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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fall City Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SNOQUALMIE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530804001329
Fall City Elementary
33314 SE 42, FALL CITY, WA 98024 · (425) 831-4000 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
77 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
81.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.6pp since 2014
Math
79.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.3% | 79.3% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 75.3% |
| 2022-23 | 73.9% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.2% | 76.9% |
| 2018-19 | 85.3% | 78.0% |
| 2017-18 | 81.4% | 72.4% |
| 2016-17 | 81.0% | 72.3% |
| 2015-16 | 79.3% | 75.9% |
| 2014-15 | 79.7% | 75.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fall City Elementary
Fall City Elementary's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall City Elementary this school | 456 | 16.9% | 78.3% |
| North Bend Elementary School NORTH BEND | 466 | 13.7% | 73.0% |
| Sherman Elementary School Tacoma | 432 | 19.4% | 70.0% |
| Skyline Elementary Spokane | 412 | 17.0% | 74.1% |
| Pioneer Elementary School Gig Harbor | 481 | 13.3% | 67.2% |
| Swift Water Elementary Gig Harbor | 519 | 13.5% | 69.1% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fall City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #63 of 936 | #51 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #51 of 1,103 ▲ 34 | #40 of 281 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #44 of 1,102 ▲ 61 | #36 of 280 ▲ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #452 of 928 | #119 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #427 of 1,268 | #118 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #411 of 1,085 | #95 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #870 of 1,088 | #274 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #1,064 of 1,169 | #213 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #324 of 778 | #106 of 220 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
456
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 456 | 29.9 | 15.3:1 | 17% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 30.7 | 15.4:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 30.1 | 18.7:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 9% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 26 | 22.7:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 26 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fall City Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (562 to 456); teachers down 1% (30.1 to 29.9).
About Fall City Elementary
Fall City Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in FALL CITY, Washington. The latest federal count shows 456 students in kindergarten through 5.
Snoqualmie Valley School District has a total of 13 schools and 7,145 students, Fall City Elementary among them.
By race and ethnicity, Fall City Elementary is 74% White. The rest of enrollment is 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of King County's population at about 55%. Fall City Elementary has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 17%. Among public schools in King County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
Compared with Washington schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fall City Elementary's results are 9.4 points above predicted: 78.3% against 68.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for King County show that median household income is about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fall City Elementary is one of 544 public schools in King County, which together enroll about 278,492 students.
Chief Kanim Middle School is the public school closest to Fall City Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Fall City Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Fall City Elementary ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 78.3% versus a 79.3% average.
Fall City Elementary is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Fall City Elementary saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Snoqualmie Valley School District
- Mount Si High SchoolHigh · 2,152 students
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Edwin R Opstad ElementaryElementary · 581 students
- Twin Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Snoqualmie ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- Chief Kanim Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Chief Kanim Middle School0.4 mi · 520
- Cascade View Elementary School2.8 mi · 493
- Timber Ridge Elementary School3.1 mi · 607
- Echo Glen School3.5 mi · 104
- Cascade Ridge Elementary3.9 mi · 391
- Snoqualmie Access4.2 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Fall City ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fall City Elementary?
Fall City Elementary enrolls approximately 456 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fall City Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fall City Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Fall City Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Fall City Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fall City Elementary?
At Fall City Elementary, the student body is approximately 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Fall City Elementary?
Fall City Elementary is overseen by Snoqualmie Valley School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.