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Meridian Elementary School

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Meridian Elementary School ranks 433 rd of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Meridian Elementary School is a public elementary school (PK-5) serving about 390 students in the Kent School District, consistently outperforming the district average in English, math, and science.

The school shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, with particularly high rankings for its English Language Learners and Special Education students in recent years. However, its overall state ranking has been volatile, dropping from the 72nd to the 63rd percentile this year, and it faces challenges like a significant performance gap between female and male students and a sharp decline in 5th-grade math scores. With the highest per-student spending among nearby schools, this volatility raises questions about how effectively those resources are being used to create stable, high-quality education for all.

Compared to other local options, Meridian is part of a higher-performing cluster with schools like Sunrise Elementary School, which achieves a higher ranking with lower spending. It stands in contrast to several struggling nearby schools, such as Meadow Ridge Elementary School and Millennium Elementary School. For families, Meridian represents a solid mid-to-high performing choice within its district, especially for those seeking strong support for special learning populations, though its year-to-year consistency is an area to watch.

390

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,209

Per pupil spending ?

40.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25621 140th Ave SE
Kent, WA 98042-3601

(253) 373-7664

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Meridian Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mattson Middle School
High:	Kentwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.9%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Asian:

18.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (54% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kent School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

433^rd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	59.8	433 of 1160	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	328 of 1168	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	641 of 1169	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	745 of 1169	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	797 of 1107	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	609 of 1130	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	496 of 1054	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	497 of 1056	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.8	511 of 1053	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.7	538 of 1067	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.3	679 of 1106	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.2	606 of 1097	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.4	547 of 1092	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	312 of 1088	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	59.1	435 of 1072	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.7	477 of 1067	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.3	410 of 1069	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.4	298 of 1051	71.6%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	196 of 1031	81.0%	★★★★☆
2004	68.0	276 of 1026	73.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	47.1	52 of 110	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	146 of 189	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	99 of 163	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	100 of 170	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	114 of 187	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	87 of 131	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	122 of 201	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	119 of 169	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	77.1	47 of 320	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	62 of 254	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	45.1	98 of 213	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	69 of 248	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	76 of 333	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	302 of 1092	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	274 of 1093	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.5	610 of 1094	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	770 of 1100	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	801 of 1008	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	502 of 1068	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	479 of 1004	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	247 of 659	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	124 of 651	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	304 of 633	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.1	580 of 694	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.9	278 of 697	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	245 of 540	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	584 of 1013	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.7	267 of 1024	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	36.8	671 of 1013	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	836 of 1019	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	695 of 854	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	554 of 979	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	465 of 835	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	582 of 1098	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.4	358 of 1099	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	613 of 1099	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	640 of 1113	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	678 of 1025	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	633 of 1075	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	470 of 999	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	41.7	131 of 212	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	141 of 363	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	71 of 339	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	33.0	332 of 478	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	283 of 637	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	371 of 1007	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	287 of 1009	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	42.5	580 of 1011	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	591 of 1031	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	574 of 943	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	508 of 1027	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	400 of 833	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile~ school

African American (2019)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)38th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Science55%+6 vs state

Math51%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, March 17, 2013

This school has an amazing Support Center program. The teachers there completely changed my daughters life. The staff at this school have the best hearts and are deffinitely there for the students. For a parent who originally didn't think that her daughter was going to make it to her sixth grade graduation is so proud to say that thanks to the staff at Meridian Elementary will now be able to watch her daughter graduate at the end of this year. Close Quote

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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
Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25621 140th Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7664	390	25	15.6	40.5%	148 (37.9%)	37 (9.5%)	81 (20.8%)	72 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	43 (11.0%)	59.8	433^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	62.7%		69.3	328^th of 1168 public elementary schools	71.9%	105	55.1	55.1	50.8	61.8	58.0	56.6	54.6	58.2	40.6	50.5	90.0	90.0	91.7	91.7	91.7	90.0	93.3	90.0	90.0	90.0	$24,209	$1,934	$22,276
Martin Sortun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12711 SE 248th St	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7314	450	28	16.2	51.1%	101 (22.4%)	44 (9.8%)	84 (18.7%)	162 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	46 (10.2%)	57.3	464^th of 1160 public elementary schools	60.0%		63.5	404^th of 1168 public elementary schools	65.4%	60	55.4	55.4	54.8	50.0	56.8	53.9	57.5	46.6	48.7	50.9	89.9	92.4	89.9	89.9	89.9	91.1	94.9	92.4	91.1	91.1	$21,175	$1,623	$19,552
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
Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27641 144th Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7313	408	22	18.8	57.8%	135 (33.1%)	62 (15.2%)	79 (19.4%)	89 (21.8%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	25 (6.1%)	30.8	816^th of 1160 public elementary schools	29.7%		22	938^th of 1168 public elementary schools	19.7%	122	41.8	41.8	41.8	34.6	41.8	38.8	50.9	32.1	34.6	38.3	71.4	72.9	77.1	77.1	77.1	74.3	85.7	75.7	74.3	74.3	$21,183	$1,492	$19,691
Millennium Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11919 SE 270th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-3900	482	27	17.7	67.4%	115 (23.9%)	57 (11.8%)	143 (29.7%)	134 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	17 (3.5%)	9.6	1100^th of 1160 public elementary schools	5.2%		16.9	1013^th of 1168 public elementary schools	13.3%	87	25.8	25.8	27.9	19.1	25.0	24.2	23.9	23.8	24.7	24.2	74.4	84.6	88.5	88.5	88.5	79.5	89.7	83.3	78.2	79.5	$19,826	$1,470	$18,355
George T. Daniel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11310 SE 248th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7615	292	26	11.3	70.5%	64 (21.9%)	50 (17.1%)	66 (22.6%)	74 (25.3%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	28 (9.6%)	15.1	1022^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	11.9%		19.9	970^th of 1168 public elementary schools	17.0%	52	21.7	21.7		46.0	17.8	21.5	18.8	39.5	11.1	22.1	78.0	84.0	86.0	86.0	86.0	80.0	90.0	90.0	80.0	80.0	$24,428	$1,756	$22,672
Pine Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27825 118th Ave SE	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7687	305	23	13.2	72.8%	67 (22.0%)	59 (19.3%)	66 (21.6%)	61 (20.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	38 (12.5%)	11.6	1069^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.8%		15	1043^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	10.7%	26	30.2	30.2	19.3	23.3	37.0	26.6	28.1	27.9	20.0	25.2	88.6	88.6	88.6	88.6	88.6	88.6	93.2	88.6	88.6	88.6	$24,437	$2,112	$22,325
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22300 132nd Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7630	512	32	16.2	44.3%	129 (25.2%)	52 (10.2%)	72 (14.1%)	177 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	76 (14.8%)	79	219^th of 1160 public elementary schools	81.1%		85.3	159^th of 1168 public elementary schools	86.4%	60	70.3	70.3	54.7	67.4	67.0	63.0	68.0	69.5	57.1	65.0	84.9	89.4	87.9	87.9	87.9	89.4	92.4	86.4	89.4	89.4	$19,557	$753	$18,804
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27710 108th Ave SE	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7870	423	27	15.8	73.0%	95 (22.5%)	61 (14.4%)	75 (17.7%)	140 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	34 (8.0%)	3.5	1150^th of 1160 public elementary schools	0.9%		6	1137^th of 1168 public elementary schools	2.7%	13	20.3	20.3	13.6	9.8	21.6	15.4	17.2	10.0	12.3	13.2	72.6	76.5	86.3	86.3	86.3	84.3	88.2	78.4	84.3	84.3	$22,414	$1,395	$21,018
Arthur Jacobsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	29205 132nd Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 630-2441	367	25	14.4	59.9%	94 (25.6%)	31 (8.4%)	76 (20.7%)	118 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	44 (12.0%)	17.9	987^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.9%		25.7	886^th of 1168 public elementary schools	24.1%	101	33.3	33.3	39.1	36.8	18.2	32.0	34.0	33.3	20.0	29.5	90.0	92.9	94.3	94.3	94.3	92.9	94.3	92.9	92.9	92.9	$21,277	$1,031	$20,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Meridian Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Meridian Elementary School?

Students at Meridian Elementary School are 38% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Meridian Elementary School in?

Kent School District

How many students attend Meridian Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Meridian Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Meridian Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mattson Middle School
High : Kentwood High School

Is Meridian Elementary School a good school?

Meridian Elementary School ranks 433^rd of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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