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Pine Tree Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1069^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Pine Tree Elementary is a public PK-5 school serving about 305 students in the Kent School District, currently ranked in the bottom 10% of Washington elementary schools despite having a low student-teacher ratio of 13-to-1 and higher per-student spending than many nearby schools.

When compared to other elementary schools in the area, Pine Tree's academic results are lower than expected given its resources. For instance, it spends over $24,000 per student but has lower proficiency rates in English and math than nearby schools like Horizon Elementary and Hazelwood Elementary, which spend thousands less. Several schools with very similar student populations, such as Scenic Hill Elementary, achieve significantly better academic outcomes, indicating that challenges at Pine Tree may extend beyond demographics.

The school's performance has declined notably in recent years, and it is part of a geographic cluster of low-performing schools that includes Millennium Elementary and Meadow Ridge Elementary. Interestingly, some schools in the neighboring Auburn School District, like Willow Crest Elementary, perform better with similar students and lower spending, suggesting district-level practices may influence results.

305

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,437

Per pupil spending ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27825 118th Ave SE
Kent, WA 98030-8778

(253) 373-7687

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Pine Tree Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mattson Middle School
High:	Kentlake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

22.0%

Hispanic:

21.6%

Asian:

20.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

1,069^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	11.6	1069 of 1160	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1043 of 1168	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	933 of 1169	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	829 of 1169	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	906 of 1107	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	997 of 1130	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	859 of 1054	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	905 of 1056	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.1	834 of 1053	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.0	726 of 1067	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.6	849 of 1106	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.7	750 of 1097	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.1	679 of 1092	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.9	495 of 1088	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.0	593 of 1072	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.4	596 of 1067	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.7	561 of 1069	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.9	506 of 1051	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.4	375 of 1031	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	31.7	744 of 1026	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	41.9	59 of 107	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	168 of 189	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	144 of 163	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	129 of 170	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	191 of 201	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	164 of 169	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	213 of 320	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	119 of 254	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	147 of 213	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	116 of 248	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	149 of 333	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1055 of 1092	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	945 of 1093	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	960 of 1094	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	900 of 1100	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	947 of 1008	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	896 of 1068	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	689 of 1004	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	337 of 651	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	469 of 694	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	228 of 501	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	355 of 697	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	330 of 540	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	900 of 1013	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	921 of 1024	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	785 of 1013	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	674 of 1019	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	744 of 854	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	883 of 979	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	618 of 835	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	959 of 1098	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1004 of 1099	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	799 of 1099	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	795 of 1113	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	766 of 1025	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	964 of 1075	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	906 of 999	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	14.0	624 of 637	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	979 of 1007	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	904 of 1009	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	706 of 1011	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	645 of 1031	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	797 of 943	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	912 of 1027	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	594 of 833	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)48th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2018)45th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2018)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-19 vs state

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Math25%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 8, 2019

I have sent my kids here from kindergarten and now in 6th. The teachers and principle are a joke. Thankfully this is the last year for my daughter and I will be searching for something new for my son. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 31, 2017

They can't seem to keep Principals, Teachers or staff, and not because the school doesn't have money but because of the students and the dynamics of the school itself. Not organized at all. Young students are reckless and horribly misbehaved that the teachers have a hard time controlling them. Starting third year and I'm disappointed, frustrated and outraged with this school, yet again. 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 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
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
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
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
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
Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	11815 SE 304th St	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 931-4740	502	31	16.1	52.2%	175 (34.9%)	36 (7.2%)	128 (25.5%)	110 (21.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	42 (8.4%)	48	578^th of 1160 public elementary schools	50.2%		47.1	595^th of 1168 public elementary schools	49.1%	17	44.3	44.3	49.5	32.1	60.2	47.7	65.2	37.0	48.9	51.0	85.5	88.2	89.5	89.5	89.5	88.2	92.1	89.5	88.2	88.2	$19,225	$327	$18,898
Scenic Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26025 Woodland Way S	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7479	481	34	14.2	73.8%	69 (14.3%)	51 (10.6%)	216 (44.9%)	81 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	37 (7.7%)	16.8	1006^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.3%		20.7	960^th of 1168 public elementary schools	17.8%	46	32.9	32.9	34.9	33.3	46.7	38.8	23.8	23.8	14.9	20.5	79.6	86.4	89.8	89.8	89.8	86.4	90.9	87.5	86.4	86.4	$21,186	$1,476	$19,710
Willow Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13002 SE 304th ST	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(253) 931-4717	656	38	17.1	55.5%	207 (31.6%)	66 (10.1%)	120 (18.3%)	201 (30.6%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	49 (7.5%)	53	517^th of 1160 public elementary schools	55.4%		67.4	352^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	69.9%	165	47.2	47.2	32.2	68.9	55.8	53.5	39.8	64.5	50.0	52.2	81.3	86.7	88.0	88.0	88.0	85.3	89.3	84.0	85.3	85.3	$18,194	$930	$17,265
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Tree Elementary School

Is Pine Tree Elementary School a good school?

Pine Tree Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pine Tree Elementary School?

Students at Pine Tree Elementary School are 22% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 19% African American, 12% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Pine Tree Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Pine Tree Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Pine Tree Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pine Tree Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mattson Middle School
High : Kentlake High School

What district is Pine Tree Elementary School in?

Kent School District

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