Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530591000895
Westhill Elementary
19515 88 AV NE, Bothell, WA 98011 · (425) 408-5500 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
71 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
67.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.9pp since 2014
Math
57.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 6 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 | 67.5% | 57.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 56.4% |
| 2022-23 | 62.2% | 51.5% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 59.9% |
| 2018-19 | 70.6% | 64.2% |
| 2017-18 | 65.8% | 63.2% |
| 2016-17 | 62.8% | 61.7% |
| 2015-16 | 68.6% | 64.2% |
| 2014-15 | 73.4% | 68.3% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Westhill Elementary
Westhill Elementary's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westhill Elementary this school | 419 | 16.9% | 60.8% |
| Hazelwood Elementary School Newcastle | 478 | 20.3% | 72.6% |
| Maplewood Heights Elementary School Renton | 395 | 19.5% | 70.2% |
| Lockwood Elementary Bothell | 525 | 16.6% | 77.8% |
| Grass Valley Elementary Camas | 445 | 16.6% | N/A |
| Shelton View Elementary Bothell | 513 | 16.6% | 74.5% |
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 Westhill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #248 of 936 | #129 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #303 of 1,103 ▲ 12 | #135 of 281 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #193 of 1,102 ▲ 66 | #103 of 280 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #358 of 928 | #113 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #552 of 1,268 | #150 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #403 of 1,085 | #94 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #320 of 1,088 | #162 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #1,062 of 1,169 | #211 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #571 of 778 | #175 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
419
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 419 | 27.5 | 15.3:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 28.7 | 14.3:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 31.2 | 12.8:1 | 18% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 10% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 17% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 22% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 20% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 20 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 20 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westhill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (463 to 419); teachers down 5% (29 to 27.5).
About Westhill Elementary
Westhill Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Bothell, Washington. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 419 students.
The 37 schools of Northshore School District, including Westhill Elementary, enroll 22,735 students.
At Westhill Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. The next largest groups are 27% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's White share is 9 points below the 55% share among King County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 15.3:1 comes from the school's 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 17% in 2024-25. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in King County, the school's rate is lower.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 68.8%.
In King County (population about 2,287,171), the median household income is $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Westhill Elementary is one of 544 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, C O Sorenson, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Westhill Elementary places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 419, a 5% decrease from 439 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Westhill Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Northshore School District
- North Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Bothell High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Woodinville HSHigh · 1,662 students
- Inglemoor HSHigh · 1,441 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,215 students
- Canyon Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
Other schools in Bothell
- North Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Bothell High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Lynnwood High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,215 students
- Canyon Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Canyon Creek ElementaryElementary · 866 students
Nearby schools
- C O Sorenson0.0 mi · 257
- Bothell High School0.7 mi · 1,740
- Kenmore Elementary1.0 mi · 396
- Maywood Hills Elementary1.2 mi · 467
- Shelton View Elementary1.3 mi · 513
- Canyon Park Middle School1.4 mi · 907
Frequently asked questions
About Westhill ElementaryHow many students attend Westhill Elementary?
Westhill Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-05.
Is Westhill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westhill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Westhill Elementary have?
Westhill Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Westhill Elementary?
Student demographics at Westhill Elementary are roughly 46% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 27% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Westhill Elementary in?
Westhill Elementary is part of Northshore School District.
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