Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.1% | 80.3% |
| 2023-24 | 83.4% | 82.2% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 87.0% |
| 2021-22 | 87.2% | 79.7% |
| 2018-19 | 89.6% | 85.0% |
| 2017-18 | 88.5% | 86.8% |
| 2016-17 | 91.4% | 89.2% |
| 2015-16 | 92.3% | 92.7% |
| 2014-15 | 90.3% | 86.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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%.
Schools most like Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary's state test result (82.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary this school | 315 | 4.1% | 82.5% |
| Lakeridge Elementary School Mercer Island | 401 | 3.5% | 87.3% |
| Northwood Elementary School Mercer Island | 398 | 10.3% | 79.0% |
| Island Park Elementary Mercer Island | 364 | 2.2% | 88.0% |
| West Mercer Elementary Mercer Island | 431 | 7.9% | 84.5% |
| Sunrise Elementary Redmond | 322 | 6.2% | 91.2% |
Where Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #35 of 936 | #30 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #46 of 1,103 ▼ 10 | #36 of 281 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #29 of 1,102 ▲ 2 | #24 of 280 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #309 of 928 | #98 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #912 of 1,268 | #245 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #682 of 1,085 | #174 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #465 of 1,088 | #205 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.1% | #1,162 of 1,169 | #285 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.6% | #10 of 778 | #5 of 220 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 315 | 19.2 | 16.4:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 20.4 | 15.9:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 22.6 | 15.4:1 | 5% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 31.7 | 19.3:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 31 | 19.5:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 22 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 23 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 49% (613 to 315); teachers down 39% (31.7 to 19.2).
About Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school found in Woodinville, Washington. Its 315 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Lake Washington School District runs 55 schools with a combined 30,986 students. Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary is one of them.
White students make up a majority at Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary, at 52%. Next come 29% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The White share in King County as a whole is similar, at about 55%. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.4:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 4%. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in King County is 34 points.
allk12 grades Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with Washington public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 82.5%, compared with a predicted 77.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across King County, the median household income is $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. King County is home to 544 public schools and about 278,492 public school students.
East Ridge Elementary is located about 1.5 miles from Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 16% from 2020-21, when Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary had 376 students, to 2024-25, when it had 315. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.4:1, from 15.0:1.
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