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Henry David Thoreau Elementary

Lake Washington School District · Elementary · grades PK, K-5 · 8224 NE 138th St, Kirkland, WA 98011-5105

Location

8224 NE 138th St, Kirkland, WA 98011-5105

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard — latest year

69.1%

SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25

Meeting standard — 3-year

72.3%

#102 of 558 elementary schools region-wide · #24 of 32 in this district

Exceeding standard — latest year

45.9%

SBAC Level 4, the top score band

Exceeding standard — 3-year

50.1%

#81 of 558 elementary schools region-wide · #21 of 32 in this district

3-year trend Paid

▼ declining

Slope -3.0 pp/year

vs. demographically similar schools Paid p45 among 114 schools with similar low-income and ELL shares (±10 pp). Built from our matched peer set — not an OSPI statistic.

Who attends

Students from low-income homes

15.8%

English language learners

13.1%

Highly Capable program

15.8%

Enrollment

405

Kids per typical block

—

Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)

Avg years experience

14.5

MA-degree share

73.1%

3-year experience trend Paid

▲ improving

Change +1.0 yr

Avg years and MA-degree share are direct OSPI publications; the 3-year trend is our derivation. From data.wa.gov/yp28-ks6d.

Highly Capable / gifted pathway Paid

Beginning 2025-26 the district shifted K-5 services to Classroom-Based Services (CBS) delivered by general-ed teachers in students' neighborhood schools, replacing the former K5HC weekly 30-minute pull-outs. Full-Time Quest (elementary self-contained) and Middle School Quest continue without service-model changes. The earlier Part-Time Quest (POQ) pull-out was discontinued after 2024-25; existing 2nd-5th POQ students transitioned to Full-Time Quest in fall 2025.

Curated from district Highly Capable program pages, with observed-at dates and confidence labels.

Research dossier

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Sources

OSPI / Data.WA Report Card assessments, demographics, and personnel data
Census ACS 5-year child-density estimates (block group)
Washington Science Olympiad state tournament results
The Blue Alliance (FRC team registry)
Washington High School Chess Association podium results
Seattle Times annual WA National Merit Semifinalist list
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (PTA / booster Form 990)