Is Sacajawea Elementary School a good school?

Sacajawea Elementary School ranks 550 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sacajawea Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 216 students attended Sacajawea Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sacajawea Elementary School?

Students at Sacajawea Elementary School are 52% White, 16% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sacajawea Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sacajawea Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Jane Addams Middle School High : Nathan Hale High School

Sacajawea Elementary School

Summary:

Sacajawea Elementary School is a public elementary school in Seattle, Washington, serving 216 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Seattle School District No. 1, which is ranked 48 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Sacajawea has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools like Loyal Heights Elementary and Wedgwood Elementary. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. Sacajawea's White students and Special Education students perform relatively better, but the school's performance for Low Socioeconomic Status students is in the bottom 30% of Washington elementary schools. The school has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $15,790 in 2019-2020 to $27,301 in 2021-2022.

Sacajawea's academic performance is lower than the nearby high-performing schools like Loyal Heights Elementary, Wedgwood Elementary, and Thornton Creek Elementary, which often have proficiency rates exceeding 70-80%. However, the school's support for Special Education students has improved, and the increased funding may indicate a focus on improving resources and support for the students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

9501 20 Av NE
Seattle, WA 98115-2330

(206) 252-5550

District: Seattle School District No. 1

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,301

Students who attend Sacajawea Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jane Addams Middle School
High:	Nathan Hale High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 216

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

Two or more races:

15.7%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.7%

See top rated Washington elementary schools

Compare Sacajawea Elementary School to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Sacajawea Elementary School ranks better than 52.9% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 50^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 50.96. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Sacajawea Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.9%), two or more races (15.7%), Hispanic (14.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sacajawea Elementary School is 13.8, which is the 31^st best among 71 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Sacajawea Elementary School employs 15.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sacajawea Elementary School is $27,301, which is the 13^th highest among 71 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sacajawea Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sacajawea Elementary School 550^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Sacajawea Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Seattle School District No. 1:

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

Average Parent Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Sacajawea Elementary School.

What do you think?

Your rating for Sacajawea Elementary School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Sacajawea Elementary School

Compare

Rank History for all students at Sacajawea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	72.15	234^th	1026	77.2%
2005	37.50	698^th	1031	32.3%
2006	69.60	273^rd	1051	74.0%
2007	68.93	297^th	1069	72.2%
2008	72.70	253^rd	1067	76.3%
2009	54.65	487^th	1072	54.6%
2010	67.31	316^th	1088	71.0%
2011	76.12	200^th	1092	81.7%
2012	70.36	296^th	1097	73.0%
2013	69.57	311^th	1106	71.9%
2015	55.15	462^nd	1067	56.7%
2016	40.62	653^rd	1053	38.0%
2017	44.05	606^th	1056	42.6%
2018	48.92	539^th	1054	48.9%
2019	59.11	458^th	1130	59.5%
2021	56.47	447^th	1107	59.6%
2022	60.05	424^th	1169	63.7%
2023	59.86	440^th	1169	62.4%
2024	50.96	550^th	1168	52.9%

See the entire list of Washington Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at Sacajawea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	54.84	231^st	637	63.7%
2019	57.29	182^nd	566	67.8%
2022	63.27	118^th	478	75.3%

See the entire list of Best Washington Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.43	696^th	835	16.6%

See the entire list of Best Washington Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Sacajawea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	46.76	559^th	1004	44.3%
2019	69.21	323^rd	1068	69.8%
2021	61.29	357^th	1008	64.6%
2022	63.96	366^th	1100	66.7%
2023	64.09	367^th	1094	66.5%
2024	47.14	558^th	1093	48.9%

See the entire list of Best Washington Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Sacajawea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.84	502^nd	999	49.7%
2019	49.42	548^th	1075	49.0%
2021	48.49	485^th	1025	52.7%
2022	55.96	449^th	1113	59.7%
2023	53.16	471^st	1099	57.1%
2024	42.24	619^th	1099	43.7%

See the entire list of Best Washington Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for White students at Sacajawea Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.44	409^th	833	50.9%
2019	61.32	401^st	1027	61.0%
2021	45.66	505^th	943	46.4%
2022	56.82	424^th	1031	58.9%
2023	63.33	359^th	1011	64.5%
2024	57.73	412^th	1009	59.2%

See the entire list of Best Washington Elementary Schools for White Students!

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)

75%

25%

Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Our children have been students at Sacajawea Elementary for 4 years now, and we LOVE the school. My children are considered Advanced Learners and they are receiving the support that they need academically and are thriving. The school provides so much support for students of all academic and developmental levels, is doing so much equity work, and the school culture and community is very positive and close. As a small school, teachers are able to support all of their students. We are very happy here! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Our son had a fabulous Kindergarten year here. Staff in his classroom and in the whole school really work to create an expectation of kindness and community among the students. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Disappointing and frustrating. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, December 8, 2016

Test scores reflect the average of all scores not the work of individual students. Sacajawea is committed to helping every student thrive and creates support for each individual learner. This kind of dedication and success rarely demonstrates itself in standardized testing which is often flawed or needlessly wordy to impress school boards. However, these tests only confuse students who actually do know the skill being tested. Sacajawea students routinely demonstrate improvement through the school year and move forward at or above grade level learning. Students enjoy school and most look forward to their time at school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sacajawea Elementary School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	180	79	20	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	298
1989	186	77	14	10	9	n/a	n/a	0	296
1990	203	43	19	8	11	n/a	n/a	0	284
1991	201	49	27	17	16	n/a	n/a	0	310
1992	181	50	33	26	14	n/a	n/a	0	304
1993	170	59	31	16	10	n/a	n/a	0	286
1994	152	52	27	11	10	n/a	n/a	0	252
1995	149	53	30	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	248
1996	149	53	30	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	248
1997	156	50	27	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	252
1998	173	50	21	17	8	n/a	n/a	0	269
1999	181	37	25	34	9	n/a	n/a	0	286
2000	162	34	39	40	9	n/a	n/a	0	284
2001	159	34	38	30	6	n/a	n/a	0	267
2002	174	27	51	31	8	n/a	n/a	0	291
2003	174	27	51	31	8	n/a	n/a	0	291
2004	166	22	61	35	5	n/a	n/a	0	289
2005	178	22	47	33	7	n/a	n/a	0	287
2006	189	21	57	34	8	n/a	n/a	0	309
2007	214	27	50	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	326
2008	204	36	51	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	322
2009	204	38	55	41	2	n/a	n/a	0	340
2010	197	34	47	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	310
2011	175	25	39	29	3	0	1	0	272
2012	158	20	28	29	2	0	23	0	260
2013	159	19	26	30	1	0	25	0	260
2014	161	13	28	22	1	0	24	0	249
2015	161	24	25	30	0	0	26	0	266
2016	151	22	24	26	0	0	34	0	257
2017	150	25	28	29	0	0	33	0	265
2018	138	23	25	38	0	0	30	0	254
2019	132	10	32	36	1	0	37	0	248
2020	132	15	19	42	3	0	41	0	252
2021	115	17	11	35	2	0	36	1	217
2022	103	17	10	22	1	0	26	0	179
2023	112	23	15	31	1	0	34	0	216

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 Sacajawea Elementary School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	298	15.0	19.8	0
1989	296	15.0	19.7	n/a
1990	284	15.3	18.5	0
1991	310	15.0	20.6	n/a
1992	304	14.0	21.7	n/a
1993	286	15.0	19.1	n/a
1994	252	12.5	20.2	n/a
1995	248	12.0	20.7	n/a
1996	248	12.0	20.7	n/a
1997	252	11.5	21.9	n/a
1998	269	12.0	22.4	n/a
1999	286	12.5	22.9	n/a
2000	284	13.7	20.7	n/a
2001	267	12.8	20.9	n/a
2002	291	15.8	18.4	22.3
2003	291	15.8	18.4	22.3
2004	289	16.0	18.1	26.6
2005	287	16.0	17.9	27.2
2006	309	15.4	20.1	27.2
2007	326	17.0	19.2	25.8
2008	322	17.1	18.8	28
2009	340	16.9	20.1	30.3
2010	310	16.6	18.6	22.6
2011	272	16.4	16.5	20.6
2012	260	14.7	17.6	25.8
2013	260	15.5	16.7	24.2
2014	249	n/a	n/a	27.3
2015	266	20.0	13.3	27.1
2016	257	18.0	14.2	24.5
2017	265	19.9	13.3	26.8
2018	254	19.3	13.1	27.6
2019	248	19.7	12.5	27
2020	252	18.5	13.6	25.8
2021	217	19.0	11.4	24
2022	179	15.7	11.4	22.3
2023	216	15.6	13.8	28.7

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 Sacajawea Elementary School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	298	15.0	19.8	0
1989	296	15.0	19.7	n/a
1990	284	15.3	18.5	0
1991	310	15.0	20.6	n/a
1992	304	14.0	21.7	n/a
1993	286	15.0	19.1	n/a
1994	252	12.5	20.2	n/a
1995	248	12.0	20.7	n/a
1996	248	12.0	20.7	n/a
1997	252	11.5	21.9	n/a
1998	269	12.0	22.4	n/a
1999	286	12.5	22.9	n/a
2000	284	13.7	20.7	n/a
2001	267	12.8	20.9	n/a
2002	291	15.8	18.4	22.3
2003	291	15.8	18.4	22.3
2004	289	16.0	18.1	26.6
2005	287	16.0	17.9	27.2
2006	309	15.4	20.1	27.2
2007	326	17.0	19.2	25.8
2008	322	17.1	18.8	28
2009	340	16.9	20.1	30.3
2010	310	16.6	18.6	22.6
2011	272	16.4	16.5	20.6
2012	260	14.7	17.6	25.8
2013	260	15.5	16.7	24.2
2014	249	n/a	n/a	27.3
2015	266	20.0	13.3	27.1
2016	257	18.0	14.2	24.5
2017	265	19.9	13.3	26.8
2018	254	19.3	13.1	27.6
2019	248	19.7	12.5	27
2020	252	18.5	13.6	25.8
2021	217	19.0	11.4	24
2022	179	15.7	11.4	22.3
2023	216	15.6	13.8	28.7

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates