John Hay Elementary School

John Hay Elementary School, an intimate K-5 school in SEATTLE, Washington, run under Seattle School District No. 1, serves 257 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so John Hay Elementary School sits 32% below that benchmark.

Seattle School District No. 1 runs 107 schools in total, collectively educating 50,773 students. John Hay Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, John Hay Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting John Hay Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at John Hay Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John Hay Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.1%; this one delivers 54.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for King County put median household income runs about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. John Hay Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Queen Anne Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Hay Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John Hay Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. John Hay Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 48% since 2018, when it stood at 491 (now 257). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 58% to 44%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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