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Cedar Valley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Valley Elementary is a public PK-5 school serving about 318 students in Covington, WA, as part of the Kent School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quartile of Washington elementary schools.

The school's test scores in English, Math, and Science are consistently below both district and state averages, a trend that has persisted for years. This is notable because Cedar Valley has considerable resources, spending over $25,000 per student—which is higher than all nearby schools—and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 15-to-1. Despite these advantages, its performance lags behind neighboring schools in the same district, such as Grass Lake Elementary and Crestwood Elementary, and is far behind top-performing schools in the adjacent Tahoma School District, like Cedar River Elementary.

Performance varies widely by grade level, with some grades scoring near district averages while others fall far behind. The school's statewide ranking also declined recently. While the high per-student investment and small class sizes are positive factors, they have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes compared to other local schools that operate with fewer resources.

318

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,511

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26500 Timberlane Way SE
Covington, WA 98042-8404

(253) 373-7649

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Cedar Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cedar Heights Middle School
High:	Kentlake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.7%

Hispanic:

24.8%

Asian:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

943^rd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Kent School District

159^th of 247Kent 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	22.3	943 of 1160	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	836 of 1168	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	944 of 1169	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	917 of 1169	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	778 of 1107	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	871 of 1130	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	723 of 1054	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	771 of 1056	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.6	726 of 1053	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.5	816 of 1067	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	934 of 1106	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	1012 of 1097	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	935 of 1092	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	763 of 1088	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.2	906 of 1072	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.4	887 of 1067	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.3	929 of 1069	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.1	938 of 1051	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.2	804 of 1031	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.0	731 of 1026	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	862 of 1092	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	621 of 1093	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	760 of 1094	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	634 of 1100	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	533 of 1008	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	772 of 1068	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.2	448 of 1004	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	391 of 659	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	289 of 651	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	66 of 501	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	392 of 697	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	886 of 1013	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	675 of 1024	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	753 of 1013	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	648 of 1019	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	523 of 854	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	676 of 979	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	558 of 835	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	866 of 1098	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	866 of 1099	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	883 of 1099	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	928 of 1113	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	807 of 1025	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	825 of 1075	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	742 of 999	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	57.7	207 of 637	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	905 of 1007	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	885 of 1009	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	919 of 1011	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1011 of 1031	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	874 of 943	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	828 of 1027	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	603 of 833	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)68th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-10 vs state

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

Math33%-9 vs state

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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 All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th 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
Cedar Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26500 Timberlane Way SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7649	318	21	15.0	42.8%	139 (43.7%)	22 (6.9%)	79 (24.8%)	41 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.7%)	22.3	943^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	18.7%		28.8	836^th of 1168 public elementary schools	28.4%	107	38.9	38.9	39.0	24.4	41.2	34.2	39.0	33.3	26.5	33.3	87.5	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	87.5	91.7	87.5	87.5	87.5	$25,511	$1,453	$24,058
Jenkins Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26915 186th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7331	340	24	14.2	58.8%	142 (41.8%)	22 (6.5%)	85 (25.0%)	43 (12.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.9%)	24.4	919^th of 1160 public elementary schools	20.8%		29.8	819^th of 1168 public elementary schools	29.9%	100	44.2	44.2	15.8	34.8	50.0	32.7	22.8	37.0	35.3	31.2	81.0	81.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	81.0	85.7	81.0	81.0	81.0	$22,483	$1,639	$20,844
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25225 180th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7634	386	25	15.4	38.9%	177 (45.9%)	40 (10.4%)	51 (13.2%)	55 (14.2%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	52 (13.5%)	62.6	403^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	65.3%		69.1	329^th of 1168 public elementary schools	71.8%	74	49.2	49.2	62.1	50.0	54.1	55.4	65.5	62.5	47.5	58.3	86.8	88.2	86.8	86.8	86.8	88.2	88.2	88.2	88.2	88.2	$21,845	$826	$21,019
Grass Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28700 191st Place SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7661	337	21	15.7	34.4%	187 (55.5%)	15 (4.5%)	64 (19.0%)	39 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.3%)	74.2	269^th of 1160 public elementary schools	76.8%		83.1	190^th of 1168 public elementary schools	83.7%	79	58.2	58.2	64.8	62.7	56.1	61.3	71.8	64.5	56.7	64.5	75.0	80.4	82.1	82.1	82.1	78.6	82.1	78.6	78.6	78.6	$20,092	$904	$19,188
Lake Wilderness Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24216 Witte Road SE	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-3500	923	49	19.0	21.1%	485 (52.5%)	33 (3.6%)	124 (13.4%)	176 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	102 (11.1%)	87.5	135^th of 1160 public elementary schools	88.4%		84.7	167^th of 1168 public elementary schools	85.7%	32	72.8	72.8	76.5	73.2	73.5	74.4	76.3	71.0	56.6	67.9	84.9	85.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	87.9	90.9	86.9	87.9	87.9	$20,027	$515	$19,512
Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25811 156TH Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7652	456	30	15.3	52.0%	164 (36.0%)	50 (11.0%)	107 (23.5%)	101 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.4%)	47.7	583^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	49.7%		45.2	618^th of 1168 public elementary schools	47.1%	35	41.7	41.7	39.2	53.1	41.9	44.5	60.8	51.6	49.2	54.3	86.5	87.8	86.5	86.5	86.5	87.8	90.5	86.5	87.8	87.8	$22,314	$1,580	$20,735
Cedar River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22615 Sweeney Rd SE	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-5400	593	36	16.6	15.3%	300 (50.6%)	16 (2.7%)	66 (11.1%)	135 (22.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.5%)	93.5	68^th of 1160 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.1	62^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	94.7%	6	74.6	74.6	81.8	80.0	80.3	80.6	81.8	80.0	68.6	76.7	90.0	91.3	90.0	90.0	90.0	91.3	93.8	91.3	91.3	91.3	$20,235	$487	$19,747
Glacier Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23700 SE 280th Street	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 413-3700	803	46	17.6	19.6%	378 (47.1%)	36 (4.5%)	101 (12.6%)	221 (27.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.1%)	85.4	164^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.9%		78.8	234^th of 1168 public elementary schools	80.0%	70	70.5	70.5	74.8	64.7	69.9	70.0	76.0	73.5	58.2	69.8	91.2	93.6	92.8	92.8	92.8	94.4	94.4	92.8	94.4	94.4	$19,024	$281	$18,743
Shadow Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22620 Sweeney Road SE	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 413-6100	479	31	15.6	35.5%	300 (62.6%)	7 (1.5%)	83 (17.3%)	25 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (12.5%)	73.6	280^th of 1160 public elementary schools	75.9%		77.4	246^th of 1168 public elementary schools	78.9%	34	55.1	55.1	63.8	69.1	62.8	65.2	58.5	74.1	51.3	61.3	84.2	86.8	88.2	88.2	88.2	85.5	90.8	85.5	85.5	85.5	$20,734	$616	$20,118
Rock Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25700 Maple Valley Blk Diam Rd	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-3300	686	40	16.9	17.1%	328 (47.8%)	38 (5.5%)	66 (9.6%)	167 (24.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	82 (12.0%)	88.1	127^th of 1160 public elementary schools	89.1%		87.4	137^th of 1168 public elementary schools	88.3%	10	73.0	73.0	68.8	75.2	83.1	75.9	71.2	67.3	64.2	67.5	91.0	93.7	94.6	94.6	94.6	92.8	95.5	91.0	92.8	92.8	$20,158	$228	$19,930

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Valley Elementary School

What district is Cedar Valley Elementary School in?

Kent School District

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Valley Elementary School?

Students at Cedar Valley Elementary School are 44% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cedar Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cedar Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedar Heights Middle School
High : Kentlake High School

Is Cedar Valley Elementary School a good school?

Cedar Valley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Cedar Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Cedar Valley Elementary School.

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