West Woodland Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in SEATTLE, Washington, West Woodland Elementary School educates 355 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.

Within Seattle School District No. 1, which oversees 107 schools and 50,773 students, West Woodland Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, West Woodland Elementary School records that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 8% of students at West Woodland Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than King County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, West Woodland Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (King County) records that median household earnings sit near $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), West Woodland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ballard High School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Woodland Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 75.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Woodland Elementary School has decreased 37%, going from 566 students in 2018 to 355 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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