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Meredith Hill Elementary School

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Meredith Hill Elementary School ranks 824 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

824^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Meredith Hill Elementary is a public Pre-K through 5th grade school serving 456 students in Auburn, WA, as part of the Federal Way School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

The school's overall academic performance is in the lower third of Washington state elementary schools, with test scores in English, math, and science generally below state averages but slightly above the struggling Federal Way School District average. Its performance has been volatile over the years. Compared to nearby schools, Meredith Hill performs better than some like Mark Twain Elementary and Lake Dolloff Elementary, but trails others such as Nautilus K-8 School and, notably, Evergreen Heights Elementary in the neighboring Auburn School District.

An interesting finding is that the school shows notable effectiveness with certain student groups, like English Language Learners, while facing challenges with others. It spends more per student than many nearby schools but has a higher student-teacher ratio. Strengths include 3rd-grade math and 5th-grade science, though there's a concerning performance drop in 4th-grade math, suggesting a need for better alignment between grade levels.

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 — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

824^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

206^th of 247Federal 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2022	41.9	152 of 252	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
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
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)

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2022)45th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science45%-4 vs state

Math39%-4 vs state

English Language Arts38%-15 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% 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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	30	824^th of 1160 public elementary schools	29.0%		25.2	897^th of 1168 public elementary schools	23.2%	73	45.2	45.2	31.8	41.2	40.3	37.8	49.2	35.3	32.3	38.9	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%)	49.6	560^th of 1160 public elementary schools	51.7%		49.4	571^st of 1168 public elementary schools	51.1%	11	44.9	44.9	39.2	58.1	50.7	49.3	52.1	64.9	36.2	51.4	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%)	10.4	1086^th of 1160 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.5	1084^th of 1168 public elementary schools	7.2%	2	29.7	29.7	25.0	20.0	30.7	25.3	27.2	26.5	20.3	24.7	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%)	36.8	718^th of 1160 public elementary schools	38.1%		32.6	786^th of 1168 public elementary schools	32.7%	68	37.8	37.8	31.3	52.6	53.3	45.0	52.1	39.5	31.1	41.2	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%)	32.1	800^th of 1160 public elementary schools	31.0%		19.3	983^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	15.8%	183	34.1	34.1	35.1	47.4	41.8	41.5	32.4	60.5	28.6	39.8	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%)	17.7	990^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.7%		20.8	958^th of 1168 public elementary schools	18.0%	32	35.3	35.3	29.2	29.7	31.9	30.2	35.2	35.6	26.1	32.6	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%)	36.3	725^th of 1160 public elementary schools	37.5%		33.8	774^th of 1168 public elementary schools	33.7%	49	36.4	36.4	29.7	43.6	63.6	44.8	33.3	41.9	45.5	40.0	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%)	10.3	1088^th of 1160 public elementary schools	6.2%		12.6	1075^th of 1168 public elementary schools	8.0%	13	26.4	26.4	26.7	17.5	32.3	25.9	33.3	23.1	16.5	24.8	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%)	9.3	1102^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.8	1116^th of 1168 public elementary schools	4.5%	14	26.2	26.2	29.9	26.9	31.7	29.3	22.1	14.1	16.4	17.6	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%)	28.3	845^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.2%		22.8	929^th of 1168 public elementary schools	20.5%	84	39.0	39.0	41.5	30.8	36.6	36.7	48.8	32.3	37.8	40.3	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

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

How many students attend Meredith Hill Elementary School?

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

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

Is Meredith Hill Elementary School a good school?

Meredith Hill Elementary School ranks 824^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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