Total enrollment
50,773
-3,200 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
110 schools in Seattle School District No. 1
Washington · 50,773 students · 2 cities
110 public K-12 schools, 50,773 students, one district. That is the Seattle School District No. 1 entry on the numbers, with a mix of 73 elementary, 12 middle, and 20 high.
4-year change in Seattle School District No. 1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
107
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Seattle School District No. 1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #20 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 50,773 | #1 of 183 | #89 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 107 | #1 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #39 of 183 | #6,966 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 33.6% | #155 of 183 | #6,274 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #15 of 146 | #160 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Seattle School District No. 1
State test results across the district's 90 scored schools run from Cascadia Elementary at 96.5% proficient to Concord International School at 15.2%, a gap of 81.3 points. That is the widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 102 district schools that reported both years went from 53,707 to 48,320 students (down 10%) and from 3,149 to 2,920 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Seattle School District No. 1
Across 110 schools, Seattle School District No. 1 hosts about 50,773 students in Washington. By footprint it is a medium-population district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Seattle School District No. 1 is made up of 73 elementary, 12 middle, 20 high schools, and 5 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Seattle School District No. 1 has contracted 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 53,973 students to 50,773.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Seattle School District No. 1 discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.