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What's the biggest difference between Thornton Creek Elementary School and what you expected?
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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
402
-131 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.7:1
% White
59%
was 74%
% Hispanic
9%
was 6%
% Black
6%
was 2%
% Asian
12%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Thornton Creek Elementary School
Thornton Creek Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in SEATTLE, Washington, run under Seattle School District No. 1. Current enrollment sits at 402 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Thornton Creek Elementary School is one of 107 schools operated by Seattle School District No. 1, a district that works with 50,773 students overall.
Demographically, Thornton Creek Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Thornton Creek Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below King County's rate of about 38%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Thornton Creek Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Stephen Decatur Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in an inner-city setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Thornton Creek Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 533 (now 402). The White share of enrollment declined from 74% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.
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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
- 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.