Cottage Lake Elementary

Cottage Lake Elementary is a modestly sized elementary-level community in Woodinville, Washington, overseen by Northshore School District. The school works with 258 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 32% smaller than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Cottage Lake Elementary is one of 37 schools operated by Northshore School District, a district that instructs 22,735 students overall.

Demographically, Cottage Lake Elementary records that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cottage Lake Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 14% of students are eligible 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 below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cottage Lake Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.6%, the actual is 68.6%, a residual of -2.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Cottage Lake Elementary is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northshore Learning Options, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cottage Lake Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 78.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 316 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.