About Edward S. Ingraham High School

Ingraham High School has been accredited, since 1961, by the Commission on Schools of the Northwest Accreditation Commission. Our school is recognized for promoting and maintaining a well-balanced education program and for meeting or exceeding standards considered essential for quality education.

Since the Fall of 1959, North Seattle’s  Ingraham High School  has helped develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes of tens of thousands of Seattle-area youth.

We take great pride in our history and alumni, as well as our safe and positive school climate. Come see why Ingraham is becoming Seattle’s new School of Choice.

The long list of successful Ingraham graduates includes corporate CEOs, journalists, professional athletes, engineers, doctors, musicians and politicians. 

While at Ingraham, students develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to achieve their long-range goals in life.

Our Mission and History

To empower Multi-Ethnic Urban Youth to participate fully in post high school training, in the world of work and society, in order to become productive and responsible citizens in our local and global community.

Our History

Ingraham High School was established in 1959 in the north end of Seattle, Washington, locally known as the “Emerald City.” It was named after an early mountaineer and superintendent of Seattle Schools, Edward Sturgis Ingraham.

Ingraham chose its colors, blue, grey, and white from the blue of the sky, white of the snow, and grey of the mountains. The Ingraham Glacier on Mt. Rainier is another namesake of E.S. Ingraham. Therefore our school paper is called the Cascade and our annual is called the Glacier.

Ingraham is proud of its multiculturally diverse student body, its academic excellence, and its many innovative and exciting academics, and activity programs. Ingraham Rams currently number about 1,340 students.