Other / mixed grade configuration · Issaquah, WA

Holly Street Early Learning Center

Federal NCES profile for Holly Street Early Learning Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 530375003707
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🌟 Gifted program
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Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Holly Street Early Learning Center earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Washington schools.

#5 of 6
public schools in Issaquah · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
52.6%
free-lunch eligible
89
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Holly Street Early Learning Center ranks #5 of 6 public schools in Issaquah, WA.

Enrollment

89

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

52.6%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

+17% vs state

What stands out at Holly Street Early Learning Center

Holly Street Early Learning Center is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Issaquah, Washington, enrolling 89 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 52.6% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 89 puts it in the smaller third of Washington schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 92% of the 2,394 Washington schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 85 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Washington schools statewide, it ranks #62, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (32%) and White (30%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 76/100).

Among Issaquah's public schools, it stands alongside Issaquah Preschool Academy (42 students): Holly Street Early Learning Center is larger than that campus by headcount.

Issaquah School District also operates Issaquah High School (2,419 students) and Skyline High School (2,244 students) alongside Holly Street Early Learning Center.

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

How Holly Street Early Learning Center compares

Holly Street Early Learning Center on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 52.6% ▲ 17% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 89 top 84% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

89
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
52.6%
free-lunch eligible - 17% above the Washington average of 45.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$16,527
per pupil, district-wide - below Washington avg of $19,487
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

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.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 31.5%
White 30.3%
Asian 15.7%
African American 12.4%
Two or More 9.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 31.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 76.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 76.1, Holly Street Early Learning Center is more mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Issaquah School District, which includes Holly Street Early Learning Center.

$16,527
Per student
-15%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
0%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 37.4%
State 55.4%
Federal 7.2%

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.

How Holly Street Early Learning Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Issaquah High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Skyline High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Liberty Sr High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Pine Lake Middle School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Maywood Middle School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Holly Street Early Learning Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Issaquah School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Issaquah

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

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 Holly Street Early Learning Center'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.

Frequently asked questions about Holly Street Early Learning Center

How many students attend Holly Street Early Learning Center?

Holly Street Early Learning Center has 89 students enrolled. It is a public school in Issaquah, WA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Holly Street Early Learning Center?

52.6% of students at Holly Street Early Learning Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Holly Street Early Learning Center?

The largest demographic group at Holly Street Early Learning Center is Hispanic or Latino at 31.5% of enrollment, in Issaquah, WA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 76.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Holly Street Early Learning Center?

Holly Street Early Learning Center has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Holly Street Early Learning Center rank among public schools in Issaquah?

By Resource Investment Index, Holly Street Early Learning Center ranks #5 of 6 public schools in Issaquah, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Issaquah on the city page.

Is Holly Street Early Learning Center a good school?

Holly Street Early Learning Center earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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.

What other schools are in Issaquah School District?

Besides Holly Street Early Learning Center, Issaquah School District also operates Issaquah High School (2,419 students), Skyline High School (2,244 students), and Liberty Sr High School (1,495 students). See the Issaquah School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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