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What's one thing McDonald International School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771003332
McDonald International School
144 NE 54th St, Seattle, WA 98105 · (206) 252-2900 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
27 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 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
Student demographics
69%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
82.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
86.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 83 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 up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.5% | 86.9% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 89.7% |
| 2022-23 | 81.5% | 87.3% |
| 2021-22 | 79.3% | 82.8% |
| 2018-19 | 90.3% | 83.0% |
| 2017-18 | 89.9% | 86.5% |
| 2016-17 | 89.0% | 70.5% |
| 2015-16 | 85.2% | 86.8% |
| 2014-15 | 80.7% | 83.6% |
% 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
86.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 →
Where McDonald International School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #16 of 936 | #14 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #14 of 1,103 | #13 of 281 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #37 of 1,102 | #30 of 280 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #339 of 928 | #87 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #472 of 1,268 | #132 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #737 of 1,085 | #190 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #308 of 1,088 | #158 of 281 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #683 of 778 | #196 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
443
-21 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.5:1
% White
42%
was 63%
% Hispanic
26%
was 13%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
8%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 443 | 26.6 | 16.6:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 25.7 | 17.9:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 26.5 | 17.5:1 | 2% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McDonald International School.
About McDonald International School
This page covers McDonald International School, a medium-sized elementary school in Seattle, Washington. Its 443 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
The district, Seattle School District No. 1, operates 107 schools serving 50,773 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at McDonald International School. The largest is White students, at 42%. The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic, 23% multiracial, and 8% Asian. In King County overall, about 55% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.6:1. That matches the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington fairly closely. Eligible students account for 6% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 38% for public schools in King County.
McDonald International School scores 86.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 76.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in 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.
The nearest public school is Green Lake Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 86.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place McDonald International School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 7 years, McDonald International School's enrollment dropped 5%, to 443. White students went from 63% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 42% in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
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- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
Nearby schools
- Green Lake Elementary School0.6 mi · 367
- John Stanford International School0.8 mi · 422
- Lincoln High School0.8 mi · 1,770
- Roosevelt High School0.9 mi · 1,542
- Hamilton International Middle School0.9 mi · 983
- B F Day Elementary School1.4 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About McDonald International SchoolHow many students attend McDonald International School?
McDonald International School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does McDonald International School serve?
McDonald International School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at McDonald International School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at McDonald International School.
What is the student diversity at McDonald International School?
Student demographics at McDonald International School are roughly 42% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 23% Two or more.
Is McDonald International School public or private?
McDonald International School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.