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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Lake Forest Park Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530792001309
Lake Forest Park Elementary
18500 37th Avenue N.E., Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 · (206) 393-4130 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Washington public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
101 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
60.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.0pp since 2014
Math
55.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -18.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 61.4% |
| 2022-23 | 65.4% | 59.8% |
| 2021-22 | 70.4% | 59.6% |
| 2018-19 | 77.2% | 69.7% |
| 2017-18 | 74.7% | 68.8% |
| 2016-17 | 80.8% | 78.2% |
| 2015-16 | 80.1% | 78.5% |
| 2014-15 | 74.3% | 74.5% |
% 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Lake Forest Park Elementary
Lake Forest Park Elementary's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest Park Elementary this school | 378 | 26.7% | 59.7% |
| Fairmount Park Elementary School SEATTLE | 357 | 23.0% | 72.2% |
| Daniel Bagley Elementary School SEATTLE | 337 | 25.5% | 68.8% |
| Dieringer Heights Elementary Lake Tapps | 441 | 24.0% | 69.0% |
| Sawyer Woods Elementary School Black Diamond | 303 | 29.0% | 58.7% |
| Brier Elementary BRIER | 389 | 22.4% | 67.7% |
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 Lake Forest Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #261 of 936 | #133 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #316 of 1,103 ▼ 73 | #137 of 281 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #297 of 1,102 ▼ 32 | #130 of 280 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.9pp | #92 of 928 | #29 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #722 of 1,268 | #203 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #445 of 1,085 | #104 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #415 of 1,088 | #192 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #971 of 1,169 | #176 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.2% | #79 of 778 | #33 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
378
-67 (-15%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 378 | 24.6 | 15.4:1 | 27% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 25.4 | 15.5:1 | 27% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 25.1 | 17.0:1 | 29% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 21% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 27.6 | 20.5:1 | 25% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 31% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 24 | 20.6:1 | 28% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 23 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 25 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Forest Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (566 to 378); teachers down 11% (27.6 to 24.6).
About Lake Forest Park Elementary
Lake Forest Park Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Lake Forest Park, Washington. Its enrollment is 378 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
In Shoreline School District, 18 schools enroll a combined 9,717 students.
White students are 54% of those enrolled at Lake Forest Park Elementary. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 6% Black. In King County overall, the White share is about 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lake Forest Park Elementary scores 65%.
The school lists 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 27% of the student body. It compares with 38% for public schools in King County.
On the allk12 Grade, Lake Forest Park Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Washington public elementary schools.
In Washington, Lake Forest Park Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.7% actual against a predicted 62.3%.
In King County, median household income comes to about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. King County counts 544 public schools with about 278,492 students.
Brookside Elementary sits about 0.6 miles from Lake Forest Park Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Lake Forest Park Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 378 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 445. The ratio was 17.1:1 in 2020-21 and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Lake Forest Park Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Shoreline School District
- Shorecrest High SchoolHigh · 1,565 students
- Shorewood High SchoolHigh · 1,544 students
- Albert Einstein Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,032 students
- Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Meridian Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Briarcrest ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other schools in Lake Forest Park
- Brookside ElementaryElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Brookside Elementary0.6 mi · 372
- Home Education Exchange1.0 mi · 125
- Cascade K-8 Community School1.0 mi · 197
- Kellogg Middle School1.3 mi · 991
- Briarcrest Elementary1.5 mi · 454
- Ridgecrest Elementary1.7 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Forest Park ElementaryHow large is Lake Forest Park Elementary?
Lake Forest Park Elementary enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lake Forest Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Forest Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Lake Forest Park Elementary?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Lake Forest Park Elementary.
How diverse is Lake Forest Park Elementary?
Lake Forest Park Elementary reports a student body of 54% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Forest Park Elementary?
Lake Forest Park Elementary is overseen by Shoreline School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.