Loyal Heights Elementary School

Set in SEATTLE, Washington, Loyal Heights Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary-level community, run under Seattle School District No. 1. It serves 527 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 39% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Loyal Heights Elementary School is one of 107 schools operated by Seattle School District No. 1, a district that hosts 50,773 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Loyal Heights Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Loyal Heights Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for King County shows median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Loyal Heights Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is North Beach Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Loyal Heights Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 73.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Loyal Heights Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 32% since 2018, when it stood at 398 (now 527). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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