Academics
Sehome High is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and is a member of the Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling (PNACAC). The school requires its students complete a High School and Beyond Plan, a Culminating Project, and requires students meet the published standards on the English and Writing sections of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). Sehome High offers Advanced Placement (AP) and honors courses, with about 226 students sitting for 366 exams in the 2007-2008 school year. The school also offers Running Start and Tech Prep programs. Sehome's 213 graduating students in 2008 averaged SAT scores of 590 Verbal, 570 Math, and 550 Writing; ACT scores averaged 24.8 English, 25.3 Math, 26.2 Reading, 23.5 Science, with a Composite score of 25.1, and with 2 National Merit Finalists and 2 National Merit Semi-finalists.
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