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About this school
Bow Lake Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Seatac, Washington that is part of Highline Public Schools.
It serves 525 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
Its teachers have had 432 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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74%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Bow Lake Elementary School
$227,390
raised using DonorsChoose
432
projects
funded
102
teachers
funded
1,362
donors
30
projects
for
basic supplies
36
projects for
technology
92
projects for
books
27
projects
for
art supplies
Bow Lake Elementary School has received support from
954 individuals from Washington and
408 individuals out-of-state.