Enrollment
450
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Federal Way, WA
Federal NCES profile for Enterprise Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.
The verdict
Enterprise Elementary School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Washington median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Washington schools.
Enterprise Elementary School has class sizes near the Washington median. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Enterprise Elementary School ranks #11 of 13 schools in Federal Way, WA.
NCES ID 530282001380 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
450
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
26.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
17.3:1
vs 17.6:1 Washington avg
-2% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
63.4%
vs 45.0% Washington avg
+41% vs state
How Enterprise Elementary School compares with Washington and U.S. medians
At or below state median
17.3:1 - 0.3 below the Washington state median of 17.6:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Enterprise Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Federal Way, Washington, enrolling 450 students.
At 17.3:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Washington median, within a few percentage points of the 17.6:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 63.4% of students eligible for free meals.
With 450 students, its enrollment sits close to the Washington median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,394 scored Washington schools.
Among 438 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Washington schools statewide, it ranks #386, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (28%) and White (21%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 80/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 450 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
16.9% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 15.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Among Federal Way's public schools, it stands alongside Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie (532 students): Enterprise Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (17.3:1 vs 14.8:1).
Federal Way School District also operates Thomas Jefferson High School (1,810 students) and Federal Way High School (1,665 students) alongside Enterprise Elementary School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Enterprise Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Washington | Washington avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 17.3:1 | ▼ 2% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 63.4% | ▲ 41% | 45.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 450 | top 39% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 28.4% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 80.2, Enterprise Elementary School is more mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Federal Way School District, which includes Enterprise Elementary School.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson High School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Federal Way High School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Todd Beamer High School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Decatur High School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Evergreen Middle School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Enterprise Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Washington, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Enterprise Elementary School's federal record.
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Enterprise Elementary School has 450 students enrolled. It is a public school in Federal Way, WA.
The student-teacher ratio at Enterprise Elementary School is 17.3:1, which is 2% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 10% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
63.4% of students at Enterprise Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.
The largest demographic group at Enterprise Elementary School is Hispanic or Latino at 28.4% of enrollment, in Federal Way, WA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 80.2/100.
Enterprise Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Enterprise Elementary School ranks #11 of 13 schools in Federal Way, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Federal Way on the city page.
Enterprise Elementary School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Washington median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Washington schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides Enterprise Elementary School, Federal Way School District also operates Thomas Jefferson High School (1,810 students), Federal Way High School (1,665 students), and Todd Beamer High School (1,412 students). See the Federal Way School District district page for the complete list.
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