Cascade K-8 Community School

Cascade K-8 Community School is a small primary school in Shoreline, Washington, one of the schools within Shoreline School District. The school educates 197 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Cascade K-8 Community School sits 48% smaller than that benchmark.

Shoreline School District comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 9,717 students; Cascade K-8 Community School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Cascade K-8 Community School reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder looks like 17% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Cascade K-8 Community School records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 17% of students at Cascade K-8 Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Cascade K-8 Community School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.6%, the actual is 71.9%, a residual of +3.3 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Cascade K-8 Community School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is Home Education Exchange, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cascade K-8 Community School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 57.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Cascade K-8 Community School's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 224 (now 197). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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