Silver Lake Elementary School

Located at 1310 SW 325TH ST, in FEDERAL WAY, Washington, Silver Lake Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus that hosts 382 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Federal Way School District.

Across the 43 schools in Federal Way School District (22,250 students total), Silver Lake Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Silver Lake Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 31%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Black, 15% White, 13% Pacific Islander, 12% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Silver Lake Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Silver Lake Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.1%, the actual is 28.9%, a residual of -1.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for King County put median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Silver Lake Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is Employment Transition Program, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Silver Lake Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.9%.

Silver Lake Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Silver Lake Elementary School's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 428 (now 382).

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