Lake Forest Park Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Lake Forest Park, Washington

Lake Forest Park Elementary in Lake Forest Park, Washington enrolled 378 students in 2024-25 with 24.6 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 71% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 61% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

426 students in 2022-23, 392 students in 2023-24, 378 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.1 to 24.6.

Students enrolled at Lake Forest Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 37802004006002022-234262023-243922024-25378
Students enrolled at Lake Forest Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 37802004006002022-234262023-243922024-25378
Students enrolled at Lake Forest Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 37802004006002022-234262023-243922024-25378
Students enrolled at Lake Forest Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 37802004006002022-234262023-243922024-25378
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342625.117.0
2023-2439225.415.5
2024-2537824.615.4

15.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Washington elementary schools

Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 438 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Forest Park Elementary enrolled 438 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 438 of the 438 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent13.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.1% of students were White, 16.2% of two or more races, 12.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White54.1%
  2. Two or more races16.2%
  3. Hispanic12.2%
  4. Asian11.1%
  5. Black6.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lake Forest Park Elementary scored proficient or above: 71% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2271%68%53.4%
Math, 2022-2361%58% (2021-22)41.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Lake Forest Park

2 public elementary schools in Lake Forest Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Lake Forest Park Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lake Forest Park Elementary37815.420.4%
Brookside Elementary37216.425.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lake Forest Park Elementary

  1. Brookside ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 372 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Home Education ExchangeThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 125 students (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Lake Forest Park Elementary with Brookside ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Shoreline School District 412 spends per student$17,316 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,316
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonLake Forest Park Elementary is the number 719 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#719 of 1,223
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.15.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lake Forest Park Elementary

  1. How many students attend Lake Forest Park Elementary?
    378 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 426 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lake Forest Park, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Forest Park Elementary?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lake Forest Park Elementary a Title I school?
    Lake Forest Park Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lake Forest Park Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lake Forest Park Elementary scored proficient or above: 71% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lake Forest Park Elementary in?
    Shoreline School District 412, NCES district ID 5307920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530792001309 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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