Robert Frost Elementary

Robert Frost Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school in Kirkland, Washington, operated by Lake Washington School District. The school teaches 424 students in grades K through 5.

Lake Washington School District comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 30,986 students; Robert Frost Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Robert Frost Elementary shows that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 31% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Robert Frost Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Robert Frost Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.5%; this one delivers 59.9%.

In the area at large, King County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Robert Frost Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Helen Keller Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert Frost Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 424 students in 2018 compared to 424 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 48% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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