Chautauqua Elementary

Chautauqua Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in VASHON, Washington, overseen by Vashon Island School District. The school works with 480 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 26% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Vashon Island School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,468 students; Chautauqua Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Chautauqua Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Chautauqua Elementary reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Chautauqua Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.7%; this one delivers 59.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for King County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Chautauqua Elementary is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: McMurray Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chautauqua Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.9%.

Chautauqua Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Chautauqua Elementary's enrollment has shrank 18% since 2018, when it stood at 586 (now 480). White enrollment moved from 74% to 66% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Chautauqua Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.