Star Lake Elementary School

Public PK, KG-5

 26812 B 40th AV S
       Kent, WA  98032


(253) 945-4000

District: Federal Way School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
846th of 1,169 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,570 Help


Students who attend Star Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Evergreen Middle School
High:    Thomas Jefferson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  360

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
29.7%
White:
16.7%
Two or more races:
14.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.1% Help


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Compare Details Star Lake Elementary School ranks worse than 72.4% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 7th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Federal Way School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.84. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Star Lake Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (29.7%), White (16.7%), two or more races (14.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Star Lake Elementary School is 15.6, which is the 7th best among 23 elementary schools in the Federal Way School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Star Lake Elementary School is $22,570, which is the 8th highest among 23 elementary schools in the Federal Way School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Star Lake Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Star Lake Elementary School 846th of 1169 Washington public elementary schools. (See Star Lake Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Federal Way School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Federal Way School District 203rd of 249 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Star Lake Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Star Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 41.19 625th 1026 39.1%
2005 55.84 462nd 1031 55.2%
2006 58.56 440th 1051 58.1%
2007 69.42 290th 1069 72.9%
2008 66.92 339th 1067 68.2%
2009 53.50 505th 1072 52.9%
2010 58.53 436th 1088 59.9%
2011 43.74 640th 1092 41.4%
2012 43.00 680th 1097 38.0%
2013 35.00 770th 1106 30.4%
2015 46.38 585th 1067 45.2%
2016 34.63 718th 1053 31.8%
2017 17.59 909th 1056 13.9%
2018 28.51 781st 1054 25.9%
2019 25.71 886th 1130 21.6%
2021 27.23 800th 1107 27.7%
2022 41.31 661st 1169 43.5%
2023 28.84 846th 1169 27.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Star Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.67 126th 212 40.6%
2022 28.29 196th 252 22.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Star Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.22 151st 333 54.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Star Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.66 703rd 835 15.8%
2019 34.14 707th 979 27.8%
2021 50.50 367th 854 57.0%
2022 48.62 494th 1019 51.5%
2023 36.89 669th 1013 34.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Star Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.81 684th 1004 31.9%
2019 30.36 798th 1068 25.3%
2021 23.44 788th 1008 21.8%
2022 37.84 675th 1100 38.6%
2023 34.07 719th 1094 34.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Star Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.20 737th 999 26.2%
2019 25.90 844th 1075 21.5%
2021 28.15 728th 1025 29.0%
2022 43.83 593rd 1113 46.7%
2023 26.23 835th 1099 24.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Star Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.97 183rd 201 9.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Star Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.61 63rd 107 41.1%
2019 48.37 47th 110 57.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Star Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.43 392nd 540 27.4%
2019 31.98 506th 697 27.4%
2022 69.94 129th 694 81.4%
2023 47.00 340th 633 46.3%
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Rank History for White students at Star Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.74 455th 833 45.4%
2019 49.52 545th 1027 46.9%
2022 64.57 346th 1031 66.4%
2023 70.27 293rd 1011 71.0%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Friday, August 20, 2010

Open Quote Unfortunately, my daughter attended Star Lake Elementary K-3. Now that we have moved to another state with higher academic standards, she has carried the bad learning habits that were taught to her while at Star Lake. For example, not spelling words correctly because the teacher said it was "more important to get their ideas down on paper and not stifle the creative process" I disagree, why not teach creative writing and proper spelling at the same time? However, I do not blame the teachers or staff, but the State of Washington and their lack of funding for these students and better training for the teachers.

Also, I felt that more emphasis was forced to be placed on disciplinary actions than learning... there seems to be a fairly high lack of parental involvement which leads to poor behavior in school.

My son, who attended a new school, functions higher in first grade than my daughter did in 3rd while at Star Lake. This is a shame. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Star Lake Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 522 32 42 12 3 n/a n/a 0 611
1989 562 39 49 14 2 n/a n/a 0 666
1990 574 46 63 13 6 n/a n/a 0 702
1991 445 15 50 18 3 n/a n/a 0 531
1992 489 39 59 16 4 n/a n/a 0 607
1993 470 46 60 14 4 n/a n/a 0 594
1994 525 53 62 24 4 n/a n/a 0 668
1995 473 62 67 22 3 n/a n/a 0 627
1996 473 62 67 22 3 n/a n/a 0 627
1997 453 62 57 23 2 n/a n/a 0 597
1998 427 50 69 24 4 n/a n/a 0 574
1999 421 70 73 33 5 n/a n/a 0 602
2000 439 80 65 54 7 n/a n/a 0 645
2001 374 86 67 58 6 n/a n/a 0 591
2002 339 60 76 62 13 n/a n/a 0 550
2003 339 60 76 62 13 n/a n/a 0 550
2004 257 49 55 73 9 n/a n/a 0 443
2005 220 61 52 77 6 n/a n/a 5 421
2006 217 54 59 84 3 n/a n/a 15 432
2007 198 57 65 99 4 n/a n/a 28 451
2008 174 64 61 140 2 n/a n/a 32 473
2009 150 67 68 139 3 n/a n/a 41 468
2010 139 57 68 147 2 n/a n/a 61 474
2011 152 63 58 158 3 37 94 0 565
2012 139 49 49 117 4 22 90 0 470
2013 126 58 47 120 4 21 91 0 467
2014 137 59 49 129 3 21 102 0 500
2015 141 63 44 115 3 16 86 0 468
2016 120 64 51 110 4 20 78 0 447
2017 96 65 50 116 4 24 71 0 426
2018 92 68 49 124 4 21 72 0 430
2019 77 76 39 120 5 39 57 0 413
2020 77 69 30 109 2 32 52 0 371
2021 55 59 32 100 2 32 55 0 335
2022 47 51 43 85 0 34 54 0 314
2023 60 51 52 107 0 37 53 0 360

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Star Lake Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 611 22.0 27.7 0
1989 666 24.0 27.7 n/a
1990 702 26.9 26.0 0
1991 531 19.5 27.2 n/a
1992 607 21.4 28.3 n/a
1993 594 24.5 24.2 n/a
1994 668 25.9 25.8 n/a
1995 627 27.8 22.6 n/a
1996 627 27.8 22.6 n/a
1997 597 28.2 21.2 n/a
1998 574 27.5 20.9 n/a
1999 602 28.2 21.3 n/a
2000 645 30.9 20.9 n/a
2001 591 28.9 20.4 n/a
2002 550 27.6 19.9 31.6
2003 550 27.6 19.9 31.6
2004 443 22.0 20.1 35
2005 421 22.1 19.0 39.7
2006 432 23.6 18.3 43.2
2007 451 22.6 20.0 50.8
2008 473 22.6 20.9 55.1
2009 468 23.6 19.8 57.8
2010 474 26.5 17.8 68
2011 565 30.9 18.2 46
2012 470 27.0 17.4 58.1
2013 467 27.0 17.2 60.2
2014 500 n/a n/a 57.4
2015 468 32.0 14.6 59
2016 447 27.0 16.5 57.5
2017 426 26.8 15.8 58.5
2018 430 27.0 15.9 52.6
2019 413 27.0 15.2 62.7
2020 371 26.0 14.2 61.5
2021 335 24.0 13.9 65.1
2022 314 21.1 14.8 62.4
2023 360 23.0 15.6 76.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Star Lake Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 611 22.0 27.7 0
1989 666 24.0 27.7 n/a
1990 702 26.9 26.0 0
1991 531 19.5 27.2 n/a
1992 607 21.4 28.3 n/a
1993 594 24.5 24.2 n/a
1994 668 25.9 25.8 n/a
1995 627 27.8 22.6 n/a
1996 627 27.8 22.6 n/a
1997 597 28.2 21.2 n/a
1998 574 27.5 20.9 n/a
1999 602 28.2 21.3 n/a
2000 645 30.9 20.9 n/a
2001 591 28.9 20.4 n/a
2002 550 27.6 19.9 31.6
2003 550 27.6 19.9 31.6
2004 443 22.0 20.1 35
2005 421 22.1 19.0 39.7
2006 432 23.6 18.3 43.2
2007 451 22.6 20.0 50.8
2008 473 22.6 20.9 55.1
2009 468 23.6 19.8 57.8
2010 474 26.5 17.8 68
2011 565 30.9 18.2 46
2012 470 27.0 17.4 58.1
2013 467 27.0 17.2 60.2
2014 500 n/a n/a 57.4
2015 468 32.0 14.6 59
2016 447 27.0 16.5 57.5
2017 426 26.8 15.8 58.5
2018 430 27.0 15.9 52.6
2019 413 27.0 15.2 62.7
2020 371 26.0 14.2 61.5
2021 335 24.0 13.9 65.1
2022 314 21.1 14.8 62.4
2023 360 23.0 15.6 76.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Star Lake Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201679.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%87.0%85.7%85.7%84.4%85.7%85.7%
201794.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.3%94.7%94.7%96.5%96.5%94.7%94.7%
201884.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.7%94.7%92.0%96.0%92.0%92.0%92.0%
202093.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%97.9%97.9%97.9%95.7%97.9%95.7%95.7%95.7%97.9%
202190.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%92.5%92.5%98.1%90.6%92.5%90.6%90.6%90.6%92.5%
202294.4%0.0%0.0%5.6%0.0%94.4%96.3%100.0%100.0%96.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%96.3%
202391.2%1.8%0.0%5.3%1.8%94.7%93.0%98.3%93.0%93.0%98.3%98.3%98.3%93.0%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Star Lake Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $854 (5.1%) $15,795 (94.9%) $16,649
2020 $609 (4.7%) $12,370 (95.3%) $12,979
2021 $1,700 (8.3%) $18,813 (91.7%) $20,512
2022 $2,392 (10.6%) $20,179 (89.4%) $22,570

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Star Lake Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 886th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 846th of 1169 Elementary schools
 6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Star Lake Elementary School)34.940
 5.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Federal Way School District)41.835.1
 6.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Star Lake Elementary School)35.934
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Federal Way School District)44.633.4
 11.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Star Lake Elementary School)43.142.9
 0.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Federal Way School District)43.531.2
 12.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Star Lake Elementary School)63.846.9
 16.9%
   4th Grade Math (Federal Way School District)4229.3
 12.7%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Star Lake Elementary School)46.136.4
 9.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Federal Way School District)45.238.3
 7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Star Lake Elementary School)40.826.8
 14%
   5th Grade Math (Federal Way School District)34.324
 10.4%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Star Lake Elementary School)2836.4
 8.4%
   5th Grade Science (Federal Way School District)34.531.4
 3.1%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Star Lake Elementary School)41.639.9
 1.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Federal Way School District)47.436.7
 10.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Star Lake Elementary School)4636.5
 9.5%
   All Grades Math (Federal Way School District)34.624
 10.6%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Star Lake Elementary School)2836.4
 8.4%
   All Grades Science (Federal Way School District)35.829.7
 6.1%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students413360
 12.8%
African American7651
 32.9%
American Indian50
 100%
Asian3952
 33.3%
Hispanic120107
 10.8%
Pacific Islander3937
 5.1%
White7760
 22.1%
Two or More Races5753
 7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.7%76.1%
 13.4%


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

Middle : Evergreen Middle School
High : Thomas Jefferson High School

Star Lake Elementary School ranks 846th of 1169 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 360 students attended Star Lake Elementary School.

Students at Star Lake Elementary School are 30% Hispanic, 17% White, 15% Two or more races, 14% Asian, 14% African American, 10% Pacific Islander.


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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. Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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