Rising Star Elementary School

Rising Star Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in SEATTLE, Washington, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1. The school serves 324 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Seattle School District No. 1, which oversees 107 schools and 50,773 students, Rising Star Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Rising Star Elementary School lists that 35% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Black, 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Rising Star Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Rising Star Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Rising Star Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.4%; actual is 48.7%, +15.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, King County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Rising Star Elementary School is one.

Wing Luke Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rising Star Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Rising Star Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rising Star Elementary School has shrank 23%, going from 420 students in 2018 to 324 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 41% to 27%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Rising Star Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.