Stephen Decatur Elementary School

Stephen Decatur Elementary School is a cozy elementary school in Seattle, Washington, part of Seattle School District No. 1. The school hosts 188 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 51% smaller than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Seattle School District No. 1 comprises 107 schools with combined enrollment of 50,773 students; Stephen Decatur Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Stephen Decatur Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Asian, 25% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 7% 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for King County put median household income runs about $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%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Stephen Decatur Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Thornton Creek Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Stephen Decatur Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Stephen Decatur Elementary School's enrollment has fell 22% since 2018, when it stood at 242 (now 188). Over the same period, the White share fell from 56% to 43%.

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