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What's the biggest difference between Chautauqua Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VASHON ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530930001394
Chautauqua Elementary
9309 SW CEMETERY RD, VASHON, WA 98070 · (206) 463-2882 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Washington public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
168 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Chautauqua Elementary→McMurray Middle School
Based on grade levels within Vashon Island School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.9pp since 2014
Math
52.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.1% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 54.5% |
| 2022-23 | 59.6% | 54.2% |
| 2021-22 | 65.6% | 58.9% |
| 2018-19 | 57.5% | 51.4% |
| 2017-18 | 64.2% | 56.7% |
| 2016-17 | 64.6% | 62.7% |
| 2015-16 | 67.2% | 64.2% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 59.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 →
Schools most like Chautauqua Elementary
Chautauqua Elementary's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chautauqua Elementary this school | 480 | 35.0% | 59.3% |
| Shadow Lake Elementary Maple Valley | 479 | 35.5% | 60.7% |
| Pioneer Elementary Arlington | 501 | 39.3% | 43.5% |
| Byron Kibler Elementary School Enumclaw | 442 | 35.1% | 51.1% |
| Vinland Elementary Poulsbo | 527 | 31.5% | 57.4% |
| Silverdale Elementary SILVERDALE | 413 | 36.3% | 58.2% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chautauqua Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #270 of 936 | #135 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #394 of 1,103 ▼ 42 | #152 of 281 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #321 of 1,102 ▼ 45 | #134 of 280 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.4pp | #110 of 928 | #36 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #349 of 1,268 | #94 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #750 of 1,085 | #196 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #730 of 1,088 | #253 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #871 of 1,169 | #151 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #348 of 778 | #112 of 220 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 480 | 28.7 | 16.7:1 | 35% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 28.8 | 16.9:1 | 36% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 29.3 | 18.1:1 | 33% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 24% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 26% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 28 | 20.0:1 | 29% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 37 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chautauqua Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (586 to 480); teachers down 22% (37 to 28.7).
About Chautauqua Elementary
Chautauqua Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in VASHON, Washington. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 480 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 26% bigger than the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington.
Chautauqua Elementary is one of the 5 schools that make up Vashon Island School District (1,468 students in total).
More than half of the students at Chautauqua Elementary are White (66%). Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 55% White among all King County residents. The diversity index for Chautauqua Elementary is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in King County is similar, at 38%.
Among Washington public elementary schools, Chautauqua Elementary outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Chautauqua Elementary is 56.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.3%.
In King County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $124,746, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 544 public schools in the county, enrolling about 278,492, Chautauqua Elementary among them.
McMurray Middle School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Chautauqua Elementary, there are 5 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Chautauqua Elementary places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Chautauqua Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Chautauqua Elementary. 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 Vashon Island School District
- Vashon Island High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- McMurray Middle SchoolMiddle · 355 students
- Family LinkCombined · 72 students
- Student LinkHigh · 50 students
Other schools in VASHON
- Vashon Island High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- McMurray Middle SchoolMiddle · 355 students
- Family LinkCombined · 72 students
- Student LinkHigh · 50 students
Nearby schools
- McMurray Middle School0.1 mi · 355
- Student Link0.4 mi · 50
- Vashon Island High School0.4 mi · 511
- Family Link0.4 mi · 72
- Gregory Heights Elementary5.0 mi · 488
- Marvista Elementary5.2 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Chautauqua ElementaryHow many students attend Chautauqua Elementary?
Chautauqua Elementary enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chautauqua Elementary serve?
Chautauqua Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chautauqua Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chautauqua Elementary is approximately 16.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chautauqua Elementary?
At Chautauqua Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Chautauqua Elementary in?
Chautauqua Elementary is part of Vashon Island School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.