WashingtonSchoolsTops K-8 School

Tops K-8 School

PublicAlternative/other
SEATTLE, Washington · Seattle School District No. 1
Teachers31.0FTE
Ratio15.2:1students per teacher
Students471enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students471
Grade Span
Student:Teacher15.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch29%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
14.4:1
(2024)
5.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
31
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
447
(2024)
5.1%vs prior yr
Avg Teacher Experience
11
years

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.2:114.7:115.2:115.6:116.1:116.6:12020202120222023202415.6:115.9:116.4:115.2:114.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Tops K-8 SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

444453462470479488292930303131202020212022202320244854764754714473130293131EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment485476475471447
Teacher FTE3130293131
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.6:115.9:116.4:115.2:114.4:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience11.1 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree78%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.