Catharine Blaine K-8 School

Catharine Blaine K-8 School is a mid-sized K-5 school in SEATTLE, Washington, one of the schools within Seattle School District No. 1. The school hosts 438 students in grades K through 8.

Seattle School District No. 1 runs 107 schools in total, collectively educating 50,773 students. Catharine Blaine K-8 School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Catharine Blaine K-8 School records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest looks like 10% multiracial, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Catharine Blaine K-8 School higher than the state norm the norm. About 7% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Catharine Blaine K-8 School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.6%; this one delivers 80.3%.

In the broader community, census data for King County shows 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%. Catharine Blaine K-8 School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Magnolia Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Catharine Blaine K-8 School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 72.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Catharine Blaine K-8 School's enrollment has contracted 44% since 2018, when it stood at 782 (now 438). The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 5% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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