Arrowhead Elementary

Arrowhead Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in Kenmore, Washington, run under Northshore School District. Current enrollment sits at 332 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Northshore School District, which oversees 37 schools and 22,735 students, Arrowhead Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Arrowhead Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Arrowhead Elementary sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 59.0%; actual is 72.0%, +13.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for King County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Arrowhead Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Moorlands Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Arrowhead Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Arrowhead Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Arrowhead Elementary's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 408 (now 332). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 11% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.