WashingtonSchoolsAdelaide Elementary School

Adelaide Elementary School

PublicRegular
Federal Way, Washington · Federal Way School District
Teachers22.0FTE
Ratio14.5:1students per teacher
Students319enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students319
Grade Span
Student:Teacher14.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch77%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Student : Teacher
16.1:1
11%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
20
9.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
321
0.6%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
17
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

13.0:113.6:114.3:115.0:115.7:116.3:12020202120222023202413.2:114.5:114.6:114.5:116.1:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

304307311315319322202122222324202020212022202320243183053063193212421212220EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment318305306319321
Teacher FTE2421212220
Pupil : Teacher ratio13.2:114.5:114.6:114.5:116.1:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience17.0 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree75%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.