Madrona K-5 School

Set in SEATTLE, Washington, Madrona K-5 School is a cozy primary school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1. It serves 213 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 380.

Across the 107 schools in Seattle School District No. 1 (50,773 students total), Madrona K-5 School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Madrona K-5 School reports that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Black, 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Madrona K-5 School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.1%, the actual is 44.5%, a residual of -9.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, King County reports that the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Madrona K-5 School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Nova High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Madrona K-5 School. On composite proficiency, Madrona K-5 School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 42.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 237 students in 2018 compared to 213 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 39% to 32% over that span.

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