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Meredith Hill Elementary School

Q: Is Meredith Hill Elementary School a good school?

Meredith Hill Elementary School ranks 767 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

767^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Meredith Hill Elementary School serves about 456 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade near the Auburn–Federal Way boundary and is part of the Federal Way School District. The school serves a relatively high-need community, with 68.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its 2025–2026 ranking was in the 33rd percentile statewide, placing it below the state midpoint but ahead of several nearby schools.

Academically, Meredith Hill performs better than its district average in all three tested subjects. Proficiency was 40.21% in English language arts, 37.63% in math, and 44.16% in science; the school’s largest advantages over the district were in math and science. Science is a particular strength compared with nearby schools, exceeding results at Wildwood Elementary School, Star Lake Elementary School, Lake Dolloff Elementary School, and Mark Twain Elementary School. Meredith Hill also substantially outperforms Dick Scobee Elementary School. However, it trails stronger nearby schools such as Nautilus K-8 School, Camelot Elementary School, and Evergreen Heights Elementary.

Recent results show gradual recovery: ELA has improved for two consecutive years, science has made the strongest longer-term gains, and the school’s ranking rose from the 23rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 33rd percentile in 2025–2026. Performance varies by grade, with especially strong fifth-grade ELA and third-grade math, while earlier-grade ELA and fourth-grade math remain important improvement areas. Evergreen Heights, about one mile away, is a useful comparison because it reports higher proficiency in every subject and a lower student-teacher ratio. Meredith Hill’s 17.5 ratio is the highest among the listed nearby schools. Overall, the school is a middle performer locally, with encouraging momentum but a continuing gap from the strongest neighboring schools and statewide averages.

456

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,222

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5830 S 300th St
Auburn, WA 98001-2311

(253) 945-3200

District: Federal Way School District

Students who attend Meredith Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kilo Middle School
High:	Thomas Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

24.6%

White:

22.8%

Hispanic:

20.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

767^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	32.6	767 of 1138	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	824 of 1160	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	897 of 1168	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	758 of 1169	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	715 of 1169	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	555 of 1107	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.5	933 of 1130	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	769 of 1054	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.3	602 of 1056	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.0	547 of 1053	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.7	508 of 1067	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	421 of 1106	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	419 of 1097	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.2	368 of 1092	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.7	154 of 1088	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	161 of 1072	85.0%	★★★★☆
2008	86.2	87 of 1067	91.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	94 of 1069	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	83.0	118 of 1051	88.8%	★★★★☆
2005	72.7	248 of 1031	75.9%	★★★★☆
2004	63.2	351 of 1026	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	74 of 103	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	153 of 189	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	154 of 163	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	128 of 170	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	162 of 187	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	119 of 131	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	195 of 201	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	154 of 169	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	195 of 326	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	141 of 303	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	129 of 254	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	114 of 213	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	707 of 1020	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	743 of 1092	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	711 of 1093	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	759 of 1094	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	620 of 1100	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	552 of 1008	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	847 of 1068	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	760 of 1004	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	361 of 649	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.2	213 of 659	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	408 of 651	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	285 of 633	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	412 of 694	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	175 of 501	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	388 of 697	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	494 of 540	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	608 of 1008	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	697 of 1013	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	915 of 1024	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	643 of 1013	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	703 of 1019	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	524 of 854	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	887 of 979	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	776 of 835	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	729 of 1059	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	816 of 1098	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	912 of 1099	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	650 of 1099	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	736 of 1113	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	517 of 1025	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	919 of 1075	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	688 of 999	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	79 of 119	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	152 of 252	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	311 of 432	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	265 of 478	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	89 of 158	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	559 of 566	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	492 of 637	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	432 of 901	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	18.8	893 of 1007	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	645 of 1009	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	531 of 1011	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	614 of 1031	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	455 of 943	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.9	961 of 1027	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	616 of 833	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Asian (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science44%-7 vs state

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Math38%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Excellent school, caring teachers and principal, very special happy atmosphere, children actually love school and want to go there, awesome PTA president with hundreds of fun ways to get kids involved into reading, math, or simply raise money for school, the results are every time outstanding! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Meredith Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5830 S 300th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-3200	456	26	17.5	68.2%	104 (22.8%)	65 (14.3%)	95 (20.8%)	112 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	59 (12.9%)	32.6	767^th of 1138 public elementary schools	32.6%		30	824^th of 1160 public elementary schools	29.0%	57	44.2	44.2	32.1	34.4	50.7	40.2	45.3	34.4	35.1	37.6	85.7	90.0	91.4	91.4	91.4	87.1	95.7	90.0	87.1	87.1	$20,222	$1,563	$18,659
Evergreen Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5602 S 316th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 931-4974	457	28	16.2	54.0%	109 (23.9%)	39 (8.5%)	124 (27.1%)	101 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.4%)	48 (10.5%)	58.6	446^th of 1138 public elementary schools	60.8%		49.6	560^th of 1160 public elementary schools	51.7%	114	50.0	50.0	47.1	50.7	61.1	53.0	68.6	49.3	41.7	53.0	90.7	94.7	93.3	93.3	93.3	92.0	94.7	93.3	92.0	92.0	$18,826	$523	$18,302
Lake Dolloff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 S 308th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2800	543	32	16.9	81.2%	109 (20.1%)	128 (23.6%)	118 (21.7%)	87 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	72 (13.3%)	15.9	953^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	16.3%		10.4	1086^th of 1160 public elementary schools	6.4%	133	31.1	31.1	31.4	33.8	32.4	32.5	29.4	27.4	24.3	27.2	69.8	78.3	82.1	82.1	82.1	73.6	86.8	79.3	73.6	73.6	$17,501	$1,274	$16,227
Camelot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4041 S 298th	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2500	292	21	14.2	69.5%	74 (25.3%)	40 (13.7%)	88 (30.1%)	44 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	36 (12.3%)	49.7	548^th of 1138 public elementary schools	51.8%		36.8	718^th of 1160 public elementary schools	38.1%	170	50.0	50.0	51.3	40.8	57.9	49.2	52.6	46.9	39.5	46.4	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	97.4	94.7	94.7	94.7	$23,427	$2,427	$21,000
Valhalla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27847 42nd Av S	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4300	517	30	17.2	75.2%	75 (14.5%)	57 (11.0%)	242 (46.8%)	69 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	53 (10.3%)	40.7	665^th of 1138 public elementary schools	41.6%		32.1	800^th of 1160 public elementary schools	31.0%	135	52.7	52.7	37.8	37.2	51.4	41.9	47.5	39.7	41.9	43.1	87.7	89.6	90.6	90.6	90.6	88.7	91.5	90.6	88.7	88.7	$18,053	$1,301	$16,752
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	77.8	86.7	87.8	87.8	87.8	81.1	88.9	87.8	81.1	81.1	$20,965	$1,513	$19,452
Star Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26812 B 40th AV S	Kent	98032	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4000	434	26	16.6	70.0%	66 (15.2%)	62 (14.3%)	132 (30.4%)	68 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.7%)	64 (14.7%)	32.9	764^th of 1138 public elementary schools	32.9%		36.3	725^th of 1160 public elementary schools	37.5%	39	38.2	38.2	32.1	49.2	48.5	43.9	33.9	40.0	33.8	36.0	82.5	88.9	85.7	85.7	85.7	87.3	93.7	85.7	87.3	87.3	$20,873	$1,851	$19,022
Dick Scobee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1031 14th ST NE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4984	675	42	16.1	80.3%	123 (18.2%)	98 (14.5%)	140 (20.7%)	188 (27.9%)	6 (0.9%)	61 (9.0%)	59 (8.7%)	6.5	1078^th of 1138 public elementary schools	5.3%		10.3	1088^th of 1160 public elementary schools	6.2%	10	12.7	12.7	21.0	23.9	13.6	20.1	28.6	21.6	10.0	20.8	92.0	92.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	93.0	95.0	94.0	93.0	93.0	$20,146	$1,073	$19,073
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 S Star Lake Rd	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3100	531	33	16.0	88.5%	38 (7.2%)	108 (20.3%)	160 (30.1%)	120 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	66 (12.4%)	10.9	1025^th of 1138 public elementary schools	9.9%		9.3	1102^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	5.0%	77	27.7	27.7	34.4	18.1	28.1	27.1	31.1	19.1	14.7	21.6	75.0	81.5	89.8	89.8	89.8	77.8	92.6	87.0	77.8	77.8	$18,930	$1,517	$17,413
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 E St NE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4988	501	35	14.3	74.3%	145 (28.9%)	35 (7.0%)	192 (38.3%)	25 (5.0%)	3 (0.6%)	55 (11.0%)	46 (9.2%)	29.6	797^th of 1138 public elementary schools	30.0%		28.3	845^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.2%	48	32.4	32.4	28.8	40.5	29.4	33.2	43.9	46.6	39.7	43.5	84.4	87.0	89.6	89.6	89.6	84.4	88.3	88.3	84.4	84.4	$21,402	$747	$20,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Meredith Hill Elementary School

How many students attend Meredith Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Meredith Hill Elementary School.

Is Meredith Hill Elementary School a good school?

Meredith Hill Elementary School ranks 767^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Meredith Hill Elementary School?

Students at Meredith Hill Elementary School are 25% Asian, 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% African American, 13% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander.

What district is Meredith Hill Elementary School in?

Federal Way School District

What schools do graduates of Meredith Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Meredith Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kilo Middle School
High : Thomas Jefferson High School

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