Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001192
John Hay Elementary School
201 GARFIELD ST, SEATTLE, WA 98109 · (206) 252-2100 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Washington public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
77 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
72%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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -32.0pp since 2014
Math
47.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -34.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 32 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 35 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 51.2% |
| 2022-23 | 59.4% | 57.4% |
| 2021-22 | 73.2% | 61.1% |
| 2018-19 | 84.3% | 73.5% |
| 2017-18 | 83.5% | 75.0% |
| 2016-17 | 81.4% | 73.6% |
| 2015-16 | 83.3% | 73.6% |
| 2014-15 | 85.6% | 82.2% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 John Hay Elementary School
John Hay Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hay Elementary School this school | 257 | 30.0% | 54.0% |
| Terrace Park Elementary MTLK TERRACE | 295 | 30.8% | 57.8% |
| Helen Keller Elementary Kirkland | 300 | 31.3% | 55.5% |
| Cedar Park Elementary School Seattle | 254 | 33.5% | 72.8% |
| Sawyer Woods Elementary School Black Diamond | 303 | 29.0% | 58.7% |
| Laurelhurst Elementary School SEATTLE | 272 | 29.8% | 62.5% |
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 John Hay Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #362 of 936 | #153 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #489 of 1,103 ▼ 73 | #170 of 281 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #436 of 1,102 ▼ 166 | #152 of 280 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.7pp | #6 of 928 | #3 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #1,042 of 1,268 | #274 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #8 of 1,085 | #6 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #235 of 1,088 | #127 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #934 of 1,169 | #165 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.7% | #12 of 778 | #7 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
257
-126 (-33%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 257 | 23.3 | 11.0:1 | 30% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 19.1 | 13.8:1 | 30% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 21.7 | 12.5:1 | 24% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 12% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 12% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 25 | 19.5:1 | 10% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 24 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 22 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Hay Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (491 to 257); teachers down 17% (28 to 23.3).
About John Hay Elementary School
John Hay Elementary School is an elementary school located in SEATTLE, Washington, in King County. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 257 students. It has 32% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).
Seattle School District No. 1 enrolls 50,773 students, and its 107 schools include John Hay Elementary School.
About 44% of students at John Hay Elementary School are White, the largest single group. It is also 21% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 5% Black. King County's residents are about 55% White, 11 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 30%.
On the allk12 Grade, John Hay Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 28% of Washington public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.1%.
In King County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in King County number 544, with about 278,492 students.
Queen Anne Elementary is the nearest public school to John Hay Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 64.3% proficiency; John Hay Elementary School posts 54.0%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, John Hay Elementary School had a net loss of 126 students, or 33%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.3 to 11.0 over 4 years.
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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 John Hay Elementary schools
One other US public school is named John Hay Elementary. John Hay Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- John Hay ElementaryMorristown, TN · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Queen Anne Elementary0.4 mi · 159
- McClure Middle School0.4 mi · 474
- The Center School0.8 mi · 165
- Frantz Coe Elementary School0.8 mi · 467
- Cascade Parent Partnership Program1.0 mi · 375
- Tops K-8 School1.5 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About John Hay Elementary SchoolHow large is John Hay Elementary School?
John Hay Elementary School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades KG-05.
Is John Hay Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Hay Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at John Hay Elementary School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at John Hay Elementary School.
How diverse is John Hay Elementary School?
John Hay Elementary School reports a student body of 44% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is John Hay Elementary School public or private?
John Hay Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.