Is Arbor Heights Elementary School a good school?

Arbor Heights Elementary School ranks 390 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arbor Heights Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 512 students attended Arbor Heights Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Arbor Heights Elementary School?

Students at Arbor Heights Elementary School are 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Arbor Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arbor Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : David T. Denny International Middle School High : Chief Sealth International High School

Arbor Heights Elementary School

Summary:

Arbor Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school in Seattle, Washington, serving 512 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Seattle School District No. 1, which is ranked 48th out of 247 districts in the state.

Arbor Heights Elementary consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with particularly strong results in 5th-grade. The school's academic performance is strongest for its White and male student populations, ranking in the top 30% and top 37% of Washington elementary schools, respectively. However, the school faces challenges in addressing the needs of its Hispanic, multi-racial, special education, and low-socioeconomic status students, who perform relatively weaker compared to their peers. Arbor Heights has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, likely due to these emerging achievement gaps.

When compared to nearby schools in the Seattle School District, such as Concord International School and Roxhill Elementary School, Arbor Heights outperforms them in academic proficiency. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in the Highline School District, such as Gatewood Elementary and West Seattle Elementary.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

3701 SW 104th Street
Seattle, WA 98146

(206) 252-9250

District: Seattle School District No. 1

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,060

Students who attend Arbor Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	David T. Denny International Middle School
High:	Chief Sealth International High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.5

Number of students: 512

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

12.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Arbor Heights Elementary School ranks better than 66.6% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 43^rd among 71 ranked elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.65. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Arbor Heights Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (63.5%), Hispanic (15.8%), two or more races (12.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 20.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Arbor Heights Elementary School is 14.5. 38 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Arbor Heights Elementary School employs 35.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Arbor Heights Elementary School is $22,060. 39 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arbor Heights Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Arbor Heights Elementary School 390^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Arbor Heights Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Seattle School District No. 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Seattle School District No. 1 48^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Arbor Heights Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Arbor Heights Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	50.80	522^nd	1026	49.1%
2005	50.63	522^nd	1031	49.4%
2006	30.44	795^th	1051	24.4%
2007	45.37	616^th	1069	42.4%
2008	36.00	733^rd	1067	31.3%
2009	37.61	736^th	1072	31.3%
2010	23.79	905^th	1088	16.8%
2011	44.75	627^th	1092	42.6%
2012	50.02	587^th	1097	46.5%
2013	54.54	533^rd	1106	51.8%
2015	52.94	494^th	1067	53.7%
2016	46.42	581^st	1053	44.8%
2017	53.76	489^th	1056	53.7%
2018	51.90	508^th	1054	51.8%
2019	58.30	467^th	1130	58.7%
2021	69.55	310^th	1107	72.0%
2022	67.69	347^th	1169	70.3%
2023	61.44	419^th	1169	64.2%
2024	64.65	390^th	1168	66.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Arbor Heights Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.75	139^th	212	34.4%
2019	54.54	147^th	303	51.5%
2023	47.05	105^th	194	45.9%
2024	29.05	150^th	188	20.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Arbor Heights Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.50	219^th	637	65.6%
2019	38.64	319^th	566	43.6%
2021	42.96	96^th	158	39.2%
2022	44.03	234^th	478	51.0%
2023	36.92	205^th	308	33.4%
2024	53.92	140^th	339	58.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Arbor Heights Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	34.04	608^th	835	27.2%
2019	27.90	778^th	979	20.5%
2021	43.64	451^st	854	47.2%
2022	53.11	431^st	1019	57.7%
2023	37.43	658^th	1013	35.0%
2024	46.55	556^th	1024	45.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Arbor Heights Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.59	506^th	1004	49.6%
2019	55.81	491^st	1068	54.0%
2021	60.28	369^th	1008	63.4%
2022	63.35	373^rd	1100	66.1%
2023	58.58	420^th	1094	61.6%
2024	63.67	355^th	1093	67.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Arbor Heights Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.75	471^st	999	52.9%
2019	59.40	426^th	1075	60.4%
2021	75.25	238^th	1025	76.8%
2022	71.79	289^th	1113	74.0%
2023	62.30	377^th	1099	65.7%
2024	64.06	370^th	1099	66.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Arbor Heights Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	58.93	134^th	501	73.3%
2022	57.69	230^th	694	66.9%
2023	42.18	373^rd	633	41.1%
2024	43.07	388^th	651	40.4%

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Rank History for White students at Arbor Heights Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.67	380^th	833	54.4%
2019	60.82	408^th	1027	60.3%
2021	73.04	230^th	943	75.6%
2022	71.13	288^th	1031	72.1%
2023	67.06	320^th	1011	68.3%
2024	68.26	302^nd	1009	70.1%

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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 Arbor Heights Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	116	36	53	16	13	n/a	n/a	0	234
1989	116	34	47	12	8	n/a	n/a	0	217
1990	149	41	27	16	7	n/a	n/a	0	240
1991	149	45	60	27	9	n/a	n/a	0	290
1992	165	44	94	44	11	n/a	n/a	0	358
1993	190	35	108	49	14	n/a	n/a	0	396
1994	208	26	93	57	22	n/a	n/a	0	406
1995	225	25	94	47	13	n/a	n/a	0	404
1996	225	25	94	47	13	n/a	n/a	0	404
1997	224	30	95	49	11	n/a	n/a	0	409
1998	233	35	96	49	14	n/a	n/a	0	427
1999	239	41	85	49	9	n/a	n/a	0	423
2000	249	46	79	38	17	n/a	n/a	0	429
2001	250	49	66	45	23	n/a	n/a	0	433
2002	232	40	62	53	14	n/a	n/a	0	401
2003	232	40	62	53	14	n/a	n/a	0	401
2004	226	47	68	50	14	n/a	n/a	0	405
2005	209	38	57	48	12	n/a	n/a	0	364
2006	194	33	46	46	9	n/a	n/a	0	328
2007	176	30	41	45	6	n/a	n/a	0	298
2008	173	31	45	54	5	n/a	n/a	0	308
2009	172	29	41	47	7	n/a	n/a	0	296
2010	185	60	44	47	7	n/a	n/a	0	343
2011	203	64	50	47	5	5	2	0	376
2012	209	47	39	45	2	1	20	0	363
2013	203	35	30	37	2	2	27	0	336
2014	214	41	23	38	4	1	37	0	358
2015	208	40	19	44	3	2	44	0	360
2016	244	42	27	47	2	2	44	0	408
2017	274	42	29	54	2	1	51	0	453
2018	311	35	34	60	1	1	71	0	513
2019	352	31	36	66	2	2	93	0	582
2020	363	23	34	72	2	2	96	1	593
2021	347	21	29	73	1	2	82	0	555
2022	335	16	30	78	1	2	65	1	528
2023	325	16	25	81	2	1	62	0	512

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 Arbor Heights Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	234	15.0	15.6	0
1989	217	14.0	15.5	n/a
1990	240	14.0	17.1	0
1991	290	14.5	20.0	n/a
1992	358	21.5	16.6	n/a
1993	396	22.5	17.6	n/a
1994	406	23.0	17.7	n/a
1995	404	24.5	16.5	n/a
1996	404	24.5	16.5	n/a
1997	409	22.0	18.6	n/a
1998	427	22.5	19.0	n/a
1999	423	22.0	19.2	n/a
2000	429	22.0	19.5	n/a
2001	433	22.0	19.7	n/a
2002	401	22.8	17.6	31.2
2003	401	22.8	17.6	31.2
2004	405	21.0	19.3	33.1
2005	364	21.0	17.3	31.6
2006	328	19.5	16.8	37.5
2007	298	18.0	16.6	34.6
2008	308	19.0	16.2	31.8
2009	296	19.0	15.6	34.5
2010	343	20.0	17.1	39.9
2011	376	20.0	18.8	40.2
2012	363	20.5	17.6	40.5
2013	336	20.6	16.3	38.4
2014	358	n/a	n/a	38.8
2015	360	27.0	13.3	31.4
2016	408	24.0	17.0	24
2017	453	28.2	16.0	28
2018	513	31.7	16.1	23.2
2019	582	37.5	15.4	19.1
2020	593	36.3	16.3	19.4
2021	555	39.0	14.2	15
2022	528	37.7	14.0	14.8
2023	512	35.2	14.5	20.9

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 Arbor Heights Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	234	15.0	15.6	0
1989	217	14.0	15.5	n/a
1990	240	14.0	17.1	0
1991	290	14.5	20.0	n/a
1992	358	21.5	16.6	n/a
1993	396	22.5	17.6	n/a
1994	406	23.0	17.7	n/a
1995	404	24.5	16.5	n/a
1996	404	24.5	16.5	n/a
1997	409	22.0	18.6	n/a
1998	427	22.5	19.0	n/a
1999	423	22.0	19.2	n/a
2000	429	22.0	19.5	n/a
2001	433	22.0	19.7	n/a
2002	401	22.8	17.6	31.2
2003	401	22.8	17.6	31.2
2004	405	21.0	19.3	33.1
2005	364	21.0	17.3	31.6
2006	328	19.5	16.8	37.5
2007	298	18.0	16.6	34.6
2008	308	19.0	16.2	31.8
2009	296	19.0	15.6	34.5
2010	343	20.0	17.1	39.9
2011	376	20.0	18.8	40.2
2012	363	20.5	17.6	40.5
2013	336	20.6	16.3	38.4
2014	358	n/a	n/a	38.8
2015	360	27.0	13.3	31.4
2016	408	24.0	17.0	24
2017	453	28.2	16.0	28
2018	513	31.7	16.1	23.2
2019	582	37.5	15.4	19.1
2020	593	36.3	16.3	19.4
2021	555	39.0	14.2	15
2022	528	37.7	14.0	14.8
2023	512	35.2	14.5	20.9

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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