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Cedar Way Elementary

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Cedar Way Elementary ranks 685 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Way Elementary is a K–6 school in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, serving 522 students in a relatively urban-suburban area of the Edmonds region. It is part of the generally well-ranked Edmonds School District, which ranks around the 72nd percentile statewide. Cedar Way’s own ranking improved notably to the 40th percentile in 2025–26, up from the 25th percentile the previous year. Its student-teacher ratio is a favorable 14:1, but about 60.54% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a higher-need population than many nearby schools.

Academic performance remains below district and state averages, particularly in English language arts. In 2025–26, 43.41% of students were proficient in ELA, 38.91% in math, and 46.58% in science. Still, all three subjects improved from the prior year, with science showing the largest gain—up 12.78 percentage points. Sixth-grade math is a relative strength, while third- and fifth-grade math results are weaker; ELA performance is consistently below district results in grades 3–6. Among schools with more similar demographics, Mountlake Terrace Elementary is close academically, with slightly stronger ELA and nearly identical math and science results. Hazelwood Elementary has lower ELA results but slightly weaker math and substantially weaker science.

Some nearby schools post much stronger results, although they are less direct comparisons because of differences in student needs and staffing. Brier Elementary reaches roughly 62% to 72% proficiency across tested subjects, compared with Cedar Way’s approximately 39% to 47%, while Terrace Park Elementary also performs considerably higher. Regional schools such as Lockwood Elementary and Cascade K-8 Community School are stronger as well, but serve populations with much lower reported economic need. Overall, Cedar Way appears to be in recovery rather than having completed a turnaround. Key areas to monitor are sustaining the science improvement, raising ELA achievement, strengthening math in grades 3 and 5, and investigating the sharp decline in special education subgroup effectiveness.

522

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,929

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

95.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2% (any vaccine)

22222 39th Ave W
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043-4299

(425) 431-7864

District: Edmonds School District

Students who attend Cedar Way Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alderwood Middle School
High:	Mountlake Terrace High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.9%

Hispanic:

20.7%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg53%

Washington avg48%

685^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Edmonds School District

66^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	685 of 1138	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	868 of 1160	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	855 of 1168	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	684 of 1169	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	653 of 1169	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	714 of 1107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	733 of 1130	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	757 of 1054	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.3	547 of 1056	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.3	381 of 1053	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.9	269 of 1067	74.8%	★★★★☆
2013	55.2	526 of 1106	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	405 of 1097	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.3	531 of 1092	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	450 of 1088	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.4	585 of 1072	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.5	634 of 1067	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	610 of 1069	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.9	730 of 1051	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.3	750 of 1031	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.8	594 of 1026	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	23 of 82	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	42.2	47 of 75	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	43 of 71	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	52 of 108	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	13 of 47	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	39 of 110	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	50 of 107	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	73 of 103	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	97 of 170	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	171 of 201	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	43.2	164 of 320	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	174 of 213	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	197 of 248	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	118 of 333	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	574 of 1020	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.3	948 of 1092	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	787 of 1093	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	649 of 1094	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	573 of 1100	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	744 of 1008	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	656 of 1068	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	651 of 1004	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	347 of 649	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	412 of 659	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	321 of 651	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	221 of 633	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	332 of 694	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	395 of 501	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	439 of 697	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	332 of 540	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	697 of 1008	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.3	885 of 1013	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	727 of 1024	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	690 of 1013	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	707 of 1019	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	649 of 854	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	722 of 979	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	678 of 835	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	683 of 1059	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	696 of 1098	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	738 of 1099	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	642 of 1099	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	634 of 1113	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	602 of 1025	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	742 of 1075	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	803 of 999	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	53.6	151 of 303	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	146 of 212	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	408 of 432	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	44.1	207 of 363	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	263 of 339	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	499 of 566	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	374 of 637	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	532 of 901	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	806 of 1007	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	844 of 1009	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	595 of 1011	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	441 of 1031	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	527 of 943	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	735 of 1027	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	670 of 833	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)72nd percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)50th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science47%-4 vs state

English Language Arts43%-9 vs state

Math39%-4 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

I have been very pleased with the teachers, the principle and the PTO at this school. It's beed a very supportive school that seems to have a heart for the children Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)							SBAC Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th 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 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cedar Way Elementary	Public	K-6	22222 39th Ave W	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7864	522	37	14.0	60.5%	245 (46.9%)	77 (14.8%)	108 (20.7%)	48 (9.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.1%)	39.6	685^th of 1138 public elementary schools	39.8%		26.8	868^th of 1160 public elementary schools	25.2%	183	46.6		46.6	41.4	39.7	47.2	44.6			43.4	36.8	39.7	36.1	43.1			38.9	95.9%	2%	$19,929	$684	$19,245
Brier Elementary	Public	K-6	3625 232nd St SW	Brier	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7854	389	23	17.0	22.4%	253 (65.0%)	17 (4.4%)	39 (10.0%)	42 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.3%)	84	183^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	83.9%		86.8	145^th of 1160 public elementary schools	87.5%	38	68.9		68.9	67.9	64.4	82.2	75.5			71.8	62.5	50.9	62.2	71.7			61.5	96.2%	3.8%	$20,813	$239	$20,574
Mountlake Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	22001 52nd Ave West	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7894	426	31	13.5	55.4%	145 (34.0%)	34 (8.0%)	144 (33.8%)	49 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	45 (10.6%)	46.4	591^st of 1138 public elementary schools	48.1%		45.6	606^th of 1160 public elementary schools	47.8%	15	47.9		47.9	42.9	44.6	47.9	57.8			48.7	35.7	50.9	35.4	37.5			39.9	94.8%	3.4%	$21,842	$814	$21,029
Challenge Elementary	Public	K-6	5409 228th St SW	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7157	414	0	68.9	12.3%	168 (40.6%)	14 (3.4%)	29 (7.0%)	146 (35.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.3%)								(n/a)																	96.8			$5,476	$238	$5,238
Terrace Park Elementary	Public	K-6	5409 228th St SW	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7482	295	37	7.9	30.8%	144 (48.8%)	16 (5.4%)	53 (18.0%)	46 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (10.8%)	64.7	374^th of 1138 public elementary schools	67.1%		71.6	297^th of 1160 public elementary schools	74.4%	77	68.8		68.8		43.8	65.6	63.0			61.1	70.7	37.5	46.9	50.0			50.9	97.6%	0%	$31,011	$343	$30,669
Hazelwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3300 204th St SW	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7884	419	29	14.3	49.2%	173 (41.3%)	43 (10.3%)	108 (25.8%)	64 (15.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	41	664^th of 1138 public elementary schools	41.7%		43.1	641^st of 1160 public elementary schools	44.7%	23	37.7		37.7	46.4	53.7	49.3	42.4			47.9	47.4	44.4	26.1	37.3			38.1	96.7%	1.7%	$23,137	$446	$22,691
Oak Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	20000 28th Ave W	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7744	526	35	14.9	48.3%	182 (34.6%)	53 (10.1%)	145 (27.6%)	111 (21.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	26 (4.9%)	53.4	504^th of 1138 public elementary schools	55.7%		43.3	638^th of 1160 public elementary schools	45.0%	134	44.3		44.3	42.9	43.5	53.2	50.0			47.2	44.9	59.4	50.0	48.4			50.8	90.2%	6.5%	$19,605	$511	$19,094
Home Education Exchange	Public	K-8	2800 NE 200th	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 418-3388	125	0		17.6%	87 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	17 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.0%)	41	661^st of 1138 public elementary schools	41.9%		74.1	273^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	76.5%	388	79.0		75.9			68.4				80.0			36.8			70.0	57.1	72.7%	27.3%	$12,961	$340	$12,621
Cascade K-8 Community School	Public	K-8	2800 NE 200th	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4180	197	13	15.2	17.3%	127 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.7%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (17.3%)	96.4	31^st of 1138 public elementary schools	97.3%		90.8	102^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	91.2%	71	88.0		79.5			84.0				78.5	63.6			73.1		50.0	71.1	85.7%	14.3%	$23,688	$400	$23,289
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	19400 56th Ave W	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 670-7211	397	9	42.0	51.4%	117 (29.5%)	61 (15.4%)	108 (27.2%)	70 (17.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)								(n/a)																				$32,190	$3,287	$28,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Way Elementary

Is Cedar Way Elementary a good school?

Cedar Way Elementary ranks 685^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cedar Way Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Alderwood Middle School
High : Mountlake Terrace High School

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Way Elementary?

Students at Cedar Way Elementary are 47% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cedar Way Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Cedar Way Elementary.

What district is Cedar Way Elementary in?

Edmonds School District

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