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How has John Stanford International School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001197
John Stanford International School
4057 5 AV NE, SEATTLE, WA 98105 · (206) 252-6080 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Washington public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
18.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
36 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
71%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
83.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -0.8pp since 2014
Math
86.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 86.2% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 90.7% |
| 2022-23 | 90.3% | 91.3% |
| 2021-22 | 87.8% | 85.9% |
| 2018-19 | 78.1% | 80.5% |
| 2017-18 | 79.9% | 85.5% |
| 2016-17 | 81.0% | 84.6% |
| 2015-16 | 91.9% | 89.7% |
| 2014-15 | 84.4% | 81.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
87.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 74% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Stanford International School
John Stanford International School's state test result (87.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Stanford International School this school | 422 | 8.5% | 87.0% |
| McDonald International School Seattle | 443 | 6.1% | 86.5% |
| Carl Sandburg Elementary Kirkland | 391 | 8.7% | 74.1% |
| Wedgwood Elementary School SEATTLE | 333 | 12.3% | 83.7% |
| Wellington Elementary Woodinville | 380 | 12.9% | 75.5% |
| Fishers Landing Elementary School Vancouver | 402 | 17.9% | N/A |
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 Stanford International School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #14 of 936 | #13 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #19 of 1,103 ▼ 11 | #17 of 281 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #31 of 1,102 ▼ 15 | #26 of 280 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #280 of 928 | #88 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #546 of 1,268 | #149 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #971 of 1,085 | #250 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #270 of 1,088 | #145 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.5% | #1,135 of 1,169 | #262 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #640 of 778 | #186 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
422
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 422 | 23.5 | 18.0:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 22.5 | 18.5:1 | 9% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 26.2 | 16.3:1 | 8% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 12% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 224 | 15 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Stanford International School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (452 to 422); teachers down 2% (24 to 23.5).
About John Stanford International School
John Stanford International School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in SEATTLE, Washington. The school had 422 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
John Stanford International School is one school in Seattle School District No. 1, a system of 107 schools with 50,773 students.
Enrollment at John Stanford International School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, and 10% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of King County's population at about 55%. The chance that two students picked at random at John Stanford International School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Federal staffing data show 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at John Stanford International School and a ratio of 18.0:1. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 9% of enrollment. That is 29 points below the 38% average for public schools in King County.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, John Stanford International School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. John Stanford International School beats its 74.5% prediction with 87.0%, a top-10% result in Washington.
Census Bureau estimates for King County show that median household income is about $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 544 public schools operate in King County, serving about 278,492 students.
The closest public school to John Stanford International School is Hamilton International Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of John Stanford International School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 87.0% is above the 72.9% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 461 to 422.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Seattle School District No. 1
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
Other schools in SEATTLE
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton International Middle School0.7 mi · 983
- Lincoln High School0.8 mi · 1,770
- McDonald International School0.8 mi · 443
- Tops K-8 School1.0 mi · 447
- B F Day Elementary School1.2 mi · 394
- Green Lake Elementary School1.3 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About John Stanford International SchoolHow many students attend John Stanford International School?
John Stanford International School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does John Stanford International School serve?
John Stanford International School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does John Stanford International School have?
John Stanford International School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at John Stanford International School?
Student demographics at John Stanford International School are roughly 41% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 22% Two or more.
What district is John Stanford International School in?
John Stanford International School is part of Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.