Is Genesee Hill Elementary a good school?

Yes. Genesee Hill Elementary ranks in the top 6.4% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Genesee Hill Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 519 students attended Genesee Hill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Genesee Hill Elementary?

Students at Genesee Hill Elementary are 70% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Genesee Hill Elementary attend?

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

Genesee Hill Elementary

Summary:

Genesee Hill Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Seattle, Washington, serving 519 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Seattle School District No. 1, which is ranked 48th out of 247 districts in the state.

Genesee Hill Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Washington, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly higher than the state and district averages, with 79.3% of students proficient or better in ELA compared to 52.63% statewide and 67.59% in the district. Genesee Hill's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as male students, White students, multi-racial students, and students with special needs. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with only 8.86% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to higher rates in the district and state.

Genesee Hill Elementary's academic success is further highlighted by its high per-student spending of $19,605 and low student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3 students per teacher. These resources likely contribute to the school's ability to provide a high-quality education to its diverse student population. In comparison, nearby schools like Highland Park Elementary, Roxhill Elementary, and Sanislo Elementary have lower proficiency rates and serve a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Detail:

Public K-5

5013 SW Dakota Street
Seattle, WA 98116

(206) 252-9700

District: Seattle School District No. 1

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,605

Students who attend Genesee Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Middle School
High:	West Seattle High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.3

Number of students: 519

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Two or more races:

15.0%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Genesee Hill Elementary ranks better than 93.6% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 12^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 92.82. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.7%), two or more races (15%), Hispanic (8.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 8.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Genesee Hill Elementary is 16.3. 57 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Genesee Hill Elementary employs 31.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Genesee Hill Elementary is $19,605. 63 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Genesee Hill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Genesee Hill Elementary 75^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Genesee Hill Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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.)

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Rank History for Genesee Hill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Genesee Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	78.66	168^th	1026	83.6%
2005	92.04	38^th	1031	96.3%
2006	87.29	79^th	1051	92.5%
2007	90.69	60^th	1069	94.4%
2008	86.18	88^th	1067	91.8%
2009	93.54	27^th	1072	97.5%
2010	88.27	77^th	1088	92.9%
2011	86.50	101^st	1092	90.8%
2012	73.15	257^th	1097	76.6%
2013	84.78	108^th	1106	90.2%
2015	85.11	131^st	1067	87.7%
2016	89.91	84^th	1053	92.0%
2017	89.62	90^th	1056	91.5%
2018	87.71	105^th	1054	90.0%
2019	91.45	74^th	1130	93.5%
2021	90.73	102^nd	1107	90.8%
2022	89.24	113^th	1169	90.3%
2023	92.20	91^st	1169	92.2%
2024	92.82	75^th	1168	93.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Genesee Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	89.97	10^th	303	96.7%
2021	85.69	10^th	128	92.2%
2022	71.89	70^th	252	72.2%
2023	83.48	17^th	194	91.2%
2024	88.36	10^th	188	94.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Genesee Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	85.65	56^th	637	91.2%
2019	86.58	42^nd	566	92.6%
2021	83.78	20^th	158	87.3%
2022	86.88	39^th	478	91.8%
2023	89.27	14^th	308	95.5%
2024	90.27	12^th	339	96.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Genesee Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	48.78	444^th	835	46.8%
2019	62.43	317^th	979	67.6%
2022	45.04	544^th	1019	46.6%
2023	79.30	133^rd	1013	86.9%
2024	66.61	281^st	1024	72.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Genesee Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	87.33	95^th	1004	90.5%
2019	92.99	38^th	1068	96.4%
2021	87.67	110^th	1008	89.1%
2022	87.84	117^th	1100	89.4%
2023	88.60	109^th	1094	90.0%
2024	89.42	92^nd	1093	91.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Genesee Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	85.42	123^rd	999	87.7%
2019	89.32	91^st	1075	91.5%
2021	90.48	100^th	1025	90.2%
2022	87.94	116^th	1113	89.6%
2023	93.74	54^th	1099	95.1%
2024	95.10	37^th	1099	96.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Genesee Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	92.04	27^th	697	96.1%

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Rank History for White students at Genesee Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	81.71	117^th	833	86.0%
2019	89.03	58^th	1027	94.4%
2021	90.20	63^rd	943	93.3%
2022	88.95	73^rd	1031	92.9%
2023	91.43	55^th	1011	94.6%
2024	92.36	34^th	1009	96.6%

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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: 4.5)

50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Amazing community school, incredible PTA and teachers that go above and beyond to ensure the children's best interests are upheld. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, November 29, 2010

Parents, teachers, principal and students work together to make this school what it is: Excellent.

The facilities are inadequate for the now more than 400 students, but students don't seem to mind the temporary classrooms (portables? - I'd like to see just how portable they are!).

The PTA actively raises money to fund music, art and Singapore Math which in my mind is why the school is one of the top in the state in a district that is otherwise woefully underfunded. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Genesee Hill Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	131	19	20	13	9	n/a	n/a	0	192
1989	129	19	31	11	9	n/a	n/a	0	199
1990	203	59	35	20	20	n/a	n/a	0	337
1991	202	37	34	23	20	n/a	n/a	0	316
1992	205	33	36	33	21	n/a	n/a	0	328
1993	208	26	28	43	20	n/a	n/a	0	325
1994	188	19	33	46	22	n/a	n/a	0	308
1995	184	26	50	35	15	n/a	n/a	0	310
1996	184	26	50	35	15	n/a	n/a	0	310
1997	186	28	51	28	13	n/a	n/a	0	306
1998	205	30	51	30	9	n/a	n/a	0	325
1999	213	33	52	28	12	n/a	n/a	0	338
2000	220	45	38	28	10	n/a	n/a	0	341
2001	226	31	33	22	9	n/a	n/a	0	321
2002	243	30	28	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	324
2003	243	30	28	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	324
2004	252	26	26	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	327
2005	250	25	28	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	326
2006	259	20	28	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	326
2007	264	17	33	14	6	n/a	n/a	0	334
2008	261	12	30	14	9	n/a	n/a	0	326
2009	255	11	32	14	9	n/a	n/a	0	321
2010	288	9	32	18	8	n/a	n/a	0	355
2011	342	9	36	15	6	1	5	0	414
2012	350	13	29	31	2	0	38	0	463
2013	396	11	31	41	0	2	55	0	536
2014	428	9	35	45	1	3	50	0	571
2015	452	19	32	34	2	2	65	0	606
2016	483	20	28	28	1	2	77	0	639
2017	533	13	17	33	2	0	93	0	691
2018	543	14	19	35	2	0	105	0	718
2019	506	16	19	38	1	0	98	0	678
2020	485	9	19	38	1	0	98	1	651
2021	427	17	15	46	1	0	87	1	594
2022	391	16	10	43	2	0	79	2	543
2023	362	12	19	42	4	0	78	2	519

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 Genesee Hill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	192	11.0	17.4	0
1989	199	11.0	18.0	n/a
1990	337	14.7	22.9	0
1991	316	14.0	22.5	n/a
1992	328	14.5	22.6	n/a
1993	325	13.5	24.1	n/a
1994	308	15.0	20.5	n/a
1995	310	13.5	23.0	n/a
1996	310	13.5	23.0	n/a
1997	306	13.5	22.7	n/a
1998	325	13.5	24.1	n/a
1999	338	16.0	21.1	n/a
2000	341	15.0	22.7	n/a
2001	321	14.1	22.8	n/a
2002	324	15.0	21.6	19.4
2003	324	15.0	21.6	19.4
2004	327	16.0	20.4	13.8
2005	326	15.8	20.6	12.9
2006	326	15.5	21.0	9.8
2007	334	15.5	21.5	10.5
2008	326	14.0	23.3	6.1
2009	321	14.5	22.1	8.1
2010	355	17.2	20.6	8.7
2011	414	19.6	21.1	9.7
2012	463	22.5	20.5	13.2
2013	536	26.6	20.1	12.9
2014	571	n/a	n/a	10
2015	606	37.0	16.3	8.7
2016	639	32.0	19.9	8.1
2017	691	35.7	19.3	9.7
2018	718	38.1	18.8	8.9
2019	678	37.7	17.9	8.3
2020	651	38.2	17.0	7.5
2021	594	36.6	16.2	7.7
2022	543	32.8	16.5	7.4
2023	519	31.7	16.3	8.9

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 Genesee Hill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	192	11.0	17.4	0
1989	199	11.0	18.0	n/a
1990	337	14.7	22.9	0
1991	316	14.0	22.5	n/a
1992	328	14.5	22.6	n/a
1993	325	13.5	24.1	n/a
1994	308	15.0	20.5	n/a
1995	310	13.5	23.0	n/a
1996	310	13.5	23.0	n/a
1997	306	13.5	22.7	n/a
1998	325	13.5	24.1	n/a
1999	338	16.0	21.1	n/a
2000	341	15.0	22.7	n/a
2001	321	14.1	22.8	n/a
2002	324	15.0	21.6	19.4
2003	324	15.0	21.6	19.4
2004	327	16.0	20.4	13.8
2005	326	15.8	20.6	12.9
2006	326	15.5	21.0	9.8
2007	334	15.5	21.5	10.5
2008	326	14.0	23.3	6.1
2009	321	14.5	22.1	8.1
2010	355	17.2	20.6	8.7
2011	414	19.6	21.1	9.7
2012	463	22.5	20.5	13.2
2013	536	26.6	20.1	12.9
2014	571	n/a	n/a	10
2015	606	37.0	16.3	8.7
2016	639	32.0	19.9	8.1
2017	691	35.7	19.3	9.7
2018	718	38.1	18.8	8.9
2019	678	37.7	17.9	8.3
2020	651	38.2	17.0	7.5
2021	594	36.6	16.2	7.7
2022	543	32.8	16.5	7.4
2023	519	31.7	16.3	8.9

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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