Lake Dolloff Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary school in AUBURN, Washington, Lake Dolloff Elementary School instructs 543 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Federal Way School District. That puts it 43% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Federal Way School District comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 22,250 students; Lake Dolloff Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Lake Dolloff Elementary School lists that 24% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 20% White, 16% Asian, 13% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 81% 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 above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Lake Dolloff Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 25.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (King County) records that median household earnings sit near $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Lake Dolloff Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Kilo Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lake Dolloff Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Dolloff Elementary School has ticked up 11%, going from 489 students in 2018 to 543 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 15% to 24%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.