Washington Elementary School

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in AUBURN, Washington, Washington Elementary School instructs 501 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Auburn School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Washington Elementary School sits 32% above that benchmark.

Within Auburn School District, which oversees 26 schools and 18,174 students, Washington Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Washington Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 29% White, 11% Pacific Islander, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Washington Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 74% 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 above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Washington Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.4%; this one delivers 36.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household income runs about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Washington Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Auburn Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 29.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary School has decreased 10%, going from 556 students in 2018 to 501 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 34% to 38%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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