Albert Einstein Elementary, Redmond WA

Original Research by School Decision on Albert Einstein Elementary

Albert Einstein Elementary sits in the Education Hill neighborhood of Redmond, a city shaped by the presence of Microsoft and other technology employers. The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade and is part of the Lake Washington School District. Families considering this area should understand they are looking at a high-cost housing market in a city that has grown rapidly and continues to build, with light rail now connecting Redmond to Bellevue and Seattle. The school’s student body is diverse, with a large Asian plurality, a substantial Hispanic population, and a smaller share of White students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school’s composition reflects the mix of professionals and service workers that live in the area.

Academically, Einstein Elementary posts results that place it in the top quartile of schools across King County districts for overall proficiency. State test scores show strength in English language arts, with proficiency rates rising across the tested grade levels and reaching a high mark among fifth graders. Math scores are also solid, with the largest share of students meeting the bar in fourth grade, while third and fifth grade math proficiency is somewhat lower but still well above typical county levels. In science, the only tested grade, fifth graders post a proficiency rate that tracks closely with their math performance. These numbers come from Washington’s state assessments, and because only one year of data is available, readers cannot gauge trend direction yet. A parent would want to ask the school about year-over-year movement, but the single snapshot is a strong one.

The school does not offer programs that appear in the data, but as a regular elementary school it feeds into the Lake Washington system, which means students will eventually access the district’s middle and high school pathways. No data on chronic absenteeism or special education or English learner populations was available, so a parent with a child who has an IEP or is learning English should contact the school directly to understand how those services are delivered and how well students in those groups perform.

Redmond’s housing market is expensive, with home values and rents that place it well above national and state benchmarks. The market has seen a modest softening in recent months, with median listing prices down slightly year over year and more active inventory, but the cost of entry remains high. For families renting, affordability is a real question; for buyers, the investment is substantial but the area’s economic base provides a degree of stability given the concentration of large technology employers. Traffic congestion is a known issue, though the recent expansion of light rail adds a transit option that was not previously available.

Lake Washington School District itself did not have publicly reported recent changes such as boundary adjustments or curriculum shifts in the available materials, so a family should check directly with the district for any upcoming changes that could affect attendance patterns or program offerings.

Einstein Elementary is a school where the academic numbers are a clear strength, and the setting is an affluent, fast-growing tech hub with rising housing costs and new transit infrastructure. It fits a family that values high proficiency rates and can manage the cost of living in this part of King County. A family that needs a more affordable entry point or that wants a larger set of on-site enrichment programs may need to look further into what the school offers beyond the tested subjects, as that information was not available in this data.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 77% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 78% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 78% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 59% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 79% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 582%

School 82% · District 44% · ▲ 38 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Science

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 22% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

This schoolLake Washington School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income30%Higher-income81%51 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income27%Higher-income84%58 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income90%30 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income25%Higher-income77%52 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income40%Higher-income84%44 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income76%42 pp gap