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Shadow Lake Elementary

Q: Is Shadow Lake Elementary a good school?

Shadow Lake Elementary ranks 280 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Shadow Lake Elementary is a public elementary school (PK-5) serving 479 students in Maple Valley, Washington, and is part of the highly-regarded Tahoma School District.

Academically, the school consistently outperforms state averages, with 65% of students proficient in English and 61% in Math. However, within the high-performing Tahoma district, Shadow Lake's overall test scores are the lowest among its peer schools, such as Cedar River Elementary which is located just 0.2 miles away. This difference is notable because Shadow Lake serves a student population with a significantly higher rate of economic need than other Tahoma schools, which appears to be a key factor in the performance gap.

The most compelling story at Shadow Lake is its exceptional effectiveness with the students it serves. State rankings show the school is in the top 7% of all Washington schools for educating students from low-income families and in the top 15% for serving Hispanic students. The Tahoma School District supports this mission by allocating more resources per student and maintaining a lower student-teacher ratio at Shadow Lake compared to other district schools. This focused support helps explain why even the lowest-performing Tahoma school still outperforms the highest-performing schools in neighboring districts like the Kent School District.

479

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,734

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22620 Sweeney Road SE
Maple Valley, WA 98038-6416

(425) 413-6100

District: Tahoma School District

Students who attend Shadow Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maple View Middle School
High:	Tahoma Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (61% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Washington elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

!Near the bottom of Tahoma School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg68%

Washington avg48%

280^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Tahoma School District

7^th of 247Tahoma 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	73.6	280 of 1160	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	246 of 1168	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	345 of 1169	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	328 of 1169	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	246 of 1107	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	342 of 1130	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	251 of 1054	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	192 of 1056	81.8%	★★★★☆
2016	72.5	287 of 1053	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	86.8	84 of 1106	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	80.5	150 of 1097	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	134 of 1092	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	88.8	72 of 1088	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	83.2	121 of 1072	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	160 of 1067	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	185 of 1069	82.7%	★★★★☆
2006	61.5	394 of 1051	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.4	233 of 1031	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	83.6	120 of 1026	88.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	70.1	67 of 320	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	216 of 1092	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	209 of 1093	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	297 of 1094	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	269 of 1100	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	165 of 1008	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	410 of 1068	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	279 of 1004	72.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	98 of 659	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	178 of 651	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	119 of 694	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	61 of 501	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	80 of 697	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	73 of 1013	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.1	148 of 1024	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	342 of 1013	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	331 of 1019	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	123 of 854	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	155 of 979	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	83 of 835	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	306 of 1098	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	261 of 1099	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	351 of 1099	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	324 of 1113	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	282 of 1025	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	272 of 1075	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	221 of 999	77.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	67 of 197	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	77 of 188	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	74.7	50 of 339	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	85 of 308	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.5	212 of 478	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	417 of 566	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.4	168 of 637	73.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	271 of 1007	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	236 of 1009	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	338 of 1011	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	368 of 1031	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	299 of 943	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	442 of 1027	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	289 of 833	65.3%	★★★☆☆

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+17 vs school

Special Education (2024)85th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Math61%+19 vs state

Science55%+6 vs state

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Sunday, July 4, 2021

Best school ever ! Staff is so dedicated! 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
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
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
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
Tahoma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24425 SE 216th ST	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-3600	688	41	16.9	20.6%	470 (68.3%)	13 (1.9%)	81 (11.8%)	53 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.7%)	80.9	202^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	82.6%		79	233^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	80.1%	31	66.2	66.2	70.7	66.4	65.2	67.4	72.4	68.9	53.4	64.5	87.5	91.4	90.4	90.4	90.4	90.4	92.3	88.5	90.4	90.4	$19,712	$229	$19,482
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shadow Lake Elementary

Is Shadow Lake Elementary a good school?

Shadow Lake Elementary ranks 280^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Shadow Lake Elementary in?

Tahoma School District

What schools do graduates of Shadow Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shadow Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maple View Middle School
High : Tahoma Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Shadow Lake Elementary?

Students at Shadow Lake Elementary are 63% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Shadow Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Shadow Lake Elementary.

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