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What's the biggest difference between Loyal Heights Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001206
Loyal Heights Elementary School
520 NE RAVENNA BLVD, SEATTLE, WA 98115 · (206) 252-1500 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
60 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
75.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
69.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.5% | 69.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 76.5% |
| 2022-23 | 73.2% | 69.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 63.6% |
| 2018-19 | 81.5% | 78.5% |
| 2017-18 | 83.2% | 77.3% |
| 2016-17 | 84.0% | 81.0% |
| 2015-16 | 87.0% | 83.2% |
| 2014-15 | 81.6% | 81.6% |
% 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
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Loyal Heights Elementary School
Loyal Heights Elementary School's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyal Heights Elementary School this school | 527 | 11.4% | 74.6% |
| Swift Water Elementary Gig Harbor | 519 | 13.5% | 69.1% |
| Pioneer Elementary School Gig Harbor | 481 | 13.3% | 67.2% |
| Felida Elementary School VANCOUVER | 561 | 13.2% | N/A |
| Edwin R Opstad Elementary NORTH BEND | 581 | 13.1% | 77.9% |
| North Bend Elementary School NORTH BEND | 466 | 13.7% | 73.0% |
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 Loyal Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #93 of 936 | #74 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #131 of 1,103 ▼ 59 | #85 of 281 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #92 of 1,102 ▼ 35 | #70 of 280 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #222 of 928 | #55 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #224 of 1,268 | #60 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #364 of 1,085 | #85 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #876 of 1,088 | #276 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.4% | #1,111 of 1,169 | #241 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.4% | #22 of 257 | #8 of 54 |
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
527
+58 (+12%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 527 | 34.9 | 15.1:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 30.7 | 17.4:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 31.7 | 15.8:1 | 11% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 24.1 | 16.5:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 17 | 23.2:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 14 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 17 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loyal Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (398 to 527); teachers up 45% (24.1 to 34.9).
About Loyal Heights Elementary School
Loyal Heights Elementary School, located in SEATTLE, Washington, is a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 527 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 39% above that.
Seattle School District No. 1 has 50,773 students spread across 107 schools.
Loyal Heights Elementary School's enrollment is 73% White. The remaining shares are 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of King County's population at about 55%. Loyal Heights Elementary School has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Loyal Heights Elementary School employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 11% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in King County averages 38%, higher than here.
The model predicts 72.6% for a school in Washington with Loyal Heights Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Loyal Heights Elementary School posts 74.6%.
Loyal Heights Elementary School is located in King County, where median household income is about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 544 public schools in King County, with a combined enrollment of about 278,492.
North Beach Elementary School is located about 0.6 miles from Loyal Heights Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Loyal Heights Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Loyal Heights Elementary School had 469 students in 2020-21 and 527 in 2024-25, a 12% rise. The ratio was 16.2:1 in 2020-21 and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Loyal Heights Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Adams Elementary School0.9 mi · 285
- Whitman Middle School0.9 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Loyal Heights Elementary SchoolHow large is Loyal Heights Elementary School?
Loyal Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades KG-05.
Is Loyal Heights Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Loyal Heights Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Loyal Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Loyal Heights Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Loyal Heights Elementary School?
At Loyal Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Loyal Heights Elementary School in?
Loyal Heights Elementary School is part of Seattle School District No. 1.
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