John Stanford International School

As a mid-sized elementary school in SEATTLE, Washington, John Stanford International School caters to 422 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.

Seattle School District No. 1 comprises 107 schools with combined enrollment of 50,773 students; John Stanford International School is among them.

In terms of who attends, John Stanford International School shows that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, 10% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, John Stanford International School sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 74.5%; actual is 87.0%, +12.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for King County indicate 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. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which John Stanford International School is one.

The closest other public school is Hamilton International Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Stanford International School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John Stanford International School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 72.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 452 students in 2018 compared to 422 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 18% to 25% over that span.

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