Is Helen Keller Elementary a good school?

Helen Keller Elementary ranks 408 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Helen Keller Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 328 students attended Helen Keller Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Helen Keller Elementary?

Students at Helen Keller Elementary are 46% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 16% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Helen Keller Elementary attend?

Students who attend Helen Keller Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kamiakin Middle School High : Juanita High School

Helen Keller Elementary

Summary:

Helen Keller Elementary is a public elementary school in Kirkland, Washington, serving 328 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Lake Washington School District, which is ranked 4 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

While Helen Keller Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of Hispanic and Asian students, its overall academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in math. However, the school's 3rd-grade reading scores and 5th-grade science scores are strong, indicating pockets of excellence. The school's female students and White and Hispanic subgroups outperform the low-income subgroup, which ranks lower in the state.

Interestingly, Helen Keller Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 167th out of 1,130 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 408th out of 1,168 in 2023-2024, despite the school's 4-star rating. This suggests the school may be struggling to keep pace with the academic performance of other schools in the state, such as Peter Kirk Elementary and Henry David Thoreau Elementary, which consistently outperform Helen Keller on academic measures. The increase in spending per student at Helen Keller Elementary, from $15,494 in 2019-2020 to $25,414 in 2021-2022, may be an effort to address these challenges and support the diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

13820 - 108th NE
Kirkland, WA 98034-2016

(425) 936-2580

District: Lake Washington School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,414

Students who attend Helen Keller Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kamiakin Middle School
High:	Juanita High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 328

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Hispanic:

18.6%

Two or more races:

17.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Helen Keller Elementary ranks better than 65.1% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 31 ranked elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.19. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Helen Keller Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45.7%), Hispanic (18.6%), two or more races (17.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Helen Keller Elementary is 12.3, which is the lowest among 32 elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District! (See more...)

Compare Helen Keller Elementary employs 26.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Helen Keller Elementary is $25,414, which is the highest among 32 elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Helen Keller Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Helen Keller Elementary 408^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Helen Keller Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

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 Helen Keller Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Helen Keller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	80.85	153^rd	1026	85.1%
2005	89.08	78^th	1031	92.4%
2006	86.41	86^th	1051	91.8%
2007	78.09	166^th	1069	84.5%
2008	67.32	329^th	1067	69.2%
2009	68.86	305^th	1072	71.5%
2010	70.11	274^th	1088	74.8%
2011	71.31	273^rd	1092	75.0%
2012	65.36	380^th	1097	65.4%
2013	75.55	232^nd	1106	79.0%
2015	73.32	259^th	1067	75.7%
2016	67.25	335^th	1053	68.2%
2017	78.26	210^th	1056	80.1%
2018	84.27	146^th	1054	86.1%
2019	83.00	167^th	1130	85.2%
2021	73.78	268^th	1107	75.8%
2022	69.01	335^th	1169	71.3%
2023	77.93	246^th	1169	79.0%
2024	63.19	408^th	1168	65.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Helen Keller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.79	267^th	835	68.0%
2019	55.13	437^th	979	55.4%
2023	61.25	331^st	1013	67.3%
2024	53.70	455^th	1024	55.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Helen Keller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	79.55	188^th	1004	81.3%
2019	87.20	103^rd	1068	90.4%
2021	63.61	335^th	1008	66.8%
2022	69.79	308^th	1100	72.0%
2023	77.59	217^th	1094	80.2%
2024	78.84	213^th	1093	80.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Helen Keller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	87.26	105^th	999	89.5%
2019	74.73	259^th	1075	75.9%
2021	78.56	207^th	1025	79.8%
2022	68.84	321^st	1113	71.2%
2023	77.17	226^th	1099	79.4%
2024	51.77	508^th	1099	53.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Helen Keller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	52.40	234^th	540	56.7%
2023	55.53	264^th	633	58.3%

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Rank History for White students at Helen Keller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	78.60	160^th	833	80.8%
2019	81.54	157^th	1027	84.7%
2021	68.09	287^th	943	69.6%
2022	70.84	293^rd	1031	71.6%
2023	78.01	215^th	1011	78.7%
2024	66.71	325^th	1009	67.8%

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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

Review counts

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50%

by a parent
Thursday, September 15, 2016

My son loves the school, teachers and all his friends. It's been a great place and community for us. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 29, 2014

School is fine if your child has no special or learning needs. Terrible for our Autistic child, accommodations not given from the 504 plan. PTA wanted to raise money for things that taxes paid for, ridiculous. Way to many activities at night. The playground had nothing for kids in the upper grades. Not enough para support. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Helen Keller Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	562	16	29	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	616
1989	594	26	30	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	660
1990	611	21	40	15	3	n/a	n/a	0	690
1991	511	18	34	12	3	n/a	n/a	0	578
1992	580	12	43	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	655
1993	529	18	34	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	595
1994	506	17	33	12	4	n/a	n/a	0	572
1995	464	12	42	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	540
1996	464	12	42	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	540
1997	455	11	48	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	533
1998	435	19	43	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	523
1999	436	17	33	21	5	n/a	n/a	0	512
2000	398	21	36	17	7	n/a	n/a	0	479
2001	416	32	36	26	8	n/a	n/a	0	518
2002	361	27	54	32	8	n/a	n/a	0	482
2003	361	27	54	32	8	n/a	n/a	0	482
2004	313	19	55	30	6	n/a	n/a	0	423
2005	291	20	41	36	8	n/a	n/a	5	401
2006	273	22	40	42	5	n/a	n/a	8	390
2007	252	15	49	28	2	n/a	n/a	12	358
2008	229	13	46	36	4	n/a	n/a	19	347
2009	231	13	50	34	3	n/a	n/a	22	353
2010	214	25	59	43	0	n/a	n/a	8	349
2011	253	13	40	53	0	5	24	0	388
2012	220	18	49	49	0	2	40	0	378
2013	181	18	35	38	0	1	36	0	309
2014	199	17	44	51	2	2	34	0	349
2015	192	13	46	58	2	2	47	0	360
2016	205	11	41	58	2	2	48	0	367
2017	219	14	47	58	2	2	53	0	395
2018	207	10	30	55	3	2	56	0	363
2019	191	13	26	52	3	1	46	0	332
2020	175	9	29	48	2	0	48	0	311
2021	168	7	31	44	0	0	52	0	302
2022	154	8	41	43	0	1	53	0	300
2023	150	7	53	61	0	1	56	0	328

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 Helen Keller Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	616	28.0	22.0	0
1989	660	29.0	22.7	n/a
1990	690	31.0	22.2	0
1991	578	31.4	18.4	n/a
1992	655	32.0	20.4	n/a
1993	595	28.0	21.3	n/a
1994	572	27.3	21.0	n/a
1995	540	25.3	21.3	n/a
1996	540	25.3	21.3	n/a
1997	533	26.8	19.9	n/a
1998	523	25.9	20.2	n/a
1999	512	23.6	21.7	n/a
2000	479	23.9	20.0	n/a
2001	518	25.0	20.7	n/a
2002	482	26.7	18.1	19.5
2003	482	26.7	18.1	19.5
2004	423	24.0	17.6	22.9
2005	401	24.5	16.4	23
2006	390	23.2	16.8	24.9
2007	358	23.9	15.0	24.9
2008	347	23.1	15.0	31.7
2009	353	23.1	15.3	30.5
2010	349	22.1	15.7	29
2011	388	25.2	15.3	24.2
2012	378	21.2	17.8	30.2
2013	309	18.5	16.7	28.2
2014	349	n/a	n/a	29.5
2015	360	27.0	13.3	29.2
2016	367	23.0	15.9	26.4
2017	395	26.2	15.0	20.8
2018	363	27.1	13.3	22.3
2019	332	25.7	12.8	22.9
2020	311	25.6	12.1	19
2021	302	25.8	11.6	20.5
2022	300	24.2	12.3	18.7
2023	328	26.5	12.3	25.9

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 Helen Keller Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	616	28.0	22.0	0
1989	660	29.0	22.7	n/a
1990	690	31.0	22.2	0
1991	578	31.4	18.4	n/a
1992	655	32.0	20.4	n/a
1993	595	28.0	21.3	n/a
1994	572	27.3	21.0	n/a
1995	540	25.3	21.3	n/a
1996	540	25.3	21.3	n/a
1997	533	26.8	19.9	n/a
1998	523	25.9	20.2	n/a
1999	512	23.6	21.7	n/a
2000	479	23.9	20.0	n/a
2001	518	25.0	20.7	n/a
2002	482	26.7	18.1	19.5
2003	482	26.7	18.1	19.5
2004	423	24.0	17.6	22.9
2005	401	24.5	16.4	23
2006	390	23.2	16.8	24.9
2007	358	23.9	15.0	24.9
2008	347	23.1	15.0	31.7
2009	353	23.1	15.3	30.5
2010	349	22.1	15.7	29
2011	388	25.2	15.3	24.2
2012	378	21.2	17.8	30.2
2013	309	18.5	16.7	28.2
2014	349	n/a	n/a	29.5
2015	360	27.0	13.3	29.2
2016	367	23.0	15.9	26.4
2017	395	26.2	15.0	20.8
2018	363	27.1	13.3	22.3
2019	332	25.7	12.8	22.9
2020	311	25.6	12.1	19
2021	302	25.8	11.6	20.5
2022	300	24.2	12.3	18.7
2023	328	26.5	12.3	25.9

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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