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Adelaide Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1003^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Adelaide Elementary School is a public elementary school (grades PK-5) serving 321 students in the Federal Way School District, an area where academic performance faces significant challenges across many schools.

Adelaide's academic results are consistently below state averages, though it shows a relative strength in science compared to other subjects within the district. The school's performance has been volatile from year to year, more so than some neighboring schools, and it shows uneven results across different grade levels, with third-grade math being a particular concern. While the school spends more per student ($24,394) than nearby schools like Twin Lakes Elementary or Nautilus K-8 School, this higher funding has not yet led to stronger academic outcomes.

A key finding is the dramatic difference with Twin Lakes Elementary, a school very close by that serves a student population with similar economic needs but achieves significantly higher proficiency rates in all subjects while spending less per student. Adelaide is part of a cluster of lower-performing schools in the neighborhood, including Lake Grove Elementary and Olympic View Elementary, all operating within the broader context of a struggling district.

321

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,394

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1635 SW 304th ST
Federal Way, WA 98023-3431

(253) 945-2300

District: Federal Way School District

Students who attend Adelaide Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lakota Middle School
High:	Decatur High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.4%

White:

17.8%

Two or more races:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (31% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

1,003^rd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Federal Way School District

206^th of 247Federal Way School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1003 of 1160	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1083 of 1168	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	852 of 1169	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	814 of 1169	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	835 of 1107	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	843 of 1130	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	841 of 1054	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	886 of 1056	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	927 of 1053	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	821 of 1067	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.0	746 of 1106	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	653 of 1097	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	568 of 1092	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.9	379 of 1088	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	261 of 1072	75.7%	★★★★☆
2008	68.9	314 of 1067	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	73.4	228 of 1069	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	53.9	493 of 1051	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.6	524 of 1031	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.0	438 of 1026	57.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	19.1	229 of 248	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	125 of 333	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	917 of 1092	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	999 of 1093	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	923 of 1094	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	778 of 1100	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	821 of 1008	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	820 of 1068	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	835 of 1004	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	503 of 659	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.4	280 of 633	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	181 of 694	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	282 of 501	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	521 of 697	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	432 of 540	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	843 of 1013	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	948 of 1024	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	704 of 1013	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	501 of 1019	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.3	729 of 854	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	690 of 979	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	690 of 835	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	941 of 1098	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1011 of 1099	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	680 of 1099	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	791 of 1113	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	789 of 1025	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	759 of 1075	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	727 of 999	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	41.9	153 of 252	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	21.8	544 of 637	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	735 of 1031	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	686 of 943	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	478 of 1027	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.8	694 of 833	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2022)39th percentile+9 vs school

White (2022)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)15th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)8th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-15 vs state

English Language Arts32%-21 vs state

Math27%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 9, 2022

I have two children at Adelaide and have had a terrific experience with the staff and support. It's a smaller school and the faculty cares. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 21, 2016

My daughter just started Kindergarten here this year, I was terrified but the staff are wonderful and she loves it. She has learned so much she is already doing math, and starting to read on her own. They do so many family events all free of charge and all have been fun, they do a ton of community events too. My friend has two children just a few miles up the road at a different school same grade and they aren't learning half as much and the school doesn't do hardly any family events. I've been very pleased so far with Adelaide! Test scores and averages are such a small part of what should be used to judge a school. I work in early childhood education and know of many schools that only focus on the tests, that's all they teach and the kids aren't learning anything useful to help them through life only whats on the test, its sad! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)							SBAC Math (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adelaide Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1635 SW 304th ST	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2300	321	21	15.3	72.3%	57 (17.8%)	41 (12.8%)	120 (37.4%)	38 (11.8%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.6%)	44 (13.7%)	16.9	1003^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	13.5%		11.6	1083^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	7.3%	80	34.2		34.2	29.8	28.2	39.5				32.3	19.2	30.8	31.6				26.6	63.0	64.8	75.9	75.9	75.9	68.5	79.6	68.5	68.5	68.5	$24,394	$1,734	$22,660
Lake Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	303 SW 308th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2900	390	24	16.5	77.9%	62 (15.9%)	57 (14.6%)	169 (43.3%)	30 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	47 (12.1%)	8.1	1112^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.1%		16.7	1018^th of 1168 public elementary schools	12.8%	94	22.6		22.6	21.1	20.8	31.8				24.7	22.2	22.9	19.1				21.3	95.4	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	95.4	96.9	96.9	95.4	95.4	$23,523	$1,563	$21,959
Silver Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 SW 325th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3900	382	24	16.2	74.6%	58 (15.2%)	78 (20.4%)	117 (30.6%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.8%)	46 (12.0%)	22.7	936^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.3%		10.1	1098^th of 1168 public elementary schools	6.0%	162	29.2		29.2	41.4	24.0	41.5				36.4	50.0	20.0	29.2				33.5	69.4	77.8	81.9	81.9	81.9	70.8	81.9	80.6	70.8	70.8	$19,588	$1,342	$18,246
Olympic View Elementary School	Public	K-7	2626 SW 327th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3500	547	32	17.2	82.6%	59 (10.8%)	79 (14.4%)	238 (43.5%)	44 (8.0%)	4 (0.7%)	47 (8.6%)	76 (13.9%)	8.4	1109^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.4%		5.5	1141^st of 1168 public elementary schools	2.3%	32	19.8		19.8	18.7	23.9	25.0	33.3	37.5		24.5	25.0	25.7	9.9				18.4	88.5	93.4	93.4	93.4	93.4	90.2	96.7	93.4	90.2	90.2	$18,986	$1,224	$17,761
Mirror Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 S 314th St	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3300	491	31	15.8	82.3%	65 (13.2%)	86 (17.5%)	171 (34.8%)	70 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	75 (15.3%)	9.6	1098^th of 1160 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.6	1118^th of 1168 public elementary schools	4.3%	20	24.3		24.3	27.9	23.9	28.8				27.0	24.4	23.9	20.3				22.9	85.0	90.0	91.3	91.3	91.3	87.5	93.8	90.0	87.5	88.8	$19,164	$1,277	$17,887
Twin Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 SW 320th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4200	371	23	16.4	72.5%	82 (22.1%)	71 (19.1%)	107 (28.8%)	21 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	68 (18.3%)	49.9	558^th of 1160 public elementary schools	51.9%		42.7	650^th of 1168 public elementary schools	44.3%	92	63.5		63.5	35.9	40.8	69.8				50.3	35.9	38.8	63.5				47.3	87.0	87.0	92.6	92.6	92.6	88.9	96.3	88.9	88.9	88.9	$20,669	$1,551	$19,118
Nautilus K-8 School	Public	K-8	1000 S 289th St	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3400	469	29	16.4	66.3%	112 (23.9%)	53 (11.3%)	155 (33.0%)	62 (13.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	73 (15.6%)	40.9	666^th of 1160 public elementary schools	42.6%		32.1	794^th of 1168 public elementary schools	32.0%	128	47.2	57.1	49.5	40.3	46.0	50.0	55.6	73.7	61.9	49.4	48.0	38.7	44.4	22.2	26.3	52.4	41.9	91.8	93.2	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	95.9	94.5	94.5	94.5	$17,915	$1,183	$16,732
Green Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32607 47th Ave SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2700	281	20	14.4	58.0%	72 (25.6%)	49 (17.4%)	56 (19.9%)	24 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.4%)	47 (16.7%)	42.6	650^th of 1160 public elementary schools	44.0%		40.3	676^th of 1168 public elementary schools	42.1%	26	53.2		53.2	46.0	46.9	56.3				49.7	48.0	40.0	29.2				39.2	86.4	88.6	90.9	90.9	90.9	88.6	95.5	88.6	88.6	88.6	$22,642	$1,558	$21,084
Brigadoon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 SW 336th ST	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2400	366	23	16.1	65.8%	85 (23.2%)	52 (14.2%)	117 (32.0%)	44 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	48 (13.1%)	34.8	753^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	35.1%		41	666^th of 1168 public elementary schools	43.0%	87	41.7		41.7	39.1	41.9	43.8				41.6	54.4	34.9	37.5				42.3	87.9	93.1	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	94.8	91.4	91.4	91.4	$22,744	$1,890	$20,854
Sherwood Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34600 12th Av SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3800	325	24	13.5	68.9%	70 (21.5%)	42 (12.9%)	93 (28.6%)	55 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.8%)	42 (12.9%)	35.1	747^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.6%		26.1	879^th of 1168 public elementary schools	24.7%	132	42.9		42.9	38.0	46.8	49.1				44.8	40.0	44.7	33.3				39.0	79.6	83.7	79.6	79.6	79.6	83.7	85.7	81.6	83.7	83.7	$23,940	$1,932	$22,008

Frequently Asked Questions about Adelaide Elementary School

Is Adelaide Elementary School a good school?

Adelaide Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Adelaide Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Adelaide Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Adelaide Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Adelaide Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakota Middle School
High : Decatur High School

What district is Adelaide Elementary School in?

Federal Way School District

What is the racial makeup of Adelaide Elementary School?

Students at Adelaide Elementary School are 37% Hispanic, 18% White, 14% Two or more races, 13% African American, 12% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander.

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