Lakeridge Elementary School

Lakeridge Elementary School is a compact elementary-level community in Seattle, Washington, run under Renton School District. The school teaches 287 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 24% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Within Renton School District, which oversees 29 schools and 14,873 students, Lakeridge Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakeridge Elementary School lists that 34% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 16% White, 8% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 7% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lakeridge Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Lakeridge Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakeridge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.

Across the wider county, King County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Lakeridge Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Bryn Mawr Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakeridge Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakeridge Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakeridge Elementary School has fell 32%, going from 424 students in 2018 to 287 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 53% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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