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Cedar Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-6
1074th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Cedar Valley Elementary is a K–6 school in Lynnwood, Washington, serving 427 students in the Edmonds School District and located in a diverse, relatively high-need area of the district. The school’s 2025–26 statewide ranking was 1,074th out of 1,138 schools, placing it in the 6th percentile, with a 0-star SchoolDigger rating. In 2024–25, 73.77% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, higher than at most nearby schools. At the same time, Cedar Valley reported a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1 and spent $21,432 per student in 2023–24, slightly above the nearby-school comparison average.

Academic performance is currently the school’s most important concern. In 2025–26, 22.67% of students were proficient in English language arts, 14.22% in math, and 30.77% in science. Math was the weakest subject across every tested grade, including 9.62% proficiency in 5th grade, while ELA results ranged from 17.24% to 28.85%. Cedar Valley ranked below all nine nearby comparison schools in ELA and math and was second-lowest in science, ahead of College Place Elementary. College Place is a particularly relevant comparison because its free or reduced-price lunch rate was also high at 75.26%; however, its ELA and math results were somewhat stronger, while Cedar Valley had slightly higher science proficiency.

The school’s statewide percentile has improved modestly from 4th percentile in 2023–24 and 2024–25 to 6th percentile in 2025–26, but it remains well below nearby schools such as Seaview Elementary at the 84th percentile, Oak Heights Elementary at the 56th, and Meadowdale Elementary at the 53rd. Science offers the clearest positive sign, rising from 22.92% to 30.77% in one year. Overall, the data point to broad schoolwide needs in math and ELA, along with a need to examine support for English Language Learners and economically disadvantaged students, while treating the recent science improvement as a possible source of momentum.

427
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,432
Per pupil spending ?
73.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 19200 56th Ave W
       Lynnwood, WA  98036

(425) 431-7390

District: Edmonds School District


Students who attend Cedar Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Brier Terrace Middle School
High:    Lynnwood High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.1%
White:
24.1%
African American:
11.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school20%
District avg53%
Washington avg48%
1,074th of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 26 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
22nd of 22Elementary Schools in the Edmonds School District
66th of 238Edmonds 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20266.81074 of 11385.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.31111 of 11604.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.41121 of 11684.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.01116 of 11694.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.31083 of 11697.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.61027 of 11077.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.91053 of 11306.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.8822 of 105422.0%★☆☆☆☆
201719.4883 of 105616.4%★☆☆☆☆
201634.2720 of 105331.6%★★☆☆☆
201546.7582 of 106745.5%★★☆☆☆
201343.0681 of 110638.4%★★☆☆☆
201243.6667 of 109739.2%★★☆☆☆
201118.0965 of 109211.6%★☆☆☆☆
20109.91036 of 10884.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200918.6930 of 107213.2%★☆☆☆☆
200817.1941 of 106711.8%★☆☆☆☆
20079.61019 of 10694.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200614.1965 of 10518.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200525.1831 of 103119.4%★☆☆☆☆
200438.7659 of 102635.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20266.6326 of 3260.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.3291 of 3034.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.4296 of 3207.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.5329 of 3331.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20269.5986 of 10203.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.41011 of 10927.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.11055 of 10933.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.61043 of 10944.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.2979 of 110011.0%★☆☆☆☆
202111.2959 of 10084.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.7988 of 10687.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.7809 of 100419.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202611.2625 of 6493.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.4640 of 6592.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.0626 of 6513.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.0607 of 6334.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.7606 of 69412.7%★☆☆☆☆
202114.6482 of 5013.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.5578 of 69717.1%★☆☆☆☆
201848.1261 of 54051.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20269.4980 of 10082.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.8984 of 10132.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.91002 of 10242.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.8979 of 10133.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.9893 of 101912.4%★☆☆☆☆
202117.6782 of 8548.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.7865 of 97911.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.9700 of 83516.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20269.21011 of 10594.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.51063 of 10983.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.9990 of 10999.9%★☆☆☆☆
202316.7965 of 109912.2%★☆☆☆☆
202213.21010 of 11139.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.7716 of 102530.1%★★☆☆☆
201912.0987 of 10758.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.0739 of 99926.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202610.8856 of 9015.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.4934 of 10077.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.3839 of 100916.8%★☆☆☆☆
20198.8983 of 10274.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.3660 of 83320.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
White (2026)5th percentile~ school
Male (2026)5th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school
Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Science31%-20 vs state
English Language Arts23%-30 vs state
Math14%-29 vs state

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What people are saying
by a teacher
Thursday, December 27, 2018

Open Quote Cedar Valley is a School of Distinction. Our staff and students strive to be outstanding both academically and socially. We have many opportunities for learning outside the school day as well. Close Quote


by a citizen
Monday, February 27, 2017

Open Quote I really like the school. They've been really great to work with. The staff and students are very inclusive and welcoming of all cultures and diversity. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, April 16, 2012

Open Quote This school is about the worst possible choice, had I known that it would have been this far behind the other school in the state and country I would not have chosen my residence so close to it.sub par curriculum, defensive and problematic staff.Daily reminders on how truly ill equipped the staff is to educate and overall handle the minds of our youth. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Valley Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Cedar Valley Elementary.

Cedar Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Washington elementary schools.

Students at Cedar Valley Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 24% White, 12% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend Cedar Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brier Terrace Middle School
High : Lynnwood High School

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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