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Best Elementary Schools
in Shoreline School District

This page covers 11 elementary schools in Shoreline School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Highland Terrace Elementary
Grades KG–05350 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,119/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,119
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
2
rank
Melvin G Syre Elementary
Grades KG–05472 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,119/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
17.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,119
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
3
rank
Echo Lake Elementary School
Grades KG–05408 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,119/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,119
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Parkwood Elementary
Grades KG–05419 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,119/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,119
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
5
rank
Meridian Park Elementary School
Grades KG–05527 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,119/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,119
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
6
rank
Cascade K-8 Community School
Grades KG–08209 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,119/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
16.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,119
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
7
rank
Home Education Exchange
Grades KG–0894 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,119/student)
56
/100
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,119
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
11%
Low economic need
8
rank
Briarcrest Elementary
Grades KG–05462 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,119/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,119
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Brookside Elementary
Grades KG–05339 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,119/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,119
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
10
rank
Lake Forest Park Elementary
Grades KG–05426 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,119/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
17.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,119
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
11
Elementary Schools
18
Total Schools
63
#1 Score
58
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.