WashingtonSchoolsCarl Sandburg Elementary

Carl Sandburg Elementary

PublicRegular
Kirkland, Washington · Lake Washington School District
Teachers25.0FTE
Ratio16.4:1students per teacher
Students409enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students409
Grade Span
Student:Teacher16.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch9%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
4.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
25
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
391
4.4%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
12
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

15.3:115.6:116.0:116.4:116.8:117.1:12020202120222023202415.7:116.8:117.0:116.4:115.6:1Carl Sandburg ElementaryUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

388396404413421429242425262727202020212022202320244254034264093912724252525EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment425403426409391
Teacher FTE2724252525
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.7:116.8:117.0:116.4:115.6:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience12.2 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree68%
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.