Alternative/PRU Elementary Open

Thornton Creek Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 7712 40th Ave NE, Seattle, King County, 98115

456
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Thornton Creek Elementary School is an Alternative/PRU serving elementary age pupils, located in Seattle, King County. The school has 456 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Seattle School District No. 1 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Seattle School District No. 1

Enrollment & staffing

Thornton Creek Elementary School enrolls 456 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
233 (51%)
Female students
221 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.6
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 16% Two or more races and 11% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White27961%
Two or more races7316%
Asian4911%
Hispanic or Latino296.4%
Black or African American235.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

50 of the school's 456 students (11%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 43 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Thornton Creek Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-70, state senate district 46, state house district 46.

School district: Seattle School District No. 1

Thornton Creek Elementary School is one of 109 schools in Seattle School District No. 1, based in SEATTLE, Washington. The district serves 50,773 students district-wide and employs 3,165 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 456 students, Thornton Creek Elementary School is close to the district average of about 466 students per school.

50,773
District students
109
Schools
3,165
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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