Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001172
Gatewood Elementary School
4320 SW MYRTLE ST, SEATTLE, WA 98136 · (206) 252-9400 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
50 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
64.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +7.4pp since 2014
Math
66.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +10.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 61.8% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 65.7% |
| 2021-22 | 61.8% | 63.7% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 70.7% |
| 2017-18 | 58.4% | 62.3% |
| 2016-17 | 53.1% | 58.5% |
| 2015-16 | 57.1% | 64.1% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Gatewood Elementary School
Gatewood Elementary School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatewood Elementary School this school | 400 | 12.5% | 64.1% |
| Genesee Hill Elementary SEATTLE | 451 | 11.1% | 75.0% |
| North Beach Elementary School SEATTLE | 344 | 14.0% | 71.2% |
| Maple Hills Elementary RENTON | 460 | 13.0% | 75.8% |
| North Bend Elementary School NORTH BEND | 466 | 13.7% | 73.0% |
| Greenwood Elementary School SEATTLE | 339 | 10.3% | 82.6% |
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 Gatewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #205 of 936 | #119 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #175 of 1,103 ▲ 60 | #105 of 281 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #229 of 1,102 ▲ 11 | #118 of 280 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #393 of 928 | #101 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #638 of 1,268 | #174 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #881 of 1,085 | #229 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #772 of 1,088 | #257 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.5% | #1,104 of 1,169 | #237 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #153 of 257 | #31 of 54 |
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
400
+37 (+10%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 400 | 23.1 | 17.3:1 | 13% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 21.2 | 18.0:1 | 15% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 15% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 13% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 20.9 | 18.0:1 | 21% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 24% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 40% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 273 | 14 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gatewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (376 to 400); teachers up 10% (20.9 to 23.1).
About Gatewood Elementary School
Gatewood Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in SEATTLE, Washington. Enrollment totals 400 students across kindergarten through 5.
Seattle School District No. 1 has 50,773 students spread across 107 schools.
The largest group at Gatewood Elementary School is White students, at 68%. Enrollment also includes 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Among people living in King County, the White share is about 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gatewood Elementary School scores 50%.
The school had 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. That is in line with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The school reported 13% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in King County, the average is 38%.
Test results at Gatewood Elementary School are 7.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (64.1% actual, 71.8% predicted).
The school is in King County, where median household income comes to about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. King County counts 544 public schools with about 278,492 students.
Gatewood Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from West Seattle Elementary School, its nearest public school. Gatewood Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Gatewood Elementary School's average proficiency of 64.1% compares with 42.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Gatewood Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Gatewood Elementary School had a net gain of 37 students, or 10%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.5:1 to 17.3:1 over the same years.
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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
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Other Gatewood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gatewood Elementary. Gatewood Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- West Seattle Elementary School0.7 mi · 376
- Roxhill Elementary School0.8 mi · 289
- Fairmount Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 357
- David T. Denny International Middle School1.3 mi · 722
- Chief Sealth International High School1.3 mi · 1,184
- Louisa Boren STEM K-81.4 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Gatewood Elementary SchoolHow large is Gatewood Elementary School?
Gatewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Gatewood Elementary School serve?
Gatewood Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Gatewood Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Gatewood Elementary School.
How diverse is Gatewood Elementary School?
Gatewood Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Gatewood Elementary School?
Gatewood Elementary School is overseen by Seattle School District No. 1 in King County.
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