Briarwood Elementary

Briarwood Elementary operates as a heavily attended elementary-level community in RENTON, Washington, overseen by Issaquah School District. Current enrollment sits at 630 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 66% larger than typical.

Within Issaquah School District, which oversees 30 schools and 19,098 students, Briarwood Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Briarwood Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 37% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Briarwood Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.7%, the actual is 77.5%, a residual of +7.9 points.

In the area at large, King County reports that 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%. Briarwood Elementary is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Liberty Sr High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Briarwood Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 55.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Briarwood Elementary's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 701 (now 630). White enrollment moved from 58% to 39% across the same window.

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