Thornton Creek Elementary School

7712 40Th Ave Ne, Seattle WA, 98115 | Seattle School District | 206-252-5300
  • grades PK-5
  • students 533
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 80% 48% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 213 in Seattle
  • Ranked #0 of 3065 in Washington
Proficiency Averages
60%Seattle
54%Washington

Thornton Creek Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Seattle School District" in Seattle, WA. There are a total of 533 students and 32 teachers at Thornton Creek Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Thornton Creek Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 79.5%, which is 48% higher than the Washington average.

Thornton Creek Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students533
Teachers32
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Thornton Creek Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All75%
370-74%
485-89%
565-69%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All84%
380-84%
485-89%
580-84%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Thornton Creek Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictWashingtonNational
White 72.7% 44.7% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 1.8% 16.9% 4.6% 15.9%
Asian 4.9% 16.7% 7.3% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.3% 12.7% 21.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.9% 1.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 12.7% 7.6% 6.9% 3.1%

Seattle demographics profile

StatisticSeattleWashingtonNational
Population741,2517,614,893328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)8,83811791
Median age35.237.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)44%56%55%
Speak English78%81%79%
Speak Spanish4%8%13%

Education level achieved in Seattle

IndexSeattleWashingtonNational
Completed 8th grade92.6%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school92.1%86.6%83.0%
Completed some college83.4%67.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree67.2%43.3%38.5%
Completed bachelors60.4%33.6%30.3%
Completed masters24.9%12.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree8.7%3.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate3.7%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Thornton Creek Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.