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What's one thing Alpac Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530030000029
Alpac Elementary School
310 MILWAUKEE BLVD N, PACIFIC, WA 98047 · (253) 931-4976 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
331 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.9pp since 2014
Math
44.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.7% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 50.5% |
| 2022-23 | 44.6% | 47.8% |
| 2021-22 | 40.6% | 39.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.9% | 54.2% |
| 2017-18 | 53.7% | 53.4% |
| 2016-17 | 54.1% | 59.8% |
| 2015-16 | 59.3% | 68.4% |
| 2014-15 | 53.5% | 58.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alpac Elementary School
Alpac Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpac Elementary School this school | 534 | 62.0% | 47.9% |
| Ilalko Elementary School AUBURN | 468 | 63.0% | 42.1% |
| Mountlake Terrace Elementary Mountlake Terrace | 426 | 55.4% | 40.1% |
| Lakeland Elementary School AUBURN | 418 | 61.0% | 36.1% |
| Nautilus K-8 School FEDERAL WAY | 469 | 66.3% | 44.3% |
| Discovery Elementary Everett | 648 | 63.4% | 30.3% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alpac Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #470 of 936 | #172 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #550 of 1,103 ▼ 125 | #180 of 281 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #632 of 1,102 ▼ 75 | #185 of 280 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #275 of 928 | #70 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #205 of 1,268 | #54 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #479 of 1,085 | #113 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #163 of 1,088 | #96 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #411 of 1,169 | #82 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #410 of 778 | #131 of 220 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
534
-109 (-17%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 749
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 534 | 34.3 | 15.6:1 | 62% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 36.3 | 16.8:1 | 66% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 38.4 | 16.6:1 | 67% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 57% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 37.9 | 16.7:1 | 55% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 59% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 25 | 19.7:1 | 44% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 24 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 749 | 30 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alpac Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (634 to 534); teachers down 10% (37.9 to 34.3).
About Alpac Elementary School
Alpac Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in PACIFIC, Washington. The school has 534 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
Alpac Elementary School is one school in Auburn School District, a system of 26 schools with 18,174 students.
At Alpac Elementary School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 37%. The remaining students are 30% White, 15% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in King County, the Hispanic share is about 11%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington, 17.3:1, is higher. A total of 331 students, or 62%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in King County, the school's rate is higher.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.6% at Alpac Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.9%.
The school's county is King County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. King County's 544 public schools enroll about 278,492 students and include Alpac Elementary School.
Alpac Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Ilalko Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Alpac Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Alpac Elementary School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 17% over 4 years, reaching 534 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.9:1 to 15.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Alpac Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Auburn School District
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Mt Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
Nearby schools
- Ilalko Elementary School1.1 mi · 468
- Auburn Riverside High School1.3 mi · 1,852
- Mt Baker Middle School1.4 mi · 917
- Gildo Rey Elementary School1.6 mi · 416
- Sequoyah Middle School1.9 mi · 570
- Lakeland Hills Elementary1.9 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Alpac Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Alpac Elementary School?
Alpac Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades PK-05.
Is Alpac Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alpac Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Alpac Elementary School have?
Alpac Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Alpac Elementary School?
Student demographics at Alpac Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 37% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Alpac Elementary School in?
Alpac Elementary School is part of Auburn School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.