Southwood Elementary School

Set in Enumclaw, Washington, Southwood Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school, overseen by Enumclaw School District. It enrolls 358 students across grades K through 5.

Enumclaw School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,564 students; Southwood Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Southwood Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at Southwood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Southwood Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.1%, the actual is 51.3%, a residual of -3.8 points.

Across the wider county, 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 roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Southwood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Enumclaw Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southwood Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Southwood Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 19% since 2018, when it stood at 302 (now 358). The White share of enrollment shrank from 81% to 76% over that span.

On allk12, members of the Southwood Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.