Bailey Gatzert Elementary School

Set in SEATTLE, Washington, Bailey Gatzert Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school, one of the schools within Seattle School District No. 1. It caters to 402 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, Bailey Gatzert Elementary School logs that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% White, 5% Asian. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 7% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 80% of students at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bailey Gatzert Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.8%; this one delivers 33.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (King County) records that median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bailey Gatzert Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Interagency Detention School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bailey Gatzert Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bailey Gatzert Elementary School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 54.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 35%: 298 students in 2018 compared to 402 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 12% to 5% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.