Wedgwood Elementary School

As a moderately sized K-5 school in SEATTLE, Washington, Wedgwood Elementary School educates 333 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.

Wedgwood Elementary School is one of 107 schools operated by Seattle School District No. 1, a district that educates 50,773 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Wedgwood Elementary School lists that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% multiracial, 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with King County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below King County's rate of about 38%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wedgwood Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 72.0%; Wedgwood Elementary School posts 83.7%, +11.8 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, King County reports that the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Wedgwood Elementary School is one.

Eckstein Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Wedgwood Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.

Wedgwood Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wedgwood Elementary School has fell 31%, going from 485 students in 2018 to 333 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 54% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.