Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001175
Graham Hill Elementary School
5149 S GRAHAM ST, SEATTLE, WA 98118 · (206) 252-7140 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
126 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
79%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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +7.0pp since 2014
Math
39.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 32.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.5% | 33.6% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 40.1% |
| 2018-19 | 49.6% | 54.4% |
| 2017-18 | 40.8% | 55.6% |
| 2016-17 | 39.6% | 35.6% |
| 2015-16 | 34.6% | 56.3% |
| 2014-15 | 38.3% | 34.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Graham Hill Elementary School
Graham Hill Elementary School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Hill Elementary School this school | 266 | 47.4% | 40.1% |
| John Rogers Elementary School SEATTLE | 248 | 55.2% | 51.3% |
| Fairwood Elementary School Renton | 355 | 41.4% | 43.6% |
| Kimball Elementary School SEATTLE | 384 | 44.5% | 41.7% |
| James Baldwin Elementary School SEATTLE | 262 | 53.4% | 49.3% |
| Green Gables Elementary School FEDERAL WAY | 281 | 58.0% | 45.3% |
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 Graham Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #623 of 936 | #200 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #672 of 1,103 ▲ 134 | #197 of 281 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #618 of 1,102 ▲ 165 | #182 of 280 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #360 of 928 | #91 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #1,031 of 1,268 | #269 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #27 of 1,085 | #13 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.7% | #47 of 1,088 | #27 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #686 of 1,169 | #120 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #185 of 778 | #69 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
266
-33 (-11%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 266 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 47% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 47% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 19.4 | 13.8:1 | 55% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 50% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 27.3 | 13.1:1 | 62% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 55% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 55% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 21 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 13 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graham Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (358 to 266); teachers down 20% (27.3 to 22).
About Graham Hill Elementary School
Graham Hill Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in SEATTLE, Washington. The school has 266 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students, which makes this school 30% below average.
Graham Hill Elementary School is part of Seattle School District No. 1, where 107 schools serve 50,773 students.
At Graham Hill Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 27%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 21% Black, 14% Asian, and 12% multiracial. By comparison, King County residents are about 55% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 79, compared with 70 nationally.
With 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.1:1. Elementary schools in Washington have an average ratio of 17.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Graham Hill Elementary School, 47% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in King County average 38%.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.4%. Graham Hill Elementary School scores 40.1%.
In the surrounding county, King County, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Graham Hill Elementary School, King County has 544 public schools.
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy is about 0.4 miles from Graham Hill Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Graham Hill Elementary School places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Graham Hill Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Graham Hill Elementary School enrolled 299 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 266. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.1:1) than in 2020-21 (11.1:1).
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Graham Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Graham Hill Elementary School?
Graham Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Graham Hill Elementary School serve?
Graham Hill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Graham Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Graham Hill Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Graham Hill Elementary School?
At Graham Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 21% Black, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Graham Hill Elementary School public or private?
Graham Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.
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