Is Wing Luke Elementary School a good school?

Wing Luke Elementary School ranks 854 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Wing Luke Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 281 students attended Wing Luke Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wing Luke Elementary School?

Students at Wing Luke Elementary School are 54% African American, 24% Asian, 10% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Wing Luke Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wing Luke Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Aki Kurose Middle School High : Rainier Beach High School

Wing Luke Elementary School

Summary:

Wing Luke Elementary School is a public elementary school in Seattle, Washington, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With a diverse student population, the school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by its underperformance on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages.

Academically, Wing Luke Elementary School has consistently lagged behind, with only 41.22% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 35.88% in Math in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 67.59% and 58.68% in the Seattle School District, respectively. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with a high of 56.39% proficient or better in ELA in 2022-2023 and a low of 34.78% in 2020-2021. Nearby schools, such as Dearborn Park International School and Emerson Elementary School, have generally outperformed Wing Luke in academic metrics.

Socioeconomically, Wing Luke Elementary School serves a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, with 74.02% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This is significantly higher than the Seattle School District and state averages. While the school has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $16,606 in 2019-2020 to $29,530 in 2021-2022, this increased funding has not yet translated into commensurate improvements in academic outcomes, suggesting a need for a more comprehensive approach to address the unique challenges faced by the school's diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

3701 S Kenyon St
Seattle, WA 98118-4252

(206) 252-7630

District: Seattle School District No. 1

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,530

Students who attend Wing Luke Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Aki Kurose Middle School
High:	Rainier Beach High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.7

Number of students: 281

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.1%

Asian:

24.2%

White:

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wing Luke Elementary School ranks worse than 73.1% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 62^nd among 71 ranked elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.86. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (54.1%), Asian (24.2%), White (10.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wing Luke Elementary School is 10.7, which is the 3^rd best among 71 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Wing Luke Elementary School employs 26.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wing Luke Elementary School is $29,530, which is the 6^th highest among 71 elementary schools in the Seattle School District No. 1.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wing Luke Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wing Luke Elementary School 854^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Wing Luke Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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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 Wing Luke Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Wing Luke Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	9.61	970^th	1026	5.5%
2005	41.21	656^th	1031	36.4%
2006	34.31	744^th	1051	29.2%
2007	20.92	911^th	1069	14.8%
2008	22.04	899^th	1067	15.7%
2009	28.72	826^th	1072	22.9%
2010	38.43	711^th	1088	34.7%
2011	48.97	577^th	1092	47.2%
2012	55.05	517^th	1097	52.9%
2013	62.77	423^rd	1106	61.8%
2015	68.70	299^th	1067	72.0%
2016	62.47	400^th	1053	62.0%
2017	53.08	505^th	1056	52.2%
2018	39.46	641^st	1054	39.2%
2019	62.36	418^th	1130	63.0%
2021	45.07	561^st	1107	49.3%
2022	54.28	487^th	1169	58.3%
2023	49.08	560^th	1169	52.1%
2024	27.86	854^th	1168	26.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wing Luke Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.93	135^th	333	59.5%
2019	86.34	8^th	248	96.8%
2022	47.54	88^th	213	58.7%
2023	64.85	57^th	254	77.6%
2024	44.12	158^th	320	50.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wing Luke Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	64.83	245^th	835	70.7%
2019	83.65	64^th	979	93.5%
2021	52.86	340^th	854	60.2%
2022	64.44	282^nd	1019	72.3%
2023	62.58	314^th	1013	69.0%
2024	36.97	679^th	1024	33.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Wing Luke Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.36	648^th	1004	35.5%
2019	67.07	349^th	1068	67.3%
2021	52.94	432^nd	1008	57.1%
2022	62.37	376^th	1100	65.8%
2023	50.99	512^th	1094	53.2%
2024	33.76	729^th	1093	33.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Wing Luke Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	43.03	565^th	999	43.4%
2019	56.78	464^th	1075	56.8%
2021	34.96	644^th	1025	37.2%
2022	44.96	573^rd	1113	48.5%
2023	44.22	585^th	1099	46.8%
2024	25.84	833^rd	1099	24.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Wing Luke Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.31	118^th	169	30.2%
2019	58.99	83^rd	201	58.7%
2022	37.85	127^th	187	32.1%
2023	46.02	93^rd	170	45.3%
2024	24.40	126^th	163	22.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Wing Luke Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.19	40^th	107	62.6%
2019	77.20	13^th	110	88.2%
2021	41.63	21^st	47	55.3%
2022	64.93	24^th	108	77.8%
2023	44.72	35^th	66	47.0%
2024	25.92	62^nd	71	12.7%

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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 Wing Luke Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	95	116	71	24	8	n/a	n/a	0	314
1989	103	114	75	26	9	n/a	n/a	0	327
1990	55	77	70	13	6	n/a	n/a	0	221
1991	73	79	71	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	246
1992	70	63	68	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	224
1993	69	55	79	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	232
1994	63	61	94	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	240
1995	64	77	115	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	281
1996	64	77	115	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	281
1997	56	67	126	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	263
1998	47	75	137	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	274
1999	40	73	150	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	279
2000	30	79	155	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	288
2001	27	73	158	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	283
2002	23	80	154	27	6	n/a	n/a	0	290
2003	23	80	154	27	6	n/a	n/a	0	290
2004	19	71	166	32	5	n/a	n/a	0	293
2005	16	72	170	30	6	n/a	n/a	0	294
2006	9	77	163	29	4	n/a	n/a	0	282
2007	7	84	164	35	2	n/a	n/a	0	292
2008	4	106	173	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	319
2009	6	105	169	39	4	n/a	n/a	0	323
2010	10	123	188	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	365
2011	7	132	177	33	3	0	4	0	356
2012	8	125	164	32	1	2	20	0	352
2013	8	118	152	26	1	4	22	0	331
2014	8	129	155	27	2	4	22	0	347
2015	8	144	139	22	2	4	30	0	349
2016	10	159	134	22	1	1	29	0	356
2017	12	173	117	22	0	2	30	0	356
2018	18	162	104	18	0	6	29	0	337
2019	21	182	88	14	0	4	22	0	331
2020	28	171	77	13	0	4	19	0	312
2021	27	169	72	18	0	5	14	1	306
2022	27	153	67	16	0	2	13	1	279
2023	29	152	68	16	1	2	13	0	281

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 Wing Luke Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	314	19.0	16.5	0
1989	327	19.0	17.2	n/a
1990	221	16.0	13.8	0
1991	246	12.4	19.8	n/a
1992	224	11.5	19.4	n/a
1993	232	12.0	19.3	n/a
1994	240	11.0	21.8	n/a
1995	281	13.5	20.8	n/a
1996	281	13.5	20.8	n/a
1997	263	13.0	20.2	n/a
1998	274	14.5	18.9	n/a
1999	279	15.5	18.0	n/a
2000	288	16.0	18.0	n/a
2001	283	19.5	14.5	n/a
2002	290	17.3	16.8	57.2
2003	290	17.3	16.8	57.2
2004	293	17.0	17.2	62.1
2005	294	17.4	16.9	67.7
2006	282	18.0	15.7	67
2007	292	19.0	15.4	78.4
2008	319	19.5	16.4	80.3
2009	323	19.5	16.6	81.1
2010	365	24.1	15.1	75.9
2011	356	22.0	16.1	80.3
2012	352	20.5	17.1	81.5
2013	331	20.5	16.1	84.9
2014	347	n/a	n/a	83
2015	349	27.0	12.9	78.8
2016	356	26.0	13.6	64.9
2017	356	28.3	12.5	80.3
2018	337	26.8	12.5	75.7
2019	331	29.8	11.1	70.1
2020	312	27.4	11.3	68.9
2021	306	27.4	11.1	69.9
2022	279	27.3	10.2	67
2023	281	26.1	10.7	74

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 Wing Luke Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	314	19.0	16.5	0
1989	327	19.0	17.2	n/a
1990	221	16.0	13.8	0
1991	246	12.4	19.8	n/a
1992	224	11.5	19.4	n/a
1993	232	12.0	19.3	n/a
1994	240	11.0	21.8	n/a
1995	281	13.5	20.8	n/a
1996	281	13.5	20.8	n/a
1997	263	13.0	20.2	n/a
1998	274	14.5	18.9	n/a
1999	279	15.5	18.0	n/a
2000	288	16.0	18.0	n/a
2001	283	19.5	14.5	n/a
2002	290	17.3	16.8	57.2
2003	290	17.3	16.8	57.2
2004	293	17.0	17.2	62.1
2005	294	17.4	16.9	67.7
2006	282	18.0	15.7	67
2007	292	19.0	15.4	78.4
2008	319	19.5	16.4	80.3
2009	323	19.5	16.6	81.1
2010	365	24.1	15.1	75.9
2011	356	22.0	16.1	80.3
2012	352	20.5	17.1	81.5
2013	331	20.5	16.1	84.9
2014	347	n/a	n/a	83
2015	349	27.0	12.9	78.8
2016	356	26.0	13.6	64.9
2017	356	28.3	12.5	80.3
2018	337	26.8	12.5	75.7
2019	331	29.8	11.1	70.1
2020	312	27.4	11.3	68.9
2021	306	27.4	11.1	69.9
2022	279	27.3	10.2	67
2023	281	26.1	10.7	74

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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