West Seattle Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in SEATTLE, Washington, West Seattle Elementary School serves 376 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.

Across the 107 schools in Seattle School District No. 1 (50,773 students total), West Seattle Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Seattle Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 11% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 7% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, West Seattle Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Seattle Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 26.1%; this one delivers 43.9%, a residual of +17.8 points.

In the area at large, King County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,746, 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), West Seattle Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roxhill Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Seattle Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Seattle Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. West Seattle Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 376). Black enrollment moved from 72% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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