Is Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary a good school?

Yes! Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 46 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 508 students attended Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary?

Students at Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary are 53% Asian, 36% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Inglewood Middle School High : Eastlake High School

Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary

Summary:

Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary is a highly-rated public elementary school in Sammamish, Washington, serving 508 students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Lake Washington School District, which is ranked 4th out of 247 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Washington, with a statewide ranking between 1st and 46th out of over 1,100 schools over the past decade. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 46th in the state and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 83.8% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 78.52% proficient or better in math, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. The school's diverse student population, with a large Asian student representation, also performs well across different subgroups.

Compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Samantha Smith Elementary and Christa McAuliffe Elementary in the Lake Washington School District, as well as schools in the Bellevue School District like Ardmore Elementary, Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary stands out as a top-performing institution. The school's low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at just 3.15%, suggests it serves a relatively affluent community, which likely contributes to its strong academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

3225 - 205th PL NE
Sammamish, WA 98074-4374

(425) 936-2520

District: Lake Washington School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,743

Students who attend Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Inglewood Middle School
High:	Eastlake High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.4

Number of students: 508

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.1%

White:

35.6%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 4.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary ranks better than 96.1% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 9^th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.37. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (53.1%), White (35.6%), Hispanic (5.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 4.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary is 18.4. 26 elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary employs 27.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary is $18,743. 21 elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary 46^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

Asian 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 Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	95.59	16^th	1026	98.4%
2005	96.73	6^th	1031	99.4%
2006	95.69	7^th	1051	99.3%
2007	96.47	9^th	1069	99.2%
2008	96.39	7^th	1067	99.3%
2009	94.60	19^th	1072	98.2%
2010	92.51	38^th	1088	96.5%
2011	92.77	32^nd	1092	97.1%
2012	91.77	38^th	1097	96.5%
2013	91.27	40^th	1106	96.4%
2015	98.19	1^st	1067	99.9%
2016	97.40	5^th	1053	99.5%
2017	96.57	15^th	1056	98.6%
2018	96.98	14^th	1054	98.7%
2019	95.56	23^rd	1130	98.0%
2021	98.74	12^th	1107	98.9%
2022	95.83	36^th	1169	96.9%
2023	95.68	42^nd	1169	96.4%
2024	95.37	46^th	1168	96.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	95.68	18^th	1004	98.2%
2019	93.77	34^th	1068	96.8%
2021	98.03	19^th	1008	98.1%
2022	93.86	49^th	1100	95.5%
2023	95.24	35^th	1094	96.8%
2024	94.59	43^rd	1093	96.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	96.18	15^th	999	98.5%
2019	94.48	27^th	1075	97.5%
2021	98.45	7^th	1025	99.3%
2022	95.58	33^rd	1113	97.0%
2023	94.91	43^rd	1099	96.1%
2024	95.51	31^st	1099	97.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2022	89.22	13^th	187	93.0%
2023	87.18	20^th	170	88.2%
2024	87.72	21^st	163	87.1%

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Rank History for White students at Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	90.70	28^th	833	96.6%
2019	87.70	74^th	1027	92.8%
2021	94.81	24^th	943	97.5%
2022	81.12	167^th	1031	83.8%
2023	82.66	148^th	1011	85.4%
2024	77.51	210^th	1009	79.2%

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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

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.2)

80%

20%

Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, August 21, 2015

teachers take great care of the students Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Quest program at Blackwell is the best. Mr. Egawa and Ms. Chen are excellent teachers. First grade teachers team is second to none and very well attentive to each and individual student needs. The music program at Blackwell is very well organized. Parent volunteer and participation of PSTA is excellent. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

I went to Elizabeth Blackwell from 4th through 6th. It was a great school and it may have been to the best school I went to. The only problem was the food was expensive and it was never very good so I just brought lunch to school. It feeds into Inglewood Junior High that will be Inglewood Middle School as the school district is moving 6th grade up to middle school and 9th grade up to high school. After Inglewood students go to Eastlake whigh is becoming a 4 year high school because 9th grade is going to Eastlake High School. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	414	2	24	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	451
2000	458	3	38	8	4	n/a	n/a	0	511
2001	473	5	49	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	536
2002	517	12	64	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	608
2003	517	12	64	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	608
2004	527	14	79	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	636
2005	468	10	70	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	563
2006	437	8	79	14	1	n/a	n/a	8	547
2007	452	6	89	14	1	n/a	n/a	9	571
2008	435	9	90	16	1	n/a	n/a	12	563
2009	436	8	92	15	2	n/a	n/a	23	576
2010	408	6	91	19	2	n/a	n/a	29	555
2011	391	6	79	27	1	1	15	0	520
2012	326	5	81	26	1	1	24	0	464
2013	257	2	67	25	0	0	26	0	377
2014	264	2	65	26	0	2	32	0	391
2015	268	2	111	25	0	1	32	0	439
2016	288	6	184	33	0	0	24	0	535
2017	265	3	202	36	0	0	29	0	535
2018	255	4	224	38	0	0	37	0	558
2019	217	5	228	40	0	0	34	0	524
2020	229	8	243	36	0	0	39	0	555
2021	199	8	245	30	1	0	37	0	520
2022	175	6	224	22	1	0	31	0	459
2023	175	5	270	25	1	0	31	1	508
2024	181	3	270	28	1	0	25	0	508

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 Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	451	20.1	22.4	n/a
2000	511	22.9	22.3	n/a
2001	536	26.0	20.6	n/a
2002	608	29.9	20.3	0.5
2003	608	29.9	20.3	0.5
2004	636	31.0	20.5	1.4
2005	563	31.1	18.1	1.6
2006	547	26.1	21.0	1.5
2007	571	27.2	21.0	0.9
2008	563	29.3	19.2	0.7
2009	576	29.3	19.7	0.5
2010	555	26.8	20.7	1.5
2011	520	25.1	20.6	1.5
2012	464	24.1	19.2	1.3
2013	377	20.6	18.3	0.8
2014	391	n/a	n/a	0.8
2015	439	29.0	15.1	1.4
2016	535	27.0	19.8	2.2
2017	535	31.2	17.1	2.1
2018	558	31.1	17.8	1.8
2019	524	28.3	18.4	1.3
2020	555	29.6	18.7	1.6
2021	520	29.1	17.8	0.8
2022	459	28.6	16.0	2.2
2023	508	27.9	18.1	3.1
2024	508	27.5	18.4	4.5

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 Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	451	20.1	22.4	n/a
2000	511	22.9	22.3	n/a
2001	536	26.0	20.6	n/a
2002	608	29.9	20.3	0.5
2003	608	29.9	20.3	0.5
2004	636	31.0	20.5	1.4
2005	563	31.1	18.1	1.6
2006	547	26.1	21.0	1.5
2007	571	27.2	21.0	0.9
2008	563	29.3	19.2	0.7
2009	576	29.3	19.7	0.5
2010	555	26.8	20.7	1.5
2011	520	25.1	20.6	1.5
2012	464	24.1	19.2	1.3
2013	377	20.6	18.3	0.8
2014	391	n/a	n/a	0.8
2015	439	29.0	15.1	1.4
2016	535	27.0	19.8	2.2
2017	535	31.2	17.1	2.1
2018	558	31.1	17.8	1.8
2019	524	28.3	18.4	1.3
2020	555	29.6	18.7	1.6
2021	520	29.1	17.8	0.8
2022	459	28.6	16.0	2.2
2023	508	27.9	18.1	3.1
2024	508	27.5	18.4	4.5

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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