Issaquah Special Services

Located at 5150 220th Ave SE, in ISSAQUAH, Washington, Issaquah Special Services is a minimally staffed K-12 campus that teaches 67 students (grades pre-K through 12), run under Issaquah School District. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 67% leaner than typical.

Issaquah School District comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 19,098 students; Issaquah Special Services is among them.

On the student-mix side, Issaquah Special Services shows that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 22% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (King County) records that median household earnings sit near $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. Issaquah Special Services is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Issaquah Valley Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 54%: 145 students in 2018 compared to 67 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.