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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530030000042
Washington Elementary School
20 E ST NE, AUBURN, WA 98002 · (253) 931-4988 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
372 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
36.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -13.2pp since 2014
Math
40.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 34.3% |
| 2022-23 | 36.2% | 38.1% |
| 2021-22 | 35.2% | 33.8% |
| 2018-19 | 48.6% | 50.7% |
| 2017-18 | 45.0% | 41.7% |
| 2016-17 | 35.7% | 43.1% |
| 2015-16 | 46.8% | 50.7% |
| 2014-15 | 49.7% | 51.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 501 | 74.3% | 36.8% |
| Madison Elementary Everett | 405 | 75.8% | 33.0% |
| Martin Luther King Elementary VANCOUVER | 514 | 73.3% | N/A |
| Roosevelt Elementary School VANCOUVER | 543 | 80.5% | N/A |
| Emerson Elementary School Everett | 662 | 74.5% | 42.5% |
| Lydia Hawk Elementary Lacey | 496 | 66.9% | 33.4% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #689 of 936 | #215 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #657 of 1,103 ▲ 108 | #193 of 281 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #835 of 1,102 ▲ 109 | #222 of 280 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #326 of 928 | #82 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #285 of 1,268 | #74 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #204 of 1,085 | #50 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #160 of 1,088 | #94 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #192 of 1,169 | #29 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #559 of 778 | #173 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
501
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 501 | 34.8 | 14.4:1 | 74% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 37.2 | 13.5:1 | 76% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 35.3 | 13.9:1 | 74% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 75% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 34.1 | 16.3:1 | 68% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 78% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 49% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 23 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 21 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (556 to 501); teachers up 2% (34.1 to 34.8).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in AUBURN, Washington. A total of 501 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington, enrollment here is 32% higher.
Auburn School District is responsible for 26 schools, Washington Elementary School included, with 18,174 students in all.
At Washington Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 38%. The next largest groups are 29% White, 11% Pacific Islander, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 27 points above the 11% share among King County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.4 students per teacher. That is 2.9 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 74% of students. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in King County, the school's rate is higher.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 30.4%. Washington Elementary School scores 36.8%.
King County has these Census figures: the median household income is $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, King County has 544 public schools and roughly 278,492 students.
The next-closest public school is Auburn Senior High School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Washington Elementary School is ahead of the 29.9% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
The NCES locale for Washington Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment declined 9% from its 2020-21 level of 553.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Auburn School District
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Mt Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
Other schools in AUBURN
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 156.
- Washington ElementarySunnyside, WA · 602 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolWENATCHEE, WA · 554 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolKENNEWICK, WA · 405 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 383 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolMount Vernon, WA · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Auburn Senior High School0.1 mi · 1,918
- Special Ed School0.1 mi · 35
- Auburn Opportunity Project0.6 mi · 92
- West Auburn Senior High School0.6 mi · 506
- Terminal Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 610
- Dick Scobee Elementary School0.9 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades PK-05.
Is Washington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Washington Elementary School have?
Washington Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School reports a student body of 29% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School is overseen by Auburn School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.