Dick Scobee Elementary School

Located at 1031 14th ST NE, in AUBURN, Washington, Dick Scobee Elementary School is a heavily attended primary school that teaches 675 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Auburn School District. Enrollment runs roughly 78% bigger than the state mean of about 380.

Across the 26 schools in Auburn School District (18,174 students total), Dick Scobee Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Dick Scobee Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Asian (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Hispanic, 18% White, 15% Black, 9% Pacific Islander.

On the resource side, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Dick Scobee Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.3%; this one delivers 24.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for King County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Dick Scobee Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Cascade Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dick Scobee Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dick Scobee Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.8%.

Dick Scobee Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 34%: 504 students in 2018 compared to 675 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 7% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Dick Scobee Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.