Explorer Community School

Explorer Community School is one of the very small primary schools in Redmond, Washington, operated by Lake Washington School District, with 60 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5. That puts it 84% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Across the 55 schools in Lake Washington School District (30,986 students total), Explorer Community School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Explorer Community School shows that 47% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 43% White, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 21% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (King County) logs that 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%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Explorer Community School is one.

Emily Dickinson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Explorer Community School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 71 students in 2018 compared to 60 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 54% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.