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Maplewood Heights Elementary School

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Maplewood Heights Elementary School ranks 167 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Maplewood Heights Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 395 students in the Renton School District, consistently ranking as a top-tier school in Washington state despite its district's average performance.

Academically, the school stands out dramatically from its neighbors, with student proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science that are 30 to 40 percentage points higher than nearby schools like Highlands Elementary School and Honey Dew Elementary. It achieves these excellent results efficiently, spending less per student than many lower-performing schools in the area. The school is particularly effective in supporting students from lower-income families, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide for that subgroup.

While schools like Sierra Heights Elementary School have seen recent declines, Maplewood Heights has maintained stable, high performance for a decade. It remains competitive with schools in higher-ranked districts like Briarwood Elementary in the Issaquah School District. The school demonstrates strong academic growth, with fifth graders performing significantly better than third graders, indicating students thrive during their time there.

395

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,010

Per pupil spending ?

19.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 Jericho Ave SE
Renton, WA 98059

(425) 204-4750

District: Renton School District

Students who attend Maplewood Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McKnight Middle School
High:	Hazen Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.2%

Asian:

29.9%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (71% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Renton School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg44%

Washington avg48%

167^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 16Elementary Schools in the Renton School District

133^rd of 247Renton 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	85.2	167 of 1160	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	161 of 1168	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	214 of 1169	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	246 of 1169	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	270 of 1107	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	235 of 1130	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	181 of 1054	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	76.8	234 of 1056	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	77.8	219 of 1053	79.2%	★★★★☆
2015	86.3	118 of 1067	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	70.2	303 of 1106	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	197 of 1097	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	113 of 1092	89.7%	★★★★☆
2010	71.6	255 of 1088	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	67.2	326 of 1072	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.9	406 of 1067	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.4	389 of 1069	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.3	430 of 1051	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.9	344 of 1031	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.3	514 of 1026	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	65 of 189	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	63 of 163	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	65 of 170	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	92 of 187	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	71 of 131	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.7	57 of 201	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	53 of 169	68.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	60.0	77 of 254	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	19 of 213	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	55.6	67 of 248	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.2	159 of 333	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	178 of 1092	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	211 of 1093	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	227 of 1094	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	220 of 1100	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	243 of 1008	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	253 of 1068	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	109 of 1004	89.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	117 of 659	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	127 of 651	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	153 of 633	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	154 of 694	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	220 of 501	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	315 of 697	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	195 of 540	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	66 of 1013	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	84 of 1024	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	142 of 1013	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	208 of 1019	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	186 of 854	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	182 of 979	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	176 of 835	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	115 of 1098	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	101 of 1099	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	160 of 1099	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	248 of 1113	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	259 of 1025	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	221 of 1075	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	251 of 999	74.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	83.8	29 of 252	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	126 of 303	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	191 of 339	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	164 of 308	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.1	56 of 478	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	35.1	353 of 566	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	320 of 637	49.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	91 of 1007	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	137 of 1009	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	88 of 1011	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	164 of 1031	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	159 of 943	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	208 of 1027	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	124 of 833	85.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)88th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)70th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2024)44th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+24 vs state

Math71%+28 vs state

English Language Arts69%+16 vs state

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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
Maplewood Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Jericho Ave SE	Renton	98059	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4750	395	25	16.0	19.5%	147 (37.2%)	17 (4.3%)	58 (14.7%)	118 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.9%)	85.2	167^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.6%		85.2	161^st of 1168 public elementary schools	86.2%	6	73.0	73.0	60.9	72.9	74.6	69.4	60.9	73.8	77.8	70.7	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$21,010	$1,442	$19,569
Apollo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15025 SE 117th St	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-7500	496	34	14.5	16.9%	163 (32.9%)	8 (1.6%)	74 (14.9%)	191 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.7%)	92.4	82^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.4	108^th of 1168 public elementary schools	90.8%	26	79.3	79.3	75.3	77.4	80.5	77.7	74.1	73.1	75.6	74.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	$21,449	$541	$20,908
Honey Dew Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Union Ave NE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4800	276	18	15.4	71.0%	31 (11.2%)	26 (9.4%)	156 (56.5%)	30 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	26 (9.4%)	14.6	1031^st of 1160 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.2	1063^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	9.0%	32	34.0	34.0	11.1	28.6	40.4	27.0	20.5	26.5	31.9	26.4	97.7	97.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.7	97.7	100.0	97.7	97.7	$26,031	$3,095	$22,936
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	1075 Duvall Ave NE	Renton	98059	King County	Renton School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 204-3000	576	33	17.6	48.4%	118 (20.5%)	35 (6.1%)	204 (35.4%)	149 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	65 (11.3%)	59.3	441^st of 1160 public elementary schools	62.0%		46.5	603^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	48.4%	162	54.5	54.5	44.6	50.6	58.0	51.7	63.5	54.1	52.5	56.2	88.8	89.9	91.0	91.0	91.0	89.9	94.4	91.0	89.9	89.9	$19,789	$959	$18,831
Briarwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17020 SE 134th St	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-5000	630	37	16.8	15.7%	248 (39.4%)	13 (2.1%)	69 (11.0%)	232 (36.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.5%)	94.1	57^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.1%		93.4	70^th of 1168 public elementary schools	94.0%	13	78.1	78.1	72.0	84.8	82.7	80.6	84.5	85.7	68.8	78.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	$20,035	$793	$19,241
Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	2720 NE 7th St	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4600	386	27	14.5	70.2%	33 (8.5%)	41 (10.6%)	225 (58.3%)	44 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.1%)	12	1065^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.2%		12.7	1073^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	8.1%	8	21.1	21.1	36.6	16.7	21.1	25.3	39.4	22.7	17.5	27.3	86.7	86.7	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	91.7	90.0	90.0	90.0	$24,279	$2,823	$21,456
Tiffany Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1601 Lake Youngs Way SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4850	379	27	14.1	62.0%	96 (25.3%)	41 (10.8%)	97 (25.6%)	107 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	36.5	722^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	37.8%		36.5	732^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	37.3%	10	32.0	32.0	40.4	48.0	39.2	42.0	57.9	49.0	29.3	43.7	90.6	92.5	94.3	94.3	94.3	92.5	96.2	94.3	92.5	92.5	$23,640	$2,193	$21,448
Fairwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16600 148th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7491	355	20	17.9	41.4%	113 (31.8%)	62 (17.5%)	83 (23.4%)	47 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	43 (12.1%)	34.6	754^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.0%		44.8	623^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	46.7%	131	45.7	45.7	42.5	41.2	30.4	38.0	57.5	44.2	26.7	42.3	93.8	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	100.0	96.9	95.3	95.3	$21,279	$771	$20,508
Renton Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	16828 128th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-2950	393	25	15.4	65.1%	95 (24.2%)	62 (15.8%)	135 (34.4%)	50 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.2%)	18.9	980^th of 1160 public elementary schools	15.5%		9.7	1101^st of 1168 public elementary schools	5.7%	121	34.5	34.5	40.0	13.5	34.5	30.0	43.3	19.2	29.3	31.2	85.7	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	91.1	96.4	89.3	91.1	91.1	$22,242	$2,598	$19,644
Cascade Elementary School	Public	K-5	16022 116th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-3350	434	28	15.6	63.8%	73 (16.8%)	87 (20.0%)	134 (30.9%)	75 (17.3%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.1%)	51 (11.8%)	25.2	898^th of 1160 public elementary schools	22.6%		33.4	778^th of 1168 public elementary schools	33.4%	120	34.3	34.3	36.5	40.3	42.3	39.8	38.1	30.7	34.3	34.4	88.4	91.3	94.2	94.2	94.2	89.9	94.2	89.9	89.9	89.9	$22,206	$2,484	$19,723

Frequently Asked Questions about Maplewood Heights Elementary School

How many students attend Maplewood Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Maplewood Heights Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Maplewood Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maplewood Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McKnight Middle School
High : Hazen Senior High School

What district is Maplewood Heights Elementary School in?

Renton School District

What is the racial makeup of Maplewood Heights Elementary School?

Students at Maplewood Heights Elementary School are 37% White, 30% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Maplewood Heights Elementary School a good school?

Maplewood Heights Elementary School ranks 167^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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