Is Benjamin Rush Elementary a good school?

Yes. Benjamin Rush Elementary ranks in the top 5.2% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Benjamin Rush Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 641 students attended Benjamin Rush Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Rush Elementary?

Students at Benjamin Rush Elementary are 67% Asian, 20% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Rush Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Rush Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rose Hill Middle School High : Lake Washington High School

Benjamin Rush Elementary

Summary:

Benjamin Rush Elementary is a highly-rated public elementary school in Redmond, Washington that serves students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With a diverse student population and a significant Asian student representation, the school has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking among the top 30-60 elementary schools in the state.

Benjamin Rush Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students consistently outperforming state and Lake Washington School District averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school's Asian students and English Language Learners rank among the top elementary schools in the state for proficiency. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population, and a high per-student spending, suggesting effective resource allocation to support student learning.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Cherry Crest Elementary in the Bellevue School District, Benjamin Rush Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. However, some schools in the region, like Horace Mann Elementary, also demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, suggesting a high level of educational quality in the broader area.

Detail:

Public K-5

6101 152nd Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98052-4766

(425) 936-2690

District: Lake Washington School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
61^st of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,266

Students who attend Benjamin Rush Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rose Hill Middle School
High:	Lake Washington High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.3

Number of students: 641

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

66.9%

White:

20.3%

Hispanic:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 7.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Benjamin Rush Elementary ranks better than 94.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 12^th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.07. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Benjamin Rush Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Lake Washington School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (66.9%), White (20.3%), Hispanic (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 7.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Benjamin Rush Elementary is 17.3. 21 elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Benjamin Rush Elementary employs 36.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Benjamin Rush Elementary is $18,266. 23 elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Benjamin Rush Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Benjamin Rush Elementary 61^st of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Benjamin Rush Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lake Washington School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Washington School District 4^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Benjamin Rush Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Benjamin Rush Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	78.43	171^st	1026	83.3%
2005	77.93	180^th	1031	82.5%
2006	82.42	121^st	1051	88.5%
2007	77.80	169^th	1069	84.2%
2008	79.71	154^th	1067	85.6%
2009	81.86	133^rd	1072	87.6%
2010	79.18	166^th	1088	84.7%
2011	83.01	129^th	1092	88.2%
2012	86.87	86^th	1097	92.2%
2013	86.66	86^th	1106	92.2%
2015	90.33	77^th	1067	92.8%
2016	91.33	68^th	1053	93.5%
2017	91.33	74^th	1056	93.0%
2018	90.88	74^th	1054	93.0%
2019	93.22	52^nd	1130	95.4%
2021	97.38	30^th	1107	97.3%
2022	96.70	28^th	1169	97.6%
2023	94.94	51^st	1169	95.6%
2024	94.07	61^st	1168	94.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Benjamin Rush Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	99.96	2^nd	32	93.8%
2023	96.86	8^th	254	96.9%
2024	93.92	13^th	320	95.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Benjamin Rush Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	59.79	112^th	339	67.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Benjamin Rush Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	94.66	23^rd	1004	97.7%
2019	93.85	33^rd	1068	96.9%
2021	96.55	39^th	1008	96.1%
2022	95.99	31^st	1100	97.2%
2023	94.55	40^th	1094	96.3%
2024	92.65	65^th	1093	94.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Benjamin Rush Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	85.02	129^th	999	87.1%
2019	90.61	75^th	1075	93.0%
2021	97.54	14^th	1025	98.6%
2022	96.28	21^st	1113	98.1%
2023	94.42	48^th	1099	95.6%
2024	94.41	43^rd	1099	96.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Benjamin Rush Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.38	42^nd	169	75.1%
2019	85.31	18^th	201	91.0%
2021	84.15	18^th	131	86.3%
2022	84.60	25^th	187	86.6%
2023	86.47	26^th	170	84.7%
2024	85.48	27^th	163	83.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Benjamin Rush Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	77.58	93^rd	694	86.6%

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Rank History for White students at Benjamin Rush Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	84.93	81^st	833	90.3%
2019	86.51	89^th	1027	91.3%
2021	92.21	46^th	943	95.1%
2022	94.61	16^th	1031	98.4%
2023	77.47	220^th	1011	78.2%
2024	78.87	194^th	1009	80.8%

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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 Benjamin Rush Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	524	11	41	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	583
1989	389	8	45	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	452
1990	426	5	56	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
1991	405	4	87	8	4	n/a	n/a	0	508
1992	397	5	114	9	5	n/a	n/a	0	530
1993	400	5	92	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	513
1994	368	7	87	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	472
1995	353	16	102	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	488
1996	353	16	102	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	488
1997	326	11	102	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	460
1998	354	13	89	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	478
1999	357	15	106	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	501
2000	342	19	106	23	7	n/a	n/a	0	497
2001	317	16	97	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	463
2002	287	14	96	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	436
2003	287	14	96	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	436
2004	275	18	98	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	420
2005	276	17	105	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	429
2006	265	11	92	26	1	n/a	n/a	10	405
2007	260	7	99	28	0	n/a	n/a	8	402
2008	243	7	103	32	2	n/a	n/a	11	398
2009	236	10	97	34	2	n/a	n/a	14	393
2010	227	8	103	31	0	n/a	n/a	24	393
2011	275	10	127	44	0	0	15	0	471
2012	272	9	118	39	1	0	23	0	462
2013	251	9	125	41	0	0	28	0	454
2014	271	15	140	51	0	0	18	0	495
2015	258	11	173	68	1	0	27	0	538
2016	233	8	223	48	0	0	34	0	546
2017	244	9	273	40	0	1	36	0	603
2018	210	7	322	39	2	1	47	0	628
2019	216	7	367	36	1	1	42	0	670
2020	197	8	391	36	1	1	47	0	681
2021	156	6	425	27	3	0	33	0	650
2022	140	14	375	38	1	0	29	0	597
2023	142	11	411	42	1	0	24	0	631
2024	130	9	429	42	0	0	31	0	641

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 Benjamin Rush Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	583	27.0	21.5	0
1989	452	22.0	20.5	n/a
1990	499	22.9	21.7	0
1991	508	25.2	20.1	n/a
1992	530	26.8	19.7	n/a
1993	513	24.9	20.6	n/a
1994	472	24.1	19.6	n/a
1995	488	25.8	18.9	n/a
1996	488	25.8	18.9	n/a
1997	460	25.3	18.2	n/a
1998	478	25.2	19.0	n/a
1999	501	25.9	19.3	n/a
2000	497	27.0	18.4	n/a
2001	463	24.6	18.8	n/a
2002	436	24.3	17.9	12.6
2003	436	24.3	17.9	12.6
2004	420	24.0	17.5	12.4
2005	429	23.8	18.0	13.8
2006	405	26.4	15.3	9.6
2007	402	23.2	17.3	11.2
2008	398	22.8	17.5	9.6
2009	393	22.8	17.2	9.5
2010	393	24.6	15.9	8.9
2011	471	27.3	17.2	8.1
2012	462	25.9	17.7	8.7
2013	454	23.6	19.2	6.2
2014	495	n/a	n/a	9.9
2015	538	33.0	16.3	10
2016	546	32.0	17.0	7.1
2017	603	33.0	18.2	7.1
2018	628	35.6	17.6	4.3
2019	670	37.0	18.0	4.8
2020	681	38.7	17.5	4.1
2021	650	41.0	15.8	4.2
2022	597	36.6	16.2	5.5
2023	631	38.1	16.5	6
2024	641	36.9	17.3	7.5

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 Benjamin Rush Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	583	27.0	21.5	0
1989	452	22.0	20.5	n/a
1990	499	22.9	21.7	0
1991	508	25.2	20.1	n/a
1992	530	26.8	19.7	n/a
1993	513	24.9	20.6	n/a
1994	472	24.1	19.6	n/a
1995	488	25.8	18.9	n/a
1996	488	25.8	18.9	n/a
1997	460	25.3	18.2	n/a
1998	478	25.2	19.0	n/a
1999	501	25.9	19.3	n/a
2000	497	27.0	18.4	n/a
2001	463	24.6	18.8	n/a
2002	436	24.3	17.9	12.6
2003	436	24.3	17.9	12.6
2004	420	24.0	17.5	12.4
2005	429	23.8	18.0	13.8
2006	405	26.4	15.3	9.6
2007	402	23.2	17.3	11.2
2008	398	22.8	17.5	9.6
2009	393	22.8	17.2	9.5
2010	393	24.6	15.9	8.9
2011	471	27.3	17.2	8.1
2012	462	25.9	17.7	8.7
2013	454	23.6	19.2	6.2
2014	495	n/a	n/a	9.9
2015	538	33.0	16.3	10
2016	546	32.0	17.0	7.1
2017	603	33.0	18.2	7.1
2018	628	35.6	17.6	4.3
2019	670	37.0	18.0	4.8
2020	681	38.7	17.5	4.1
2021	650	41.0	15.8	4.2
2022	597	36.6	16.2	5.5
2023	631	38.1	16.5	6
2024	641	36.9	17.3	7.5

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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