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Park Lodge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Park Lodge Elementary School is a public elementary school (PK-5) serving 363 students in Lakewood, Washington, as part of the Clover Park School District, and it has been consistently ranked among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Academically, student proficiency is significantly below both district and state averages, with only 28% proficient in English, 19% in Math, and 21% in Science. This is particularly striking because Park Lodge Elementary School has more resources than nearby schools, spending the most per student and having the smallest class sizes, yet it has the worst outcomes. For example, Custer Elementary School, another school in the same district less than two miles away, spends slightly less per student, has larger classes, but achieves dramatically better results, ranking in the 45th percentile statewide compared to Park Lodge's 4th percentile.

While the entire Clover Park School District faces challenges, the analysis shows that Park Lodge's severe and persistent underperformance, especially in math and for certain student groups, suggests issues beyond funding or poverty levels. The school's performance has declined sharply over the past decade, indicating a need for fundamental changes in instructional strategies or leadership to better utilize its considerable resources and improve student learning.

363

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,719

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6300 100th ST SW
Lakewood, WA 98499-1766

(253) 583-5350

District: Clover Park School District

Students who attend Park Lodge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hudtloff Middle School
High:	Clover Park High School
	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

African American:

17.1%

White:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (23% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

1,110^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Clover Park School District

179^th of 247Clover Park 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	8.3	1110 of 1160	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1076 of 1168	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1143 of 1169	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1100 of 1169	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1067 of 1107	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1068 of 1130	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	942 of 1054	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	957 of 1056	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	884 of 1053	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.3	858 of 1067	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.7	664 of 1106	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.9	906 of 1097	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	886 of 1092	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.6	1016 of 1088	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	37.9	730 of 1072	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.8	668 of 1067	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.4	755 of 1069	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	816 of 1051	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.8	679 of 1031	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.7	444 of 1026	56.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	58.4	37 of 108	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.6	96 of 110	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.8	32 of 107	70.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	240 of 303	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	248 of 333	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	992 of 1092	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	960 of 1093	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1068 of 1094	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1039 of 1100	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	974 of 1008	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1021 of 1068	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	893 of 1004	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	614 of 659	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	538 of 651	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	585 of 633	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	581 of 694	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	415 of 501	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	618 of 697	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	433 of 540	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	905 of 1013	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	820 of 1024	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	973 of 1013	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	883 of 1019	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	804 of 854	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	837 of 979	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1080 of 1098	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1014 of 1099	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1085 of 1099	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1062 of 1113	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1004 of 1075	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	886 of 999	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	12.8	190 of 212	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	11.3	633 of 637	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	5.9	1007 of 1027	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	801 of 833	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)66th percentile+60 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

White (2019)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2018)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Science21%-28 vs state

Math19%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The school receives extra funding. The teachers work extra hard. All students get free meals. None of that seems to help. The pivot during COVID has been excruciating with a seemingly thrown-together disorganized way to approaching remote learning. Each teacher has different tools, methods of communication, expectations, ZERO standardization, very little consistency. Almost no communication of progress or need for correction except during conferences 3 x annually. Lots of attention to underperformers, disengaged parents. The school hosts really fun events (even virtually during COVID) and provides supplies for family/school engagement activities but a painfully low number of families participate. This is a sadly bad school, not for lack of effort, but for lack of effective strategies. The COVID learning resource package has been awful and difficult to support as an actively engaged parent let alone for a disengaged, low participation parent. The framework has built-in the need to rely on teachers which holds successful students/family back for the sake of "Equity". Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Considering the population demographics and the lack of willing volunteers, the staff and educators at Park Lodge have worked very hard to make Park Lodge a great school. If there are problems, it is the lack of parent involvement that brings this school down. 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
Park Lodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 100th ST SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5350	363	28	12.8	78.5%	36 (9.9%)	62 (17.1%)	183 (50.4%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	32 (8.8%)	8.3	1110^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.6	1076^th of 1168 public elementary schools	7.9%	34	21.0	21.0	27.7	25.5	30.7	28.1	21.5	18.0	16.1	18.6	93.0	94.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7	98.3	98.3	94.7	94.7	$22,719	$2,821	$19,898
Four Heroes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 Lakewood Dr SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5340	541	38	14.1	84.7%	62 (11.5%)	64 (11.8%)	302 (55.8%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (7.9%)	45 (8.3%)	21	958^th of 1160 public elementary schools	17.4%		13.8	1056^th of 1168 public elementary schools	9.6%	98	21.8	21.8	45.8	34.4	37.6	38.7	41.1	26.4	23.0	29.2	93.3	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	94.4	96.6	96.6	94.4	94.4	$20,983	$2,570	$18,413
Lakeview Hope Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	10501 47th AVE SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5320	540	39	13.8	84.1%	59 (10.9%)	52 (9.6%)	271 (50.2%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.9%)	50 (9.3%)	12.9	1051^st of 1160 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.2	1096^th of 1168 public elementary schools	6.2%	45	30.1	30.1	22.1	24.7	41.8	30.6	27.3	15.1	27.2	23.3	89.7	95.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	90.7	95.9	94.9	90.7	90.7	$22,791	$2,358	$20,433
Idlewild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10806 Idlewild Rd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5290	380	25	15.0	51.6%	186 (48.9%)	44 (11.6%)	78 (20.5%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (14.7%)	26.5	877^th of 1160 public elementary schools	24.4%		20.4	963^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	17.6%	86	31.8	31.8	51.5	38.2	29.4	39.7	51.5	33.8	12.5	33.0	95.1	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	95.1	96.7	96.7	95.1	95.1	$20,801	$1,295	$19,506
Tyee Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11920 Seminole RD SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5380	381	25	15.2	83.7%	69 (18.1%)	57 (15.0%)	154 (40.4%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	34 (8.9%)	10.8	1077^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.2%		8.3	1109^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.1%	32	31.8	31.8	21.1	25.4	38.1	28.0	21.4	22.0	19.1	20.8	89.8	93.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	91.5	98.3	93.2	91.5	91.5	$22,028	$2,981	$19,047
Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5230	358	21	17.0	74.0%	90 (25.1%)	54 (15.1%)	97 (27.1%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	68 (19.0%)	43.1	640^th of 1160 public elementary schools	44.8%		27.9	853^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	27.0%	213	59.3	59.3	35.0	38.7	70.4	45.9	45.0	25.8	44.4	38.8	86.9	90.2	88.5	88.5	88.5	88.5	91.8	88.5	88.5	88.5	$27,154	$1,819	$25,334
Dower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7817 Dower Rd West	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5240	337	22	15.6	74.5%	56 (16.6%)	83 (24.6%)	87 (25.8%)	16 (4.7%)	3 (0.9%)	47 (13.9%)	40 (11.9%)	11.2	1073^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	7.5%		19.7	975^th of 1168 public elementary schools	16.5%	98	20.8	20.8	26.2	29.2	34.6	30.3	28.6	22.9	21.2	23.9	86.8	88.7	92.5	92.5	92.5	90.6	98.1	90.6	90.6	90.6	$24,921	$1,845	$23,076
Oakbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7802 83rd AVE SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5330	285	19	14.8	61.8%	75 (26.3%)	51 (17.9%)	49 (17.2%)	20 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (4.9%)	56 (19.6%)	32	802^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	30.9%		36.5	728^th of 1168 public elementary schools	37.7%	74	40.7	40.7	46.8	38.6	42.6	42.4	44.7	36.8	33.3	38.0	91.9	94.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.9	94.6	100.0	91.9	91.9	$21,566	$1,540	$20,026
Oak Grove	Public	K-6	8805 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 756-2522	11	3	3.4	27.3%	4 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)								(n/a)																					$21,360	$2,465	$18,894
Lake Louise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11014 Holden Rd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5310	450	32	13.8	69.6%	121 (26.9%)	59 (13.1%)	136 (30.2%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	77 (17.1%)	32.3	792^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	31.7%		34.4	765^th of 1168 public elementary schools	34.5%	27	38.8	38.8	24.0	48.7	49.4	40.9	40.0	39.2	40.0	39.7	86.1	89.5	93.0	93.0	93.0	89.5	88.4	90.7	88.4	89.5	$20,561	$1,797	$18,764

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Lodge Elementary School

How many students attend Park Lodge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Park Lodge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Park Lodge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Lodge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hudtloff Middle School
High : Clover Park High School
High : General William H. Harrison Preparatory School

What district is Park Lodge Elementary School in?

Clover Park School District

Is Park Lodge Elementary School a good school?

Park Lodge Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Park Lodge Elementary School?

Students at Park Lodge Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Not Specified, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

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