Twin Lakes Elementary School

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in FEDERAL WAY, Washington, Twin Lakes Elementary School works with 371 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Federal Way School District.

Federal Way School District runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 22,250 students. Twin Lakes Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Twin Lakes Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (29%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 22% White, 19% Black, 18% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at Twin Lakes Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than King County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, Twin Lakes Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.6%; actual is 47.1%, +15.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, King County reports that the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 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), Twin Lakes Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Green Gables Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Twin Lakes Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 37.5%.

Twin Lakes Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Twin Lakes Elementary School's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 354 (now 371). The White share of enrollment contracted from 28% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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