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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530591000885
Kenmore Elementary
19121 71 AV NE, Kenmore, WA 98028 · (425) 408-4800 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
163 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
60.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.8pp since 2014
Math
59.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 53.7% |
| 2022-23 | 58.7% | 46.7% |
| 2021-22 | 59.2% | 45.4% |
| 2018-19 | 58.5% | 54.9% |
| 2017-18 | 59.2% | 58.4% |
| 2016-17 | 55.3% | 52.7% |
| 2015-16 | 59.7% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.7% | 54.6% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Kenmore Elementary
Kenmore Elementary's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmore Elementary this school | 396 | 41.2% | 60.3% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Marysville | 452 | 43.1% | 50.0% |
| Columbia Valley Elementary Vancouver | 360 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Evergreen Forest Elementary Lacey | 442 | 43.2% | 52.8% |
| Cedar Valley Elementary School Covington | 318 | 42.8% | 35.9% |
| Grove Elementary Marysville | 392 | 46.4% | 40.7% |
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 Kenmore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #257 of 936 | #131 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #271 of 1,103 ▲ 93 | #131 of 281 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #277 of 1,102 ▲ 30 | #125 of 280 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #143 of 928 | #30 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #654 of 1,268 | #179 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #583 of 1,085 | #143 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #252 of 1,088 | #135 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #786 of 1,169 | #131 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #263 of 778 | #90 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
396
-61 (-13%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 396 | 24.9 | 15.9:1 | 41% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 47% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 25.4 | 16.7:1 | 44% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 29% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 29.7 | 17.0:1 | 33% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 39% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 25 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 23 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenmore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (503 to 396); teachers down 16% (29.7 to 24.9).
About Kenmore Elementary
Kenmore Elementary, located in Kenmore, Washington, is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 396 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Kenmore Elementary is part of Northshore School District, where 37 schools serve 22,735 students.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at Kenmore Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 7% Black. Among people living in King County, the White share is about 55%. The diversity index for Kenmore Elementary is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.9:1. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 1.4 students per teacher. On the income side, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Kenmore Elementary is 7.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 60.3%. Predicted: 52.6%.
In King County, home to about 2,287,171 people, median household income comes to about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 544 public schools in the county, enrolling about 278,492, Kenmore Elementary among them.
Kenmore Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Kenmore Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Kenmore Elementary at 5th of 8.
Kenmore Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 61 students, from 457 to 396.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Northshore School District
- North Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Bothell High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Woodinville HSHigh · 1,662 students
- Inglemoor HSHigh · 1,441 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,215 students
- Canyon Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
Other schools in Kenmore
- Inglemoor HSHigh · 1,441 students
- Kenmore Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Moorlands ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Arrowhead ElementaryElementary · 332 students
Other Kenmore Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Kenmore Elementary. Kenmore Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Kenmore ElementaryBaldwin Park, CA · 437 students
- Kenmore ElementaryElkton, MD · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Kenmore Middle School0.7 mi · 733
- Lockwood Elementary0.9 mi · 525
- Westhill Elementary1.0 mi · 419
- C O Sorenson1.0 mi · 257
- Shelton View Elementary1.3 mi · 513
- Bothell High School1.3 mi · 1,740
Frequently asked questions
About Kenmore ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kenmore Elementary?
Kenmore Elementary enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kenmore Elementary serve?
Kenmore Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kenmore Elementary have?
Kenmore Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Kenmore Elementary?
Kenmore Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Kenmore Elementary?
Kenmore Elementary is overseen by Northshore School District in King County.
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