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Rachel Carson Elementary

Lake Washington School District · Elementary · grades PK, K-5 · 1035 244th Ave NE, Sammamish, WA 98074-3486

Location

1035 244th Ave NE, Sammamish, WA 98074-3486

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard — latest year
81.8%
SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25
Meeting standard — 3-year
86.6%
#17 of 558 elementary schools region-wide · #4 of 32 in this district
Exceeding standard — latest year
60.1%
SBAC Level 4, the top score band
Exceeding standard — 3-year
63.1%
#23 of 558 elementary schools region-wide · #7 of 32 in this district
3-year trend

Who attends

Students from low-income homes
2.5%
English language learners
8.8%
Highly Capable program
17.1%
Enrollment
486
Kids per typical block
—
Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)
31
Avg years experience
10.6
MA-degree share
87.1%
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

Rachel Carson Elementary: What The Data Says

Rachel Carson Elementary is an elementary school in Lake Washington School District. The local dataset puts it at grade span PK, K-5 with enrollment of 486. The headline academic number: 86.6% combined ELA/math meeting standard across the available three-year data, with 81.8% 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: 86.6% combined ELA/math over available three-year data; 86.7% ELA and 86.5% 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: Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, Lake Washington School District is transitioning its K-5 Highly Capable services from a pull-out model to an in-class model known as Classroom-Based Services (CBS) (LWSD Accelerated Programs).
  • There is public evidence of advanced peer depth: Rachel Carson's FIRST LEGO League team, 6438 'Roarin' Robotics Blue', secured a lottery spot at the Canada Cup of Robotics Niagara 2026 (FIRST Washington FLL Blog).
  • The surrounding block group is High for kid density, about 4.4 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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