Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530792001300
Brookside Elementary
17447 37th Avenue N.E., Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 · (206) 393-4140 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
126 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
67.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.0pp since 2014
Math
59.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -18.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 18 points.
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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
-132 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 19.1:1
% White
53%
was 63%
% Hispanic
13%
was 10%
% Black
11%
was 3%
% Asian
10%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Lake Forest Park, Washington, one of the schools within Shoreline School District. Current enrollment sits at 372 students spanning grades K through 5.
Within Shoreline School District, which oversees 18 schools and 9,717 students, Brookside Elementary is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Brookside Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black, 10% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with King County as a whole.
On the resource side, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Brookside Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.7%.
Around the school, census data for King County shows the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Brookside Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Lake Forest Park Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brookside Elementary. On composite proficiency, Brookside Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 62.3%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brookside Elementary has decreased 26%, going from 504 students in 2018 to 372 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.
On this page, the feed for Brookside Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. 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 Shoreline School District
- Shorecrest High SchoolHigh · 1,565 students
- Shorewood High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Albert Einstein Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,032 students
- Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Meridian Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Briarcrest ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other schools in Lake Forest Park
- Lake Forest Park ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Forest Park Elementary0.6 mi · 378
- Kellogg Middle School0.8 mi · 991
- Briarcrest Elementary0.9 mi · 454
- Shorecrest High School1.2 mi · 1,565
- Fircrest Residential Habilitation1.3 mi · 1
- Ridgecrest Elementary1.3 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Brookside ElementaryHow large is Brookside Elementary?
Brookside Elementary enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-05.
Is Brookside Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brookside Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Brookside Elementary have?
Brookside Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Brookside Elementary?
Student demographics at Brookside Elementary are roughly 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Brookside Elementary in?
Brookside Elementary is part of Shoreline School District.
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