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If you could change one rule at Parkside Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530354000544
Parkside Elementary
2104 S 247th St, Des Moines, WA 98198 · (206) 631-4700 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
429 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
24.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -24.1pp since 2014
Math
21.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -25.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 24 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 25 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.7% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 26.9% | 19.4% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 18.7% |
| 2018-19 | 52.4% | 46.5% |
| 2017-18 | 49.0% | 46.8% |
| 2016-17 | 49.0% | 48.2% |
| 2015-16 | 50.4% | 47.4% |
| 2014-15 | 48.9% | 46.1% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Parkside Elementary
Parkside Elementary's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Elementary this school | 535 | 80.2% | 24.7% |
| Lake Dolloff Elementary School AUBURN | 543 | 81.2% | 25.9% |
| Cascade View Elementary Tukwila | 481 | 80.7% | 19.4% |
| White Center Heights Elementary Seattle | 527 | 75.1% | 32.0% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School FEDERAL WAY | 531 | 88.5% | 22.9% |
| Mirror Lake Elementary School FEDERAL WAY | 491 | 82.3% | 21.9% |
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 Parkside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #871 of 936 | #260 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,021 of 1,103 ▼ 12 | #269 of 281 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #1,026 of 1,102 ▼ 47 | #264 of 280 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #519 of 928 | #141 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #204 of 1,268 | #53 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,022 of 1,085 | #260 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 80.3% | #19 of 1,088 | #10 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #114 of 1,169 | #14 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #384 of 778 | #121 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
535
+119 (+29%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 535 | 28.5 | 18.8:1 | 80% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 27.8 | 17.6:1 | 83% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 22.4 | 19.9:1 | 79% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 75% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 30.9 | 20.8:1 | 64% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 30 | 20.9:1 | 67% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 24 | 21.4:1 | 43% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 23 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 21 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (643 to 535); teachers down 8% (30.9 to 28.5).
About Parkside Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Des Moines, Washington, Parkside Elementary is part of Highline School District. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 535 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Washington is about 380, so this school runs 41% larger than that.
Highline School District has 36 schools; together they serve 18,072 students.
Parkside Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 26%. After that, the student body is 22% Asian, 21% Black, 16% White, and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of King County, the Hispanic share is about 11%. By the diversity index, Parkside Elementary comes in at 80%.
The school reports 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.8 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 80% of students. Among public schools in King County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
Parkside Elementary scores 24.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 26.4%.
King County has about 2,287,171 residents, and median household income is about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of King County number 544 and enroll about 278,492.
Of nearby public schools, Des Moines Elementary is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 23.6% proficiency; Parkside Elementary posts 24.7%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Parkside Elementary went from 416 students to 535. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.8:1 in 2020-21 to 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Parkside Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Highline School District
- Mount Rainier High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Highline High SchoolHigh · 1,423 students
- Evergreen High SchoolHigh · 1,080 students
- Glacier Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Tyee High SchoolHigh · 644 students
Other schools in Des Moines
- Mount Rainier High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Pacific Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- North Hill ElementaryElementary · 518 students
- Des Moines ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Woodmont K-8 SchoolElementary · 402 students
Other Parkside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 19 states are named Parkside Elementary. Parkside Elementary is the 11th largest of the 27.
- Parkside ElementaryTenino, WA · 316 students
- Parkside ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 946 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 807 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 733 students
- Parkside ElementaryMorrisville, NC · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Des Moines Elementary0.6 mi · 500
- Sunnycrest Elementary School1.1 mi · 535
- Pacific Middle School1.2 mi · 604
- Woodmont K-8 School1.3 mi · 402
- Mount Rainier High School1.3 mi · 1,846
- Midway Elementary1.3 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside ElementaryHow large is Parkside Elementary?
Parkside Elementary enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-05.
Is Parkside Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parkside Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkside Elementary is approximately 18.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkside Elementary?
At Parkside Elementary, the student body is approximately 16% White, 26% Hispanic, 21% Black, 22% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Parkside Elementary in?
Parkside Elementary is part of Highline School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.