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Lake Grove Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

988^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Lake Grove Elementary School is a public school in Federal Way, Washington, serving about 390 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 as part of the Federal Way School District. The school serves a relatively high-need community, with 77.95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its student-teacher ratio is 16.5 to 1, and per-student spending was $23,523 in 2023–24. Lake Grove is ranked 988th out of 1,138 Washington schools, placing it in the 13th statewide percentile with a one-star rating.

Academic results are below district and state averages in all three tested subjects. In 2025–26, 31.46% of students were proficient in English language arts, 25.28% in math, and 21.57% in science. ELA and math improved from the previous year, but science declined slightly and has fallen from 35.59% in both 2022–23 and 2023–24. Fifth-grade math is a particular concern, with 19.23% proficiency compared with 29.82% in grade 3. Lake Grove generally trails nearby schools, including Twin Lakes Elementary School, Brigadoon Elementary School, Sherwood Forest Elementary School, and Wildwood Elementary School. For context, Twin Lakes posted 50.64% ELA and 44.23% math proficiency.

There is some encouraging momentum: Lake Grove’s ranking rose from the 4th percentile in 2024–25 to the 13th percentile this year, while ELA increased by 6.73 percentage points. However, the school remains close to the bottom of the local group, alongside Panther Lake Elementary School, Mirror Lake Elementary School, and Olympic View Elementary School. Its relatively typical staffing level and higher spending than many nearby schools suggest that instructional consistency, intervention, attendance, and resource use may be important improvement areas. Key priorities are sustaining ELA and math gains, rebuilding science achievement, and strengthening upper-grade math.

390

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,523

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

83.8%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.9% (any vaccine)

303 SW 308th St
Federal Way, WA 98023-3957

(253) 945-2900

District: Federal Way School District

Students who attend Lake Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lakota Middle School
High:	Federal Way High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.3%

White:

15.9%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (28% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

988^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Federal Way School District

183^rd of 238Federal Way 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	13.4	988 of 1138	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	1112 of 1160	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1018 of 1168	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1016 of 1169	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1020 of 1169	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	964 of 1107	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	909 of 1130	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	799 of 1054	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	832 of 1056	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	766 of 1053	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	804 of 1067	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	741 of 1106	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.0	822 of 1097	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.1	731 of 1092	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.9	654 of 1088	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.8	769 of 1072	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.4	742 of 1067	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.1	760 of 1069	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.6	685 of 1051	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.4	684 of 1031	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.4	773 of 1026	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	37.9	71 of 107	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	255 of 326	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	194 of 303	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	218 of 320	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	193 of 254	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	123 of 248	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	228 of 333	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	898 of 1020	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	1036 of 1092	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	993 of 1093	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	939 of 1094	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	796 of 1100	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	980 of 1008	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	838 of 1068	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	698 of 1004	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	614 of 649	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	618 of 659	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	585 of 651	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	472 of 633	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	524 of 694	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	329 of 501	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	452 of 697	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	173 of 540	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	870 of 1008	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	948 of 1013	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	770 of 1024	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	780 of 1013	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	769 of 1019	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	529 of 854	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	603 of 979	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	502 of 835	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	979 of 1059	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	1044 of 1098	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	857 of 1099	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	966 of 1099	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	938 of 1113	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	754 of 1025	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	892 of 1075	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	817 of 999	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	26.2	248 of 303	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	200 of 212	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	24.3	466 of 566	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	596 of 637	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	400 of 1007	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.7	877 of 1009	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	897 of 1011	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	871 of 1031	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	896 of 1027	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	654 of 833	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)60th percentile+56 vs school

African American (2018)34th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-21 vs state

Math25%-18 vs state

Science22%-29 vs state

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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
Lake Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	303 SW 308th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2900	390	24	16.5	77.9%	62 (15.9%)	57 (14.6%)	169 (43.3%)	30 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	47 (12.1%)	13.4	988^th of 1138 public elementary schools	13.2%		8.1	1112^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.1%	124	21.6		21.6	33.3	30.4	30.8				31.5	29.8	26.1	19.2				25.3	83.8%	5.9%	$23,523	$1,563	$21,959
Mirror Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 S 314th St	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3300	491	31	15.8	82.3%	65 (13.2%)	86 (17.5%)	171 (34.8%)	70 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	75 (15.3%)	14.3	973^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	14.5%		9.6	1098^th of 1160 public elementary schools	5.3%	125	35.1		35.1	26.7	21.0	36.4				27.4	20.9	27.3	30.7				26.2	75.6%	2.2%	$19,164	$1,277	$17,887
Adelaide Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1635 SW 304th ST	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2300	321	21	15.3	72.3%	57 (17.8%)	41 (12.8%)	120 (37.4%)	38 (11.8%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.6%)	44 (13.7%)	23.4	871^st of 1138 public elementary schools	23.5%		16.9	1003^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	13.5%	132	20.0		20.0	50.0	29.4	28.2				35.5	52.9	27.3	23.1				34.0	84.1%	9.1%	$24,394	$1,734	$22,660
Silver Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 SW 325th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3900	382	24	16.2	74.6%	58 (15.2%)	78 (20.4%)	117 (30.6%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.8%)	46 (12.0%)	18.5	929^th of 1138 public elementary schools	18.4%		22.7	936^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.3%	7	26.4		26.4	33.3	39.3	34.0				35.5	30.0	32.8	22.6				28.8	84.8%	0%	$19,588	$1,342	$18,246
Nautilus K-8 School	Public	K-8	1000 S 289th St	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3400	469	29	16.4	66.3%	112 (23.9%)	53 (11.3%)	155 (33.0%)	62 (13.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	73 (15.6%)	64.2	379^th of 1138 public elementary schools	66.7%		40.9	666^th of 1160 public elementary schools	42.6%	287	51.7	52.9	52.0	55.7	55.1	62.3	57.9		58.8	59.2	55.7	54.6	44.3	52.6	52.9	58.8	52.5	90.9%	0%	$17,915	$1,183	$16,732
Olympic View Elementary School	Public	K-8	2626 SW 327th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3500	547	32	17.2	82.6%	59 (10.8%)	79 (14.4%)	238 (43.5%)	44 (8.0%)	4 (0.7%)	47 (8.6%)	76 (13.9%)	9.9	1038^th of 1138 public elementary schools	8.8%		8.4	1109^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.4%	71	23.6	28.6	24.4	22.2	21.5	32.9	16.7	23.1	35.7	24.9	25.9	18.8	21.9	17.4	19.2	21.4	21.6	93.8%	0%	$18,986	$1,224	$17,761
Wildwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2405 S 300th St	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4400	598	39	15.5	79.1%	73 (12.2%)	67 (11.2%)	272 (45.5%)	81 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	62 (10.4%)	32.1	770^th of 1138 public elementary schools	32.3%		17.7	990^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.7%	220	29.6		29.6	44.9	39.2	37.0				40.7	48.0	45.6	25.9				40.3	82.5%	1%	$20,965	$1,513	$19,452
Panther Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34424 1st Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3600	427	26	16.7	83.8%	58 (13.6%)	103 (24.1%)	140 (32.8%)	28 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.6%)	42 (9.8%)	13.2	990^th of 1138 public elementary schools	13.0%		6.8	1129^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.7%	139	29.5		29.5	34.8	26.3	32.8				31.6	30.4	15.8	18.3				22.0	84%	1.3%	$18,410	$1,559	$16,851
Sherwood Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34600 12th Av SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3800	325	24	13.5	68.9%	70 (21.5%)	42 (12.9%)	93 (28.6%)	55 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.8%)	42 (12.9%)	33.2	760^th of 1138 public elementary schools	33.2%		35.1	747^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.6%	13	38.8		38.8	26.6	51.0	49.0				40.9	34.4	48.1	32.7				38.2	86%	7%	$23,940	$1,932	$22,008
Twin Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 SW 320th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4200	371	23	16.4	72.5%	82 (22.1%)	71 (19.1%)	107 (28.8%)	21 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	68 (18.3%)	48.3	568^th of 1138 public elementary schools	50.1%		49.9	558^th of 1160 public elementary schools	51.9%	10	46.7		46.7	50.0	52.8	48.9				50.6	39.7	50.9	42.2				44.2	82.1%	1.8%	$20,669	$1,551	$19,118

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Grove Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lake Grove Elementary School?

Students at Lake Grove Elementary School are 43% Hispanic, 16% White, 15% African American, 12% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Lake Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Lake Grove Elementary School.

Is Lake Grove Elementary School a good school?

Lake Grove Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Washington elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lake Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lake Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakota Middle School
High : Federal Way High School

What district is Lake Grove Elementary School in?

Federal Way School District

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2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026

2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

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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