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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530141000260
Lake Louise Elementary School
11014 Holden Rd SW, Lakewood, WA 98498 · (253) 583-5310 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Washington public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
13.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
313 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
40.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.4pp since 2014
Math
39.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -7.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 39.8% |
| 2022-23 | 39.7% | 41.7% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 29.6% |
| 2018-19 | 51.1% | 41.6% |
| 2017-18 | 54.9% | 48.4% |
| 2016-17 | 49.2% | 50.3% |
| 2015-16 | 55.4% | 55.9% |
| 2014-15 | 48.2% | 47.6% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Louise Elementary School
Lake Louise Elementary School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise Elementary School this school | 450 | 69.6% | 40.4% |
| Brookdale Elementary Tacoma | 483 | 69.2% | 40.2% |
| Midland Elementary Tacoma | 399 | 69.4% | 38.9% |
| Edison Elementary School Tacoma | 413 | 70.9% | 37.0% |
| Lyon Elementary School Tacoma | 381 | 67.7% | 39.6% |
| James Sales Elementary Tacoma | 387 | 75.2% | 51.7% |
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 Louise Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #619 of 936 | #99 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #666 of 1,103 ▼ 30 | #93 of 142 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #725 of 1,102 ▼ 58 | #103 of 142 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #168 of 928 | #31 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #450 of 1,268 | #64 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #137 of 1,085 | #11 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.1% | #63 of 1,088 | #28 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #269 of 1,169 | #28 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #178 of 257 | #31 of 43 |
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
450
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 450 | 32.4 | 13.9:1 | 70% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 31.6 | 15.9:1 | 75% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 30.2 | 15.4:1 | 72% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 63% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 26.5 | 16.2:1 | 66% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 78% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 15 | 23.3:1 | 58% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 14 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 21 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Louise Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (430 to 450); teachers up 22% (26.5 to 32.4).
About Lake Louise Elementary School
Federal records list Lake Louise Elementary School as an elementary school in Lakewood, Washington. The school has 450 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Lake Louise Elementary School is one school in a 32-school district, Clover Park School District, which enrolls 12,345 students.
The student body at Lake Louise Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 30%. The next largest groups are 27% White, 17% multiracial, 13% Black, and 8% Pacific Islander. The school's Hispanic share is 17 points above the 13% share among Pierce County residents. A diversity index of 78% means there is a 78% chance two randomly chosen students at Lake Louise Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Washington, 17.3:1, is higher. Lake Louise Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 70%. Among public schools in Pierce County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lake Louise Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Washington public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lake Louise Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 40.4% actual against 33.5% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Pierce County show that the median household earns about $99,564 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Pierce County has 287 public schools with about 138,462 students, including Lake Louise Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Thomas Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Lake Louise Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 43.1%, higher than Lake Louise Elementary School's 40.4%.
NCES assigns Lake Louise Elementary School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 450, compared with 481 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 16.6 in 2020-21 to 13.9 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Lake Louise Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clover Park School District
- Clover Park High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Lakes High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Lakewood
- Clover Park High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Lakes High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Hudtloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Four Heroes ElementaryElementary · 541 students
Other Lake Louise Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lake Louise Elementary. Lake Louise Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lake Louise Elementary SchoolPalatine, IL · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Middle School0.3 mi · 934
- Re-Entry High School0.3 mi · 5
- Lakes High School0.5 mi · 1,158
- Alfaretta House0.5 mi · 26
- Cherrydale Elementary1.1 mi · 348
- Idlewild Elementary School1.1 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Louise Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lake Louise Elementary School?
Lake Louise Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lake Louise Elementary School serve?
Lake Louise Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Louise Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Louise Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lake Louise Elementary School?
Lake Louise Elementary School reports a student body of 27% White, 30% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Louise Elementary School?
Lake Louise Elementary School is overseen by Clover Park School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.