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Louisa May Alcott Elementary

Lake Washington School District · Elementary · grades K-5 · 4213 228th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98053-8333

Location

4213 228th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98053-8333

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard — latest year
86.1%
SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25
Meeting standard — 3-year
87.0%
#16 of 558 elementary schools region-wide · #3 of 32 in this district
Exceeding standard — latest year
65.3%
SBAC Level 4, the top score band
Exceeding standard — 3-year
65.2%
#20 of 558 elementary schools region-wide · #5 of 32 in this district
3-year trend

Who attends

Students from low-income homes
5.8%
English language learners
19.9%
Highly Capable program
21.2%
Enrollment
617
Kids per typical block
—
Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)
42
Avg years experience
12.2
MA-degree share
81.0%
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

Louisa May Alcott Elementary: What The Data Says

Louisa May Alcott Elementary is an elementary school in Lake Washington School District. The local dataset puts it at grade span K-5 with enrollment of 617. The headline academic number: 87.0% combined ELA/math meeting standard across the available three-year data, with 86.1% 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: 87.0% combined ELA/math over available three-year data; 86.8% ELA and 87.2% 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 transitioned K-5 highly capable pull-out services to Classroom-Based Services (CBS) starting in the 2025-26 school year, discontinuing the POQ program (K-8 Highly Capable Program Review).
  • There is public evidence of advanced peer depth: Multiple Alcott Elementary students placed as National Winners in the 2026 Math Kangaroo competition (Math Kangaroo National Winners).
  • The surrounding block group is Low for kid density, about 1.0 estimated kids per typical block.

Researched 2026-06-10. 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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