Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001183
Highland Park Elementary School
1012 SW TRENTON ST, SEATTLE, WA 98106 · (206) 252-8240 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
146 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 | 24 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
75%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
41.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
45.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +13.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 37.1% |
| 2022-23 | 42.1% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 40.4% |
| 2018-19 | 34.7% | 28.4% |
| 2017-18 | 34.5% | 21.2% |
| 2016-17 | 38.0% | 29.4% |
| 2015-16 | 33.1% | 31.1% |
| 2014-15 | 34.5% | 31.6% |
% 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
47.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
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 Highland Park Elementary School
Highland Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Elementary School this school | 300 | 48.7% | 40.1% |
| James Baldwin Elementary School SEATTLE | 262 | 53.4% | 49.3% |
| Carter Lake Elementary School JBLM McChord Field | 420 | 46.7% | 50.0% |
| Echo Lake Elementary School Shoreline | 416 | 46.4% | 51.6% |
| Beachwood Elementary School JBLM Lewis North | 397 | 48.9% | 75.8% |
| Meadowdale Elementary LYNNWOOD | 430 | 48.8% | 48.3% |
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 Highland Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #627 of 936 | #201 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #528 of 1,103 ▲ 175 | #177 of 281 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #712 of 1,102 ▲ 49 | #205 of 280 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #451 of 928 | #118 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #952 of 1,268 | #251 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #301 of 1,085 | #68 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #152 of 1,088 | #90 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #670 of 1,169 | #118 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #656 of 778 | #189 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
300
-26 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 300 | 20.2 | 14.8:1 | 49% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 20.2 | 14.0:1 | 56% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 21.5 | 14.3:1 | 59% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 57% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 30.3 | 10.5:1 | 73% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 71% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 79% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 23 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 21 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (319 to 300); teachers down 33% (30.3 to 20.2).
About Highland Park Elementary School
Highland Park Elementary School is a small elementary school in SEATTLE, Washington. Enrollment stands at 300 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 21% below the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington.
A total of 107 schools make up Seattle School District No. 1, with 50,773 students enrolled.
The student body at Highland Park Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 35%. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 13% Black, 11% multiracial, and 10% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 24 points above the 11% share among King County residents. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Highland Park Elementary School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 14.8:1 is based on 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. The rate at public schools in King County averages 38%, lower than here.
Highland Park Elementary School is 7.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.1% versus 47.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.
Looking at the county, King County, median household income comes to about $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 544 public schools and about 278,492 students.
Highland Park Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from David T. Denny International Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Highland Park Elementary School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Highland Park Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 300, compared with 326 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.8:1.
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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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Other Highland Park Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Highland Park Elementary. Highland Park Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 23.
- Highland Park ElementaryGILBERT, AZ · 787 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolUpper Darby, PA · 737 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolPFLUGERVILLE, TX · 706 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 654 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 649 students
Nearby schools
- David T. Denny International Middle School0.9 mi · 722
- Chief Sealth International High School0.9 mi · 1,184
- White Center Heights Elementary0.9 mi · 527
- Sanislo Elementary School1.1 mi · 145
- Concord International School1.1 mi · 268
- Bridges Transition1.2 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Park Elementary SchoolHow large is Highland Park Elementary School?
Highland Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Highland Park Elementary School serve?
Highland Park Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Park Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland Park Elementary School?
At Highland Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 35% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Park Elementary School?
Highland Park Elementary School is overseen by Seattle School District No. 1 in King County.
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