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Brookside Elementary

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Brookside Elementary ranks 237 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Brookside Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 372 students in Lake Forest Park, Washington, as part of the highly-regarded Shoreline School District.

While Brookside remains a solid, above-average school, its statewide academic ranking has declined from the top tier over the past several years, and it shows notable inconsistency, with 5th-grade math proficiency (48.4%) being significantly lower than in 3rd grade (71.7%). The school's student population has seen a rapid increase in economic need, and its effectiveness with these students has trended downward concurrently. Interestingly, Brookside demonstrates a relative strength in science instruction compared to some nearby schools like Lake Forest Park Elementary and Ridgecrest Elementary.

The most compelling comparison is with Meridian Park Elementary, another school in the same district just two miles away with nearly identical demographics and resources, yet it dramatically outperforms Brookside in all core subjects. Nearby K-8 schools, such as Cascade K-8 Community School, also show stronger results. When looking across district boundaries, schools like Arrowhead Elementary in the Northshore School District achieve slightly better outcomes with higher per-student spending.

372

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,571

Per pupil spending ?

33.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17447 37th Avenue N.E.
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155-5499

(206) 393-4140

District: Shoreline School District

Students who attend Brookside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kellogg Middle School
High:	Shorecrest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 73rd percentile in 2022 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (65% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 80th (2025) from a 73rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Washington avg48%

237^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Shoreline School District

14^th of 247Shoreline School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	237 of 1160	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	196 of 1168	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	247 of 1169	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	317 of 1169	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	250 of 1107	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	85 of 1130	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	46 of 1054	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.8	63 of 1056	94.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.1	104 of 1053	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.0	83 of 1067	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	76.6	220 of 1106	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	84.9	102 of 1097	90.7%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	75 of 1092	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	87.9	83 of 1088	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	87.9	71 of 1072	93.4%	★★★★★
2008	85.5	97 of 1067	90.9%	★★★★★
2007	88.1	77 of 1069	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	93.3	26 of 1051	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	89.2	76 of 1031	92.6%	★★★★★
2004	84.6	113 of 1026	89.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	46.7	114 of 201	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	212 of 1092	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	176 of 1093	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	194 of 1094	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	304 of 1100	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	228 of 1008	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	92 of 1068	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	24 of 1004	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	75.7	110 of 651	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	124 of 697	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	313 of 1013	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	343 of 1024	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	506 of 1019	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	303 of 979	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.7	47 of 835	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	237 of 1098	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	190 of 1099	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	270 of 1099	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	319 of 1113	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	241 of 1025	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	111 of 1075	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	65 of 999	93.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	86.5	8 of 194	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	22 of 303	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	17 of 212	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	163 of 1007	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	104 of 1009	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	272 of 1011	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	412 of 1031	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	271 of 943	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	27 of 1027	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	23 of 833	97.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2023)96th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2019)43rd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+19 vs state

English Language Arts68%+15 vs state

Math59%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)							SBAC Math (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	17447 37th Avenue N.E.	Lake Forest Park	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4140	372	23	16.3	33.9%	197 (53.0%)	40 (10.8%)	48 (12.9%)	38 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	44 (11.8%)	77.4	237^th of 1160 public elementary schools	79.6%		82.6	196^th of 1168 public elementary schools	83.2%	41	68.8		68.8	69.5	57.4	75.0				67.8	71.7	58.5	48.4				59.3	90.7	93.3	94.7	94.7	94.7	93.3	96.0	93.3	93.3	93.3	$19,571	$393	$19,177
Lake Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	18500 37th Avenue N.E.	Lake Forest Park	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4130	378	25	15.3	26.7%	204 (54.0%)	23 (6.1%)	46 (12.2%)	42 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	61 (16.1%)	67.9	336^th of 1160 public elementary schools	71.0%		74.1	280^th of 1168 public elementary schools	76.0%	56	60.9		60.9	51.6	64.7	65.1				60.6	48.4	66.2	53.1				56.2	97.9	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	100.0	97.9	97.9	97.9	$20,036	$346	$19,690
Briarcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	2715 N.E. 158th Street	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 393-4170	454	28	16.1	35.9%	191 (42.1%)	42 (9.3%)	110 (24.2%)	60 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.6%)	78.2	230^th of 1160 public elementary schools	80.2%		76.3	260^th of 1168 public elementary schools	77.7%	30	71.4		71.4	56.2	54.7	70.3				61.1	77.0	58.1	69.2				68.2	98.3	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	$18,221	$614	$17,607
Ridgecrest Elementary	Public	K-5	16516 10th Avenue N.E.	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 393-4272	424	29	14.7	38.0%	189 (44.6%)	38 (9.0%)	73 (17.2%)	70 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	51 (12.0%)	61.6	417^th of 1160 public elementary schools	64.1%		57.8	474^th of 1168 public elementary schools	59.4%	57	62.5		62.5	53.2	51.2	60.9				54.8	61.9	51.2	43.8				52.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$19,352	$924	$18,428
Home Education Exchange	Public	K-8	2800 NE 200th	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 418-3388	125	0		17.6%	87 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	17 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.0%)	74.1	273^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	76.5%		83.1	189^th of 1168 public elementary schools	83.8%	84	81.8		84.2	75.0	55.6	90.9				80.0	50.0	44.4	60.0		50.0		62.3	80.0	80.0	93.3	93.3	93.3	86.7	86.7	80.0	86.7	86.7	$12,961	$340	$12,621
Cascade K-8 Community School	Public	K-8	2800 NE 200th	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4180	197	13	15.2	17.3%	127 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.7%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (17.3%)	90.8	102^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	91.2%		92.7	76^th of 1168 public elementary schools	93.5%	26	86.2	82.4	84.8	57.1	77.3		77.8	64.3	76.5	76.2	76.2	77.3	82.8	63.0	57.1	70.6	72.3	94.7	94.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7	94.7	100.0	100.0	$23,688	$400	$23,289
Cedar Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13224 37th Ave NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-4300	254	17	14.9	33.5%	113 (44.5%)	22 (8.7%)	38 (15.0%)	45 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.6%)	91.2	96^th of 1160 public elementary schools	91.7%		87.3	139^th of 1168 public elementary schools	88.1%	43	85.7		85.7	71.4	80.7	85.7				79.6	64.7	80.0	66.7				69.8	97.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.7	100.0	100.0	$30,244	$1,172	$29,072
Meridian Park Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	17077 Meridian Avenue N.	Shoreline	98133	King County	Shoreline School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(206) 393-4251	589	34	17.1	34.3%	233 (39.6%)	76 (12.9%)	70 (11.9%)	110 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	92 (15.6%)	94.9	49^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.2	59^th of 1168 public elementary schools	94.9%	10	79.8		79.8	79.7	85.2	79.8				81.3	82.9	81.2	73.4				79.0	93.2	96.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	94.9	98.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	$18,938	$671	$18,267
Arrowhead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6725 NE Arrowhead DR	Kenmore	98028	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-4000	332	20	16.9	31.6%	187 (56.3%)	10 (3.0%)	69 (20.8%)	35 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.7%)	89.6	114^th of 1160 public elementary schools	90.2%		86.5	148^th of 1168 public elementary schools	87.3%	34	76.9		76.9	90.0	79.1	70.6				79.9	80.0	76.2	54.9				69.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	$23,584	$709	$22,875
Kenmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19121 71 Av NE	Kenmore	98028	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 408-4800	396	25	15.9	41.2%	173 (43.7%)	26 (6.6%)	104 (26.3%)	40 (10.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.9%)	73.9	278^th of 1160 public elementary schools	76.0%		68.5	332^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	71.6%	54	67.1		67.1	63.0	56.7	64.3				61.3	70.9	52.2	57.8				59.6	80.6	88.1	89.6	89.6	89.6	88.1	86.6	85.1	88.1	88.1	$21,267	$2,369	$18,899

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside Elementary

What district is Brookside Elementary in?

Shoreline School District

What is the racial makeup of Brookside Elementary?

Students at Brookside Elementary are 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American, 10% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Brookside Elementary a good school?

Brookside Elementary ranks 237^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brookside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Brookside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Brookside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brookside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kellogg Middle School
High : Shorecrest High School

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