Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001157
B F Day Elementary School
3921 LINDEN AV N, SEATTLE, WA 98103 · (206) 252-6010 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
73 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
77.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
71.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +9.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.5% | 71.3% |
| 2023-24 | 79.3% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.5% | 66.9% |
| 2021-22 | 69.4% | 64.6% |
| 2018-19 | 87.5% | 77.9% |
| 2017-18 | 82.5% | 70.6% |
| 2016-17 | 72.4% | 67.4% |
| 2015-16 | 61.5% | 53.3% |
| 2014-15 | 62.8% | 62.1% |
% 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 B F Day Elementary School
B F Day Elementary School's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| B F Day Elementary School this school | 394 | 18.5% | 75.8% |
| Brier Elementary BRIER | 389 | 22.4% | 67.7% |
| Melvin G Syre Elementary Shoreline | 444 | 16.0% | 70.1% |
| Lake Tapps Elementary Lake Tapps | 460 | 22.2% | 66.8% |
| Pioneer Elementary School OLYMPIA | 384 | 19.8% | 65.2% |
| Fishers Landing Elementary School Vancouver | 402 | 17.9% | N/A |
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 B F Day Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #78 of 936 | #63 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #116 of 1,103 ▲ 17 | #77 of 281 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #74 of 1,102 ▼ 9 | #58 of 280 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #157 of 928 | #36 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #657 of 1,268 | #182 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #373 of 1,085 | #88 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #599 of 1,088 | #235 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #1,047 of 1,169 | #205 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.2% | #11 of 257 | #4 of 54 |
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
394
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 394 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 19% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 26.5 | 15.6:1 | 17% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 28.5 | 13.7:1 | 16% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 14% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 19.1 | 14.8:1 | 22% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 28% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 19 | 17.4:1 | 42% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for B F Day Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (283 to 394); teachers up 36% (19.1 to 26).
About B F Day Elementary School
B F Day Elementary School is an elementary school located in SEATTLE, Washington, in King County. The student body numbers 394 students, from pre-K through 5.
B F Day Elementary School is part of a district of 107 schools: Seattle School District No. 1, with 50,773 students.
White students make up a majority at B F Day Elementary School, at 62%. The remaining shares are 15% multiracial, 11% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
B F Day Elementary School counts 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.2 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.2 below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. About 19% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in King County is 38%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 67.8%.
In King County (population about 2,287,171), the median household income is $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 544 public schools in King County, enrolling about 278,492 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Hamilton International Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, B F Day Elementary School is behind the 79.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
NCES describes the area around B F Day Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, B F Day Elementary School enrolled 397; in 2024-25, 394. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.7:1 to 15.2:1.
The B F Day Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
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- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
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- Hamilton International Middle School0.5 mi · 983
- Lincoln High School0.6 mi · 1,770
- Cascade Parent Partnership Program0.7 mi · 375
- Queen Anne Elementary1.2 mi · 159
- John Stanford International School1.2 mi · 422
- Frantz Coe Elementary School1.2 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About B F Day Elementary SchoolHow many students attend B F Day Elementary School?
B F Day Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-05.
Is B F Day Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
B F Day Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at B F Day Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at B F Day Elementary School.
How diverse is B F Day Elementary School?
B F Day Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees B F Day Elementary School?
B F Day Elementary School is overseen by Seattle School District No. 1 in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.