Alki Elementary School

Alki Elementary School is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in SEATTLE, Washington, operated by Seattle School District No. 1, enrolling 269 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% below the state mean of about 380.

Within Seattle School District No. 1, which oversees 107 schools and 50,773 students, Alki Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Alki Elementary School lists that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 17% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Alki Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Alki Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.7%, the actual is 74.2%, a residual of +3.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (King County) records that the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alki Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is Madison Middle School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Alki Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 64.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alki Elementary School has edged down 28%, going from 373 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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