Is Phantom Lake Elementary a good school?

Phantom Lake Elementary ranks 226 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Phantom Lake Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 452 students attended Phantom Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Phantom Lake Elementary?

Students at Phantom Lake Elementary are 35% White, 31% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Phantom Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Phantom Lake Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Sammamish Senior High

Phantom Lake Elementary

Summary:

Phantom Lake Elementary is a public elementary school in Bellevue, Washington, serving 462 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Bellevue School District, which is ranked 18th out of 247 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Phantom Lake Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of Washington elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in SBAC English Language Arts and Math assessments are significantly higher than state averages, often exceeding the Bellevue School District averages as well. Phantom Lake's 5th-grade students consistently outperform the district and state in SBAC and WCAS assessments, with proficiency rates around 70-75%. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students also rank very highly, with Phantom Lake being ranked in the top 2-6% of Washington elementary schools for ELL student performance.

Phantom Lake has a diverse student population, with a relatively even distribution of White (35-38%), Asian (26-30%), and Hispanic (15-17%) students. This is higher than many nearby schools, such as Ardmore Elementary and Stevenson Elementary, which tend to have a more homogeneous student population. Additionally, Phantom Lake has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (23-33%) compared to some nearby schools, which have rates as high as 50-66%. This, combined with the school's higher spending per student, suggests that Phantom Lake may have access to more resources and support, contributing to its strong academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1050 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008-5099

(425) 456-5600

District: Bellevue School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
226^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,604

Students who attend Phantom Lake Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sammamish Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.2

Number of students: 452

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.4%

Asian:

31.2%

Hispanic:

15.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Phantom Lake Elementary ranks better than 80.7% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 11^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Bellevue School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.57. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Phantom Lake Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.4%), Asian (31.2%), Hispanic (15.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Phantom Lake Elementary is 23.2. 14 elementary schools in the Bellevue School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Phantom Lake Elementary is $22,604, which is the 6^th highest among 16 elementary schools in the Bellevue School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Phantom Lake Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Phantom Lake Elementary 226^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Phantom Lake Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Bellevue School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellevue School District 18^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Phantom Lake Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Phantom Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	37.74	671^st	1026	34.6%
2005	69.41	288^th	1031	72.1%
2006	52.34	511^th	1051	51.4%
2007	66.14	346^th	1069	67.6%
2008	63.08	402^nd	1067	62.3%
2009	63.73	389^th	1072	63.7%
2010	54.71	486^th	1088	55.3%
2011	44.30	633^rd	1092	42.0%
2012	58.39	460^th	1097	58.1%
2013	56.57	499^th	1106	54.9%
2015	77.51	219^th	1067	79.5%
2016	76.47	239^th	1053	77.3%
2017	77.07	232^nd	1056	78.0%
2018	78.06	215^th	1054	79.6%
2019	77.94	229^th	1130	79.7%
2021	79.45	208^th	1107	81.2%
2022	77.28	252^nd	1169	78.4%
2023	81.34	207^th	1169	82.3%
2024	79.57	226^th	1168	80.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Phantom Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	80.24	30^th	212	85.8%
2021	36.20	75^th	128	41.4%
2022	51.76	129^th	252	48.8%
2023	60.96	70^th	194	63.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Phantom Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2022	94.03	6^th	213	97.2%
2023	94.49	13^th	254	94.9%
2024	80.11	40^th	320	87.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Phantom Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	73.04	107^th	637	83.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Phantom Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	67.42	207^th	835	75.2%
2019	61.87	327^th	979	66.6%
2022	65.60	267^th	1019	73.8%
2023	70.05	231^st	1013	77.2%
2024	72.14	213^th	1024	79.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Phantom Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	79.54	189^th	1004	81.2%
2019	77.55	225^th	1068	78.9%
2021	77.70	192^nd	1008	81.0%
2022	73.01	276^th	1100	74.9%
2023	74.85	247^th	1094	77.4%
2024	72.76	266^th	1093	75.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Phantom Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	74.19	256^th	999	74.4%
2019	77.52	220^th	1075	79.5%
2021	78.81	205^th	1025	80.0%
2022	75.91	259^th	1113	76.7%
2023	84.18	157^th	1099	85.7%
2024	82.69	173^rd	1099	84.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Phantom Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	54.90	96^th	201	52.2%
2021	60.05	59^th	131	55.0%
2022	63.87	84^th	187	55.1%
2023	47.40	89^th	170	47.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Phantom Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	66.40	146^th	540	73.0%
2024	73.20	128^th	651	80.3%

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Rank History for White students at Phantom Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.08	317^th	833	61.9%
2019	71.21	298^th	1027	71.0%
2021	81.07	146^th	943	84.5%
2022	78.47	207^th	1031	79.9%
2023	78.87	194^th	1011	80.8%
2024	74.01	249^th	1009	75.3%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Phantom Lake Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	215	23	89	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	333
1989	209	28	92	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	335
1990	213	25	77	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	321
1991	225	21	88	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	346
1992	247	17	86	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	360
1993	253	21	82	6	5	n/a	n/a	0	367
1994	233	23	101	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	371
1995	234	22	79	59	3	n/a	n/a	0	397
1996	234	22	79	59	3	n/a	n/a	0	397
1997	225	22	70	60	2	n/a	n/a	0	379
1998	215	20	69	50	3	n/a	n/a	0	357
1999	220	14	68	36	3	n/a	n/a	0	341
2000	216	11	68	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
2001	217	9	63	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
2002	205	6	63	50	1	n/a	n/a	0	325
2003	205	6	63	50	1	n/a	n/a	0	325
2004	253	5	77	64	2	n/a	n/a	0	401
2005	249	9	84	53	3	n/a	n/a	41	439
2006	221	9	87	58	2	n/a	n/a	43	420
2007	191	14	89	49	1	n/a	n/a	50	394
2008	184	9	96	54	1	n/a	n/a	51	395
2009	191	7	100	52	2	n/a	n/a	43	395
2010	185	9	86	49	2	n/a	n/a	36	367
2011	197	8	84	55	1	2	31	0	378
2012	202	13	92	49	1	2	29	0	388
2013	194	10	90	60	1	1	29	0	385
2014	193	10	84	59	0	1	36	0	383
2015	180	13	88	74	0	1	44	0	400
2016	177	12	86	72	1	1	46	0	395
2017	163	11	102	75	1	0	49	0	401
2018	179	14	102	69	1	0	52	0	417
2019	186	19	123	71	0	0	58	1	458
2020	170	23	122	70	2	0	65	1	453
2021	164	31	134	73	0	1	53	2	458
2022	160	27	110	61	0	1	56	1	416
2023	165	30	137	79	1	0	50	0	462
2024	160	29	141	70	0	1	51	0	452

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Phantom Lake Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	333	14.0	23.7	0
1989	335	14.0	23.9	n/a
1990	321	13.0	24.6	0
1991	346	13.8	25.0	n/a
1992	360	14.9	24.1	n/a
1993	367	15.8	23.2	n/a
1994	371	19.0	19.5	n/a
1995	397	19.9	19.9	n/a
1996	397	19.9	19.9	n/a
1997	379	19.0	19.9	n/a
1998	357	19.4	18.4	n/a
1999	341	19.0	17.9	n/a
2000	334	19.0	17.6	n/a
2001	325	18.0	18.1	n/a
2002	325	18.8	17.3	42.5
2003	325	18.8	17.3	42.5
2004	401	26.0	15.4	30.2
2005	439	26.4	16.6	28.9
2006	420	24.2	17.4	27.9
2007	394	25.0	15.8	28.2
2008	395	25.9	15.3	32
2009	395	25.9	15.3	31.3
2010	367	22.6	16.2	38.1
2011	378	21.6	17.4	34.4
2012	388	24.3	15.9	31.4
2013	385	25.4	15.1	32.2
2014	383	n/a	n/a	24.3
2015	400	31.0	12.9	29.8
2016	395	28.0	14.1	30.9
2017	401	25.0	16.0	29.9
2018	417	27.1	15.3	23.5
2019	458	25.1	18.2	18.8
2020	453	25.3	17.8	25.8
2021	458	30.1	15.1	29
2022	416	25.5	16.2	23.1
2023	462	23.9	19.3	32.9
2024	452	19.4	23.2	38.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Phantom Lake Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	333	14.0	23.7	0
1989	335	14.0	23.9	n/a
1990	321	13.0	24.6	0
1991	346	13.8	25.0	n/a
1992	360	14.9	24.1	n/a
1993	367	15.8	23.2	n/a
1994	371	19.0	19.5	n/a
1995	397	19.9	19.9	n/a
1996	397	19.9	19.9	n/a
1997	379	19.0	19.9	n/a
1998	357	19.4	18.4	n/a
1999	341	19.0	17.9	n/a
2000	334	19.0	17.6	n/a
2001	325	18.0	18.1	n/a
2002	325	18.8	17.3	42.5
2003	325	18.8	17.3	42.5
2004	401	26.0	15.4	30.2
2005	439	26.4	16.6	28.9
2006	420	24.2	17.4	27.9
2007	394	25.0	15.8	28.2
2008	395	25.9	15.3	32
2009	395	25.9	15.3	31.3
2010	367	22.6	16.2	38.1
2011	378	21.6	17.4	34.4
2012	388	24.3	15.9	31.4
2013	385	25.4	15.1	32.2
2014	383	n/a	n/a	24.3
2015	400	31.0	12.9	29.8
2016	395	28.0	14.1	30.9
2017	401	25.0	16.0	29.9
2018	417	27.1	15.3	23.5
2019	458	25.1	18.2	18.8
2020	453	25.3	17.8	25.8
2021	458	30.1	15.1	29
2022	416	25.5	16.2	23.1
2023	462	23.9	19.3	32.9
2024	452	19.4	23.2	38.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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