Grass Lake Elementary School

As a reasonably sized primary school in Kent, Washington, Grass Lake Elementary School hosts 337 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Kent School District.

Across the 44 schools in Kent School District (25,358 students total), Grass Lake Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Grass Lake Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with King County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Grass Lake Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Grass Lake Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for King County put median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Grass Lake Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Cedar Heights Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Grass Lake Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Grass Lake Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 337). White enrollment moved from 68% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.