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Federal Way, WA Schools

Federal Way is home to many excellent schools that are sure to suit every educational need your family may have. The area offers superb public schools, private schools and a college. The Federal Way community is dedicated to providing a safe and encouraging environment where all students can grow and achieve their goals on a daily basis.

Public Schools

Federal Way, WA Public School District

Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) is a leader in continual innovation among public schools in the state and nation. FWPS was included in a list of the ten highest-performing districts in the state, based on WASL scores and other factors, by the Washington School Research Center at Seattle Pacific University in 2004.

The district has 23 elementary schools, seven middle schools and five high schools. In addition, the district has several programs geared to providing students with alternative learning experiences. FWPS partners with the Technology Access Foundation to offer the TAF Academy on the campus of Totem Middle School. TAF Academy provides a Science, Technology, Math and Science focused curriculum for students in grades 6-12. For the past 12 years, the district has provided Internet-based instruction to students across the state through the Internet Academy. Now in its 11th year, the Federal Way Public Academy, provides an intensive academic program for students in grades 6-10 and boasts some of the highest WASL scores in the state. 

All comprehensive high schools in the district offer Advanced Placement (AP) classes; Decatur offers both the College Board-Spring Board Program and the AP-based Pre-Engineering Project Lead the Way Program. Thomas Jefferson also offers the International Baccalaureate Program and Federal Way High School serves as the only West-coast site of the Cambridge Program. Lakota and Sacajawea Middle Schools offer the Cambridge Checkpoint Program for high-achieving sixth through eighth grade students.

Private Schools

Brooklake Christian School
Grades: PK- 8 th grade 

Spring Valley Montessori School
Grades: PK-8 th grade 

Christian Faith School
Grades: PK-12 th grade

Colleges/Universities

Highline Community College
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