Seattle Schools Latest Enrollment Figures Released
Here you go - I haven't looked through these but please do so and give us your thoughts.
Tuesday Open Thread
The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested. It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio. (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
Comments
1738 at RHS according to The Roosevelt News Oct. 23rd edition.
http://www.therooseveltnews.org/october-issue-2013/
PSP
Yes, depending on the program in the building, that is a malleable number. But for a quick analysis, this base level of information would be good.
Some schools with small enrollment are at building capacity. Some schools with large enrollment are not at building capacity. Understanding where the few remaining "gaps" between enrollment and building would provide a better basis for a number of different planning conversations.
Too many of the elementary schools are within blocks of their zones, cutting kids out who could otherwise walk to school.
Allowing them to attend school close to home increases parental participation.
And good news at RBHS, up 77.
HP
http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Departmental%20Content/school%20board/13-14%20agendas/110613agenda/20131106_InterCapMgmt_Attachment2.pdf
Referencing Column 1: Some schools have higher capacities for 2013-14 associated with Summer 2013 portable placement and space mods.
Drop me a note at jawolf@seattleschools.org if you have any questions.
I'm guessing NH was over it's capacity last year with assignment area students - who get guaranteed seats.
NECurious
Capacity Excluding Portables 1,255
Capacity Including Portables 1,423
Current enrollment: 1119
So why are students being wait listed when there seems to be capacity?
Are there more recent numbers that show that Hale's capacity is 1120?
And why are there still 21 seats at Hale, when there was a wait list Shouldn't the school be at capacity?
If you deep dive into Ingraham numbers you see 115, despite a record wait list this year, that is alarming as many families really wanted the IB program!
Current enrollment =1074
Current capacity = 1189
Other nearby schools
Ballard enrollment = 1582
Ballard capacity = 1585
RHS enrollment = 1712
RHS capacity = 1707
So what is the explanation?
I would assume Sandpoint is up because it is still sort of rolling up. It is new.
-sleeper
Rainier Beach High School still has less than 500 students. It's still too small to be funded through the WSS. And the enrollment there falls during the year. I guess people should notice that this wonderful opportunity is available to anyone in the district as well.
Also, the seats may not be in the 9th grade while the waitlist could be for 9th grade seats.
To my knowledge, there are no portables at Hale. There was a portable village in place on the south parking lot, near Meadowbrook field, while Hale was under construction. Those portables were removed after construction, and I believe they were dispersed to other schools (Eckstein, etc...).
Also, there may have been Sped-related capacity changes at Hale this year, but I'm not sure about that.
- North-end Mom