Is Lafayette Elementary School a good school?

Lafayette Elementary School ranks 166 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lafayette Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 476 students attended Lafayette Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Elementary School?

Students at Lafayette Elementary School are 58% White, 17% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lafayette Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Madison Middle School High : West Seattle High School

Lafayette Elementary School

Summary:

Lafayette Elementary School is a public elementary school in Seattle, Washington, serving 476 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Seattle School District No. 1, Lafayette consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with 68.42% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 71.93% proficient in Math.

Lafayette's student population is more diverse than nearby schools, with a higher percentage of White (58.19%) and multi-racial (17.44%) students. However, the school has a lower percentage of African American (5.04%), Hispanic (13.24%), and Asian (5.04%) students compared to the surrounding area. Additionally, Lafayette has a relatively low percentage of economically disadvantaged students, at 16.18%, in contrast to nearby schools like West Seattle Elementary (81.89%) and Sanislo Elementary (65.32%).

Despite the socioeconomic disparity, Lafayette Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Washington elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This recognition reflects the school's strong academic performance, which is likely attributed to factors such as a robust curriculum, dedicated teachers, and a supportive learning environment. The diverse student population and the school's consistent high ranking make Lafayette Elementary an interesting case study within the Seattle School District No. 1.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

2645 California Av SW
Seattle, WA 98116-2404

(206) 252-9500

District: Seattle School District No. 1

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,137

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Middle School
High:	West Seattle High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.4

Number of students: 476

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.2%

Two or more races:

17.4%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 16.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lafayette Elementary School ranks better than 85.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 29^th among 71 ranked elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.67. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Lafayette Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (58.2%), two or more races (17.4%), Hispanic (13.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 16.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lafayette Elementary School is 16.4. 61 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lafayette Elementary School is $20,137. 56 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lafayette Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lafayette Elementary School 166^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Lafayette 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 Lafayette Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lafayette Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	83.50	122^nd	1026	88.1%
2005	92.48	33^rd	1031	96.8%
2006	86.94	82^nd	1051	92.2%
2007	93.41	35^th	1069	96.7%
2008	92.06	40^th	1067	96.3%
2009	93.35	30^th	1072	97.2%
2010	89.53	68^th	1088	93.8%
2011	87.51	92^nd	1092	91.6%
2012	89.23	64^th	1097	94.2%
2013	83.07	136^th	1106	87.7%
2015	87.94	106^th	1067	90.1%
2016	79.82	192^nd	1053	81.8%
2017	79.17	205^th	1056	80.6%
2018	74.72	260^th	1054	75.3%
2019	79.02	218^th	1130	80.7%
2021	82.60	180^th	1107	83.7%
2022	83.10	186^th	1169	84.1%
2023	79.43	225^th	1169	80.8%
2024	84.67	166^th	1168	85.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lafayette Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	70.32	29^th	128	77.3%
2022	82.62	32^nd	252	87.3%
2023	78.10	31^st	194	84.0%
2024	78.98	20^th	188	89.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lafayette Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	66.92	128^th	566	77.4%
2021	48.36	81^st	158	48.7%
2022	53.80	166^th	478	65.3%
2023	48.10	148^th	308	51.9%
2024	79.62	41^st	339	87.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lafayette Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	54.99	440^th	979	55.1%
2021	52.00	351^st	854	58.9%
2022	44.14	554^th	1019	45.6%
2023	65.35	290^th	1013	71.4%
2024	75.57	172^nd	1024	83.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Lafayette Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	82.69	140^th	1004	86.1%
2019	83.24	148^th	1068	86.1%
2021	69.44	267^th	1008	73.5%
2022	74.51	258^th	1100	76.5%
2023	79.15	206^th	1094	81.2%
2024	85.23	141^st	1093	87.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Lafayette Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	66.02	335^th	999	66.5%
2019	73.45	270^th	1075	74.9%
2021	88.12	121^st	1025	88.2%
2022	86.52	135^th	1113	87.9%
2023	77.19	225^th	1099	79.5%
2024	83.81	156^th	1099	85.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lafayette Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	66.72	155^th	633	75.5%
2024	90.31	19^th	651	97.1%

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Rank History for White students at Lafayette Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.00	192^nd	833	77.0%
2019	82.73	141^st	1027	86.3%
2021	76.17	197^th	943	79.1%
2022	79.92	185^th	1031	82.1%
2023	73.65	261^st	1011	74.2%
2024	80.35	172^nd	1009	83.0%

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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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Reviews:

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, August 27, 2012

My two children love Lafayette. We had considered going to the APP school, but when we compared pros/cons we just couldn't justify leaving a school with so many resources and opportunities for our children. Although we have undergone some changes in leadership recently, the strength's of the school remain. Strong parent involvement, dedicated teachers and resources to hep our children succeed. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Lafayette Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	167	66	107	19	9	n/a	n/a	0	368
1989	196	64	102	19	11	n/a	n/a	0	392
1990	232	37	111	21	13	n/a	n/a	0	414
1991	212	42	134	23	15	n/a	n/a	0	426
1992	202	43	126	29	17	n/a	n/a	0	417
1993	204	45	134	35	13	n/a	n/a	0	431
1994	224	50	121	32	13	n/a	n/a	0	440
1995	226	73	118	45	19	n/a	n/a	0	481
1996	226	73	118	45	19	n/a	n/a	0	481
1997	248	73	109	54	20	n/a	n/a	0	504
1998	224	57	98	47	20	n/a	n/a	0	446
1999	255	54	95	37	17	n/a	n/a	0	458
2000	255	51	91	32	6	n/a	n/a	0	435
2001	283	48	67	31	7	n/a	n/a	0	436
2002	273	50	58	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	414
2003	273	50	58	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	414
2004	282	43	51	35	8	n/a	n/a	0	419
2005	304	34	60	29	10	n/a	n/a	0	437
2006	312	29	73	28	11	n/a	n/a	0	453
2007	310	32	76	22	14	n/a	n/a	0	454
2008	316	27	71	22	9	n/a	n/a	0	445
2009	319	21	73	31	6	n/a	n/a	0	450
2010	387	28	80	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	522
2011	379	29	65	35	3	2	11	0	524
2012	382	34	52	36	3	1	39	0	547
2013	372	37	45	45	2	1	46	0	548
2014	355	46	45	50	0	1	65	0	562
2015	328	43	36	42	2	2	52	0	505
2016	321	40	39	34	1	2	51	0	488
2017	296	27	35	32	2	0	58	0	450
2018	272	24	28	30	3	0	48	0	405
2019	285	16	22	29	3	1	64	0	420
2020	281	21	16	34	2	3	77	1	435
2021	247	29	24	37	2	1	87	2	429
2022	274	24	23	49	1	3	82	1	457
2023	277	24	24	63	1	3	83	1	476

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 Lafayette Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	368	22.0	16.7	0
1989	392	22.0	17.8	n/a
1990	414	21.5	19.2	0
1991	426	21.0	20.2	n/a
1992	417	20.5	20.3	n/a
1993	431	20.5	21.0	n/a
1994	440	22.5	19.6	n/a
1995	481	24.8	19.4	n/a
1996	481	24.8	19.4	n/a
1997	504	25.6	19.7	n/a
1998	446	24.5	18.2	n/a
1999	458	21.5	21.3	n/a
2000	435	21.5	20.2	n/a
2001	436	22.0	19.8	n/a
2002	414	21.9	18.9	13.8
2003	414	21.9	18.9	13.8
2004	419	21.0	20.0	12.9
2005	437	21.0	20.8	12.8
2006	453	22.5	20.1	10.4
2007	454	22.4	20.3	13.9
2008	445	23.3	19.1	10.8
2009	450	23.3	19.3	9.8
2010	522	25.3	20.6	12.8
2011	524	25.8	20.3	15.1
2012	547	27.6	19.8	17.9
2013	548	29.0	18.8	19.3
2014	562	n/a	n/a	25.1
2015	505	32.0	15.7	23.2
2016	488	24.0	20.3	20.5
2017	450	25.1	17.9	22.2
2018	405	22.5	17.9	14.8
2019	420	25.1	16.6	13.1
2020	435	25.9	16.7	13.3
2021	429	27.6	15.5	13.3
2022	457	27.6	16.5	14.4
2023	476	29.0	16.4	16.2

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 Lafayette Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	368	22.0	16.7	0
1989	392	22.0	17.8	n/a
1990	414	21.5	19.2	0
1991	426	21.0	20.2	n/a
1992	417	20.5	20.3	n/a
1993	431	20.5	21.0	n/a
1994	440	22.5	19.6	n/a
1995	481	24.8	19.4	n/a
1996	481	24.8	19.4	n/a
1997	504	25.6	19.7	n/a
1998	446	24.5	18.2	n/a
1999	458	21.5	21.3	n/a
2000	435	21.5	20.2	n/a
2001	436	22.0	19.8	n/a
2002	414	21.9	18.9	13.8
2003	414	21.9	18.9	13.8
2004	419	21.0	20.0	12.9
2005	437	21.0	20.8	12.8
2006	453	22.5	20.1	10.4
2007	454	22.4	20.3	13.9
2008	445	23.3	19.1	10.8
2009	450	23.3	19.3	9.8
2010	522	25.3	20.6	12.8
2011	524	25.8	20.3	15.1
2012	547	27.6	19.8	17.9
2013	548	29.0	18.8	19.3
2014	562	n/a	n/a	25.1
2015	505	32.0	15.7	23.2
2016	488	24.0	20.3	20.5
2017	450	25.1	17.9	22.2
2018	405	22.5	17.9	14.8
2019	420	25.1	16.6	13.1
2020	435	25.9	16.7	13.3
2021	429	27.6	15.5	13.3
2022	457	27.6	16.5	14.4
2023	476	29.0	16.4	16.2

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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