George T. Daniel Elementary School

George T. Daniel Elementary School is one of the small elementary campuss in Kent, Washington, run under Kent School District, with 292 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 380.

Across the 44 schools in Kent School District (25,358 students total), George T. Daniel Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, George T. Daniel Elementary School lists that 25% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 17% Black, 10% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of King County's rate of about 38%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), George T. Daniel Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.9%, the actual is 27.9%, a residual of -5.0 points.

Across the wider county, King County reports that the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. George T. Daniel Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Individualized Graduation & Degree Program, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George T. Daniel Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 31.8%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George T. Daniel Elementary School has decreased 42%, going from 506 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment expanded from 13% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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