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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530423002062
Louisa May Alcott Elementary
4213 - 228th AVE NE, Redmond, WA 98053 · (425) 936-2490 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Washington public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
17.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
33 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
85.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.5pp since 2014
Math
86.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 86.6% |
| 2023-24 | 85.7% | 87.1% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 88.1% |
| 2021-22 | 89.1% | 88.1% |
| 2018-19 | 85.9% | 88.8% |
| 2017-18 | 89.3% | 87.9% |
| 2016-17 | 89.2% | 89.5% |
| 2015-16 | 90.7% | 87.6% |
| 2014-15 | 89.2% | 87.2% |
% 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
86.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% 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%.
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 Louisa May Alcott Elementary
Louisa May Alcott Elementary's state test result (86.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa May Alcott Elementary this school | 615 | 5.4% | 86.3% |
| Medina Elementary School MEDINA | 591 | 5.6% | 92.5% |
| Cherry Crest Elementary School Bellevue | 553 | 4.7% | 88.3% |
| Kokanee Elementary Woodinville | 651 | 6.8% | 79.5% |
| Samantha Smith Elementary Sammamish | 545 | 3.3% | 87.1% |
| Benjamin Rush Elementary Redmond | 631 | 9.7% | 78.6% |
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 Louisa May Alcott Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #17 of 936 | #15 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #16 of 1,103 ▲ 1 | #15 of 281 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #18 of 1,102 ▲ 2 | #16 of 280 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #253 of 928 | #79 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #87 of 1,268 | #16 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #876 of 1,085 | #228 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #831 of 1,088 | #266 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.4% | #1,155 of 1,169 | #279 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #171 of 778 | #63 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
615
-78 (-11%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 615 | 35.6 | 17.3:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 36.9 | 17.1:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 35.6 | 17.3:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 39 | 17.8:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 835 | 43.4 | 19.2:1 | 3% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | 36 | 20.9:1 | 5% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 34 | 19.7:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louisa May Alcott Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (835 to 615); teachers down 18% (43.4 to 35.6).
About Louisa May Alcott Elementary
Located in Redmond, Washington, Louisa May Alcott Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. The student body numbers 615 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Washington is about 380, so this school runs 62% bigger than that.
Lake Washington School District has a total of 55 schools and 30,986 students, Louisa May Alcott Elementary among them.
At 71%, Asian students outnumber all other groups at Louisa May Alcott Elementary combined. Other students are 16% White, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, King County residents are about 21% Asian. Louisa May Alcott Elementary has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is about 17.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 5%. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in King County.
Louisa May Alcott Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Louisa May Alcott Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 86.3%, compared with a predicted 76.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among King County residents, median household income is 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. Federal data list 544 public schools in King County, with a combined enrollment of about 278,492.
Nikola Tesla STEM High School is the public school closest to Louisa May Alcott Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Louisa May Alcott Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Louisa May Alcott Elementary ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 86.3% against a local average of 82.8%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 693 to 615.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Louisa May Alcott Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Lake Washington School District
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Inglewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,229 students
- Redmond Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Redmond
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Redmond Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Rose Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Timberline Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Benjamin Rush ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other Louisa May Alcott Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Louisa May Alcott Elementary. Louisa May Alcott Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Louisa May Alcott Elementary SchoolCleveland, OH · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Nikola Tesla STEM High School0.1 mi · 605
- Christa Mcauliffe Elementary1.5 mi · 472
- Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary1.5 mi · 478
- Margaret Mead Elementary1.6 mi · 580
- Evergreen Middle School1.8 mi · 761
- Samantha Smith Elementary1.9 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Louisa May Alcott ElementaryHow many students attend Louisa May Alcott Elementary?
Louisa May Alcott Elementary enrolls approximately 615 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Louisa May Alcott Elementary serve?
Louisa May Alcott Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Louisa May Alcott Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Louisa May Alcott Elementary is approximately 17.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Louisa May Alcott Elementary?
At Louisa May Alcott Elementary, the student body is approximately 16% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 71% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Louisa May Alcott Elementary public or private?
Louisa May Alcott Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Washington School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.