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West Seattle Elementary School
6760 34 Av Sw
Seattle WA, 98126, King County
Phone: 206-252-9450
Ranking: 
(1,388 out of 1,485, bottom 7%)*
(1,388 out of 1,485, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Seattle School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 422 | 415 | 420 | 377 | 346 | 299 | 271 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 5 | 1.2% | 16 | 3.9% | 13 | 3.1% | 17 | 4.5% | 14 | 4.0% | 15 | 5.0% | 13 | 4.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 98 | 23.2% | 82 | 19.8% | 90 | 21.4% | 83 | 22.0% | 71 | 20.5% | 58 | 19.4% | 44 | 16.2% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 19.2% | 84 | 20.2% | 85 | 20.2% | 62 | 16.4% | 64 | 18.5% | 36 | 12.0% | 50 | 18.5% |
| Grade 2: | 68 | 16.1% | 69 | 16.6% | 58 | 13.8% | 59 | 15.6% | 47 | 13.6% | 55 | 18.4% | 51 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 14.7% | 51 | 12.3% | 67 | 16.0% | 53 | 14.1% | 52 | 15.0% | 48 | 16.1% | 34 | 12.5% |
| Grade 4: | 46 | 10.9% | 67 | 16.1% | 52 | 12.4% | 51 | 13.5% | 60 | 17.3% | 34 | 11.4% | 34 | 12.5% |
| Grade 5: | 62 | 14.7% | 46 | 11.1% | 55 | 13.1% | 52 | 13.8% | 36 | 10.4% | 53 | 17.7% | 45 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 226 | 53.6% | 237 | 57.1% | 229 | 54.5% | 202 | 53.6% | 174 | 50.3% | 150 | 50.2% | 149 | 55.0% |
| Female: | 196 | 46.4% | 178 | 42.9% | 191 | 45.5% | 175 | 46.4% | 164 | 47.4% | 141 | 47.2% | 118 | 43.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.7% | 11 | 4.1% |
| Asian: | 39 | 9.2% | 38 | 9.2% | 49 | 11.7% | 42 | 11.1% | 55 | 15.9% | 61 | 20.4% | 59 | 21.8% |
| Hispanic: | 76 | 18.0% | 89 | 21.4% | 90 | 21.4% | 87 | 23.1% | 78 | 22.5% | 72 | 24.1% | 63 | 23.2% |
| Black: | 230 | 54.5% | 209 | 50.4% | 194 | 46.2% | 171 | 45.4% | 163 | 47.1% | 111 | 37.1% | 91 | 33.6% |
| White: | 42 | 10.0% | 42 | 10.1% | 44 | 10.5% | 49 | 13.0% | 44 | 12.7% | 50 | 16.7% | 47 | 17.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 16 | 3.8% | 13 | 3.1% | 17 | 4.0% | 10 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.3% | 17 | 4.0% | 8 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 367 | 87.0% | 333 | 80.2% | 335 | 79.8% | 286 | 75.9% | 262 | 75.7% | 215 | 71.9% | 191 | 70.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.2% | 18 | 4.3% | 33 | 7.9% | 30 | 8.0% | 32 | 9.2% | 36 | 12.0% | 27 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 15.43 | 14.85 | 15.45 | 15.94 | 15.20 | 13.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 68.6% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 67.1% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 70.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 73.8% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 74.5% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78.6% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 74% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 78.7% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 62% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 64.5% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 66.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 69.9% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 68.8% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 71.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 76.6% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 78.7% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 64.7% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 67.9% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 66.3% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 68.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 59.8% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 65.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 68.7% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 69.6% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 70.4% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 70.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 73.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 77.4% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 40.5% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 63.7% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 71.5% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 74.8% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 67% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 72.1% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 73.4% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 71.4% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 69.8% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 72.1% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 73% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 74.2% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 59.6% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 59.1% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 59.5% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 61.8% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 56.3% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 59.8% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 72% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 80.2% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 80.3% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 75.4% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 75.3% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 54.8% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57.6% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 63.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 66.5% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 62.9% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 69.4% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 56.9% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 63.1% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 66.2% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 67.7% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.1% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 76.6% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 77.5% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 75.2% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 32.8% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 37% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 39.5% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 42.3% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 48.8% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 51.8% | 44.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Seattle Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.