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What advice would you give to incoming students at South Shore PK-8 School?
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Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771002933
South Shore PK-8 School
4800 S Henderson St, SEATTLE, WA 98118 · (206) 252-7600 · King County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Washington public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
350 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (65).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
42.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +2.9pp since 2014
Math
30.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 29.1% |
| 2022-23 | 42.7% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 42.3% | 28.5% |
| 2018-19 | 46.7% | 45.5% |
| 2017-18 | 47.2% | 51.9% |
| 2016-17 | 39.0% | 44.9% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 39.5% |
| 2014-15 | 39.2% | 43.2% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 South Shore PK-8 School
South Shore PK-8 School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shore PK-8 School this school | 546 | 64.1% | 33.4% |
| Impact Public Schools Tukwila | 505 | 69.7% | 48.0% |
| Emerson Elementary School SEATTLE | 398 | 73.6% | 23.7% |
| Impact | Salish Sea Elementary Seattle | 385 | 66.8% | 44.5% |
| Wing Luke Elementary School SEATTLE | 334 | 71.6% | 33.8% |
| John Muir Elementary School SEATTLE | 308 | 56.5% | 37.3% |
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 South Shore PK-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #750 of 936 | #229 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #876 of 1,103 ▼ 6 | #233 of 281 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #693 of 1,102 ▲ 128 | #200 of 280 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #516 of 928 | #140 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #184 of 1,268 | #48 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #33 of 1,085 | #15 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #229 of 1,088 | #124 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #370 of 1,169 | #71 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #190 of 257 | #37 of 54 |
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
546
-56 (-9%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 546 | 44.6 | 12.2:1 | 64% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 45.3 | 12.6:1 | 66% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 45.3 | 13.3:1 | 70% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 61% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 39.5 | 13.3:1 | 66% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 61% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 62% (375) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Shore PK-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (525 to 546); teachers up 13% (39.5 to 44.6).
About South Shore PK-8 School
South Shore PK-8 School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in SEATTLE, Washington. It enrolled 546 students in pre-K through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 44% higher than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
The district, Seattle School District No. 1, has 50,773 students enrolled across 107 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at South Shore PK-8 School. The largest is Black students, at 45%. Other students are 19% White, 16% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That is higher than the 7% Black share among all King County residents. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 12.2:1 comes from the school's 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The lunch program counts 64% of students at South Shore PK-8 School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in King County is 38%.
allk12 grades South Shore PK-8 School a D. The grade compares the school only with Washington public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
South Shore PK-8 School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.4% is 3.8 points below the 37.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for King County show that the median household income is $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. King County is home to 544 public schools and about 278,492 public school students.
The shortest distance from South Shore PK-8 School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Middle College High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. South Shore PK-8 School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for South Shore PK-8 School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 602 in 2020-21 to 546 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 12.2 in 2024-25.
Discussions about South Shore PK-8 School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Middle College High School0.1 mi · 93
- Alan T. Sugiyama High School0.1 mi · 48
- Dunlap Elementary School0.1 mi · 261
- Rainier Beach High School0.3 mi · 854
- Wing Luke Elementary School0.8 mi · 334
- Rising Star Elementary School0.9 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About South Shore PK-8 SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Shore PK-8 School?
South Shore PK-8 School enrolls approximately 546 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does South Shore PK-8 School serve?
South Shore PK-8 School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does South Shore PK-8 School have?
South Shore PK-8 School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at South Shore PK-8 School?
Student demographics at South Shore PK-8 School are roughly 19% White, 11% Hispanic, 45% Black, 16% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is South Shore PK-8 School in?
South Shore PK-8 School is part of Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.