Christa Mcauliffe Elementary

Christa Mcauliffe Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Sammamish, Washington, overseen by Lake Washington School District. The school instructs 472 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 24% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Within Lake Washington School District, which oversees 55 schools and 30,986 students, Christa Mcauliffe Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Christa Mcauliffe Elementary reports that 58% of the student body identifies as Asian. The remainder breaks down as 28% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 1% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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.

After controlling for student poverty, Christa Mcauliffe Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 79.2%; this one delivers 92.1%, a residual of +12.9 points.

Around the school, census data for King County shows median household earnings sit near $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Christa Mcauliffe Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Samantha Smith Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Christa Mcauliffe Elementary. On composite proficiency, Christa Mcauliffe Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 79.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Christa Mcauliffe Elementary has declined 5%, going from 495 students in 2018 to 472 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 31% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.