Frantz Coe Elementary School

Frantz Coe Elementary School is a primary school of moderately sized scale in SEATTLE, Washington, one of the schools within Seattle School District No. 1, teacheing 467 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 23% bigger than typical.

Across the 107 schools in Seattle School District No. 1 (50,773 students total), Frantz Coe Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Frantz Coe Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder consists of 14% Asian, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Frantz Coe Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 72.7%; this one delivers 88.6%, a residual of +15.9 points.

In the area at large, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Frantz Coe Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is McClure Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Frantz Coe Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Frantz Coe Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 66.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frantz Coe Elementary School has edged down 17%, going from 560 students in 2018 to 467 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 5% to 14% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.