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Christa Mcauliffe Elementary

Lake Washington School District · Elementary · grades PK, K-5 · 23823 NE 22nd St, Sammamish, WA 98074-3567

Location

23823 NE 22nd St, Sammamish, WA 98074-3567

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard — latest year
93.6%
SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25
Meeting standard — 3-year
92.3%
#4 of 558 elementary schools region-wide · #1 of 32 in this district
Exceeding standard — latest year
77.4%
SBAC Level 4, the top score band
Exceeding standard — 3-year
75.9%
#5 of 558 elementary schools region-wide · #1 of 32 in this district
3-year trend

Who attends

Students from low-income homes
1.5%
English language learners
13.4%
Highly Capable program
29.4%
Enrollment
476
Kids per typical block
—
Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)
29
Avg years experience
16.8
MA-degree share
89.7%
3-year experience trend

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

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

Research dossier

Christa Mcauliffe Elementary: What The Data Says

Christa Mcauliffe Elementary is an elementary school in Lake Washington School District. The local dataset puts it at grade span PK, K-5 with enrollment of 476. The headline academic number: 92.3% combined ELA/math meeting standard across the available three-year data, with 93.6% in the latest year.

The useful question is not just whether the scores are high. It is whether the school combines academics, access, peer depth, and day-to-day fit in a way that works for a specific child.

The Short Version

  • Local structured data: 92.3% combined ELA/math over available three-year data; 92.1% ELA and 92.4% math.
  • Access is the first filter: Attendance-area school. Home-address assignment for neighborhood schools; variance/choice process for non-boundary placement.
  • Program status is a live issue: LWSD shifted K-5 Highly Capable services from pull-out (POQ) to Classroom-Based Services (CBS) for 2025-26, while retaining Full-Time Quest (LWSD Accelerated Programs).
  • The surrounding block group is High for kid density, about 4.4 estimated kids per typical block.

Researched 2026-06-09. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.

That is the free excerpt. The full dossier continues with the complete evidence review: academic outcomes in context, advanced-peer depth, program and access analysis, culture signals, logistics, neighborhood context, open questions, and every citation.

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