Clark Elementary

Set in ISSAQUAH, Washington, Clark Elementary is a big elementary-level community, part of Issaquah School District. It hosts 586 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 54% above typical.

Within Issaquah School District, which oversees 30 schools and 19,098 students, Clark Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Clark Elementary reports that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Clark Elementary reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Clark Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clark Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.2%, the actual is 69.7%, a residual of +8.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, King County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Clark Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gibson Ek High School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clark Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clark Elementary has shrank 21%, going from 740 students in 2018 to 586 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 22% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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