Enrollment
220
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001242
Sacajawea Elementary School
9501 20 AV NE, SEATTLE, WA 98115 · (206) 252-5550 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
70 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
65.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +8.9pp since 2014
Math
55.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
220
-34 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.1:1
% White
47%
was 54%
% Hispanic
19%
was 15%
% Black
9%
was 9%
% Asian
8%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Sacajawea Elementary School
Sacajawea Elementary School operates as a close-knit elementary school in SEATTLE, Washington, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1. Current enrollment sits at 220 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 42% below typical.
Seattle School District No. 1 comprises 107 schools with combined enrollment of 50,773 students; Sacajawea Elementary School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Sacajawea Elementary School records that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 9% Black, 8% Asian.
On the resource side, On paper, Sacajawea Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sacajawea Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.9%; this one delivers 55.6%.
In the surrounding community, 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%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Sacajawea Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Olympic View Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sacajawea Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.4%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 254 students in 2018 compared to 220 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 54% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Seattle School District No. 1
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- 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
Other schools in SEATTLE
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- 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
- Olympic View Elementary School0.6 mi · 341
- Wedgwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 333
- Nathan Hale High School0.9 mi · 1,052
- Jane Addams Middle School1.0 mi · 824
- Hazel Wolf K-81.1 mi · 660
- John Rogers Elementary School1.2 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Sacajawea Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sacajawea Elementary School?
Sacajawea Elementary School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sacajawea Elementary School serve?
Sacajawea Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sacajawea Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sacajawea Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sacajawea Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sacajawea Elementary School are roughly 47% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Sacajawea Elementary School?
Sacajawea Elementary School is overseen by Seattle School District No. 1 in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.