to discuss progress and set goals

Area of Focus

• Continue to focus upon positive behavior and support (PBIS) in order to support a safe and welcoming environment for all scholars. Our school expectations are Respectful, Engaged, Positive (REP Fed)!

Goal 4- Content-Area Competence: Mastery of All Subjects

Pride Points

• Our graduation rates have increased significantly over the last six years. Our current graduation rate is 91% in 2021.
• We continue to support multiple pathways and increased opportunities for students to earn credit.
• 85% of our students completed a dual credit course in 2021.

Area of Focus

• We are focused on providing scholars with feedback on their learning throughout all courses in order to challenge each scholar and meet the needs of all learners for the 2021-22 school year

Community Involvement

We are always seeking parents to support PTSA, the Booster Club, Communities In Schools, and to volunteer. We would like to partner with our parents to better support our scholars’ success. For more information, please call our main office.

Athletics

Check out www.fwps.org/athletics or contact our school for a current list of available athletics teams.

Activities

School Data

You can find data for all schools on Washington’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s website including scholar demographics, teacher information, free and reduced lunch rate, school funding and financial resources, and assessment data at reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us.

Also, check out the FWPS Data Dashboard on our website: www.fwps.org and click on the “Data Dashboard” icon at the top of the page.

School Demographics

Population: 1650 scholars
Grades: 9-12
Racial Makeup:

• African American 17.8%
• Asian 9.8%
• Hispanic/Latino 39.4%
• Multiracial 8.9%
• Native Am/Pacific Islander 7.2%
• White 17.0%

English Language Learners: 20%
Special Education Population: 13%
Languages Spoken: 47
Free and Reduced Lunch Rate: 69%
Male/Female Ratio: 51% Male, 49% Female
Graduation Rate: 92%
CEEB Code: 480397

School Mission Statement

Federal Way High School will increase our on-time graduation rate, improve college and career readiness, and provide a safe, supportive, and equitable learning environment for all scholars.

Academics:

We offer rigorous courses open to all scholars, and pair this with our Nationwide exemplar AVID program to support scholars to learn academic skills

Cambridge

• We are recognized as a North America Cambridge Demonstration Center
• Approximately 50% of FWHS scholars take at least one IGCSE or AICE course each year
• Our Cambridge and other advanced courses are open to all FWHS scholars, and highly encouraged for all scholars to take at least once challenge course per year

AVID

• We are both an AVID National Demonstration School and AVID National School of Distinction
• Each year we support approximately 75-100 scholars per grade level through our AVID program whom are from traditionally underserved populations, first generation college-going scholars, and/or individually determined to go to college and need academic supports to meet rigorous demands of advanced courses

Grading Scale

Federal Way Public Schools is a Standards Based Grading and Reporting district with the following grade scale:

Cambridge Courses Offered

** IGCSE is also called Pre-AICE and offered 9th/10th grade
** AS is first year in subject, A is second year

AP Courses Offered

CTE Pathways Offered