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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001253
Thornton Creek Elementary School
7712 40th Ave NE, SEATTLE, WA 98115 · (206) 252-5300 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
63 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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
61%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
70.5%
own-school result
Math
72.7%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.5% | 72.7% |
| 2023-24 | 71.9% | 71.4% |
| 2022-23 | 73.7% | 71.4% |
| 2021-22 | 69.7% | 65.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.3% | 62.1% |
| 2017-18 | 74.3% | 76.2% |
| 2016-17 | 54.3% | 52.0% |
| 2015-16 | 53.4% | 48.1% |
| 2014-15 | 27.9% | 18.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Thornton Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #630 of 1,268 | #169 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #52 of 1,085 | #18 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #508 of 1,088 | #217 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #1,078 of 1,169 | #222 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #202 of 778 | #74 of 220 |
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
402
-172 (-30%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 402 | 31.4 | 12.8:1 | 16% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 32.2 | 14.1:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 33.6 | 13.6:1 | 11% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 6% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 9% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 11 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thornton Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (533 to 402); teachers down 2% (32 to 31.4).
About Thornton Creek Elementary School
Thornton Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in SEATTLE, Washington. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 402 students on the rolls.
Seattle School District No. 1 enrolls 50,773 students, and its 107 schools include Thornton Creek Elementary School.
The largest group at Thornton Creek Elementary School is White students, at 59%. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 6% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thornton Creek Elementary School scores 61%.
Its staff includes 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.8 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Thornton Creek Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 16%. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in King County, the school's rate is lower.
The school is in King County, where the median household earns about $124,746 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Thornton Creek Elementary School shares King County with 543 other public schools.
The closest school to Thornton Creek Elementary School is Stephen Decatur Elementary School, located about 0.1 miles away. Thornton Creek Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Thornton Creek Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 30%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.1 to 12.8 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Thornton Creek Elementary School. 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
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- 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 Thornton Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Thornton Creek Elementary. Thornton Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolNOVI, MI · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Stephen Decatur Elementary School0.1 mi · 188
- View Ridge Elementary School0.5 mi · 290
- Eckstein Middle School0.5 mi · 1,024
- Wedgwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 333
- Bryant Elementary School1.0 mi · 470
- Sand Point Elementary1.3 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Thornton Creek Elementary School?
Thornton Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
Is Thornton Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thornton Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Thornton Creek Elementary School have?
Thornton Creek Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Thornton Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Thornton Creek Elementary School are roughly 59% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Thornton Creek Elementary School public or private?
Thornton Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.