Green Lake Elementary School

Green Lake Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in SEATTLE, Washington, operated by Seattle School District No. 1, with 367 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Seattle School District No. 1, which oversees 107 schools and 50,773 students, Green Lake Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Green Lake Elementary School reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 17% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Green Lake Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Green Lake Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.9%; this one delivers 54.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for King County put median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Green Lake Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

McDonald International School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Green Lake Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 78.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 437 students in 2018 compared to 367 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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