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Sherwood Forest Elementary School

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Sherwood Forest Elementary School ranks 747 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Sherwood Forest Elementary is a public PK-5 school serving about 325 students in the Federal Way School District, which overall ranks in the lower third of districts in Washington state.

Academically, Sherwood Forest is a stronger performer within its district, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science that are higher than most other Federal Way elementary schools, including Mirror Lake Elementary School and Panther Lake Elementary School. However, its scores still lag behind the Washington state average. The school benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio of 13.5-to-1, which is the best among the nearby schools analyzed, suggesting more potential for individual attention. It also spends more per student than most comparison schools.

When looking at schools in the neighboring Tacoma School District, such as Crescent Heights Elementary School, a significant performance gap is evident, with those schools achieving much higher rankings despite similar or lower per-student spending. This points to broader district-level factors influencing results. Within Federal Way, Green Gables Elementary School is a notable peer with comparable demographics and slightly stronger academic outcomes, offering a potential model for success within the same district context.

325

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,940

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

34600 12th Av SW
Federal Way, WA 98023-7060

(253) 945-3800

District: Federal Way School District

Students who attend Sherwood Forest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Illahee Middle School
High:	Todd Beamer High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

28.6%

White:

21.5%

Asian:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

747^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	35.1	747 of 1160	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	879 of 1168	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	849 of 1169	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	797 of 1169	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	523 of 1107	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	883 of 1130	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	675 of 1054	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.6	767 of 1056	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.7	717 of 1053	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.3	528 of 1067	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.3	652 of 1106	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.0	658 of 1097	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.7	419 of 1092	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.3	356 of 1088	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.3	402 of 1072	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	346 of 1067	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.6	382 of 1069	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.2	400 of 1051	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.1	410 of 1031	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.6	356 of 1026	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	109 of 189	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	109 of 163	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	133 of 187	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	131 of 201	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	99 of 169	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	39.4	137 of 254	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	162 of 213	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	193 of 248	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	127 of 333	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	805 of 1092	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	818 of 1093	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	778 of 1094	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	667 of 1100	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	497 of 1008	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.9	854 of 1068	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	741 of 1004	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	443 of 659	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	349 of 651	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	389 of 633	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	451 of 694	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	297 of 501	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	595 of 697	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	267 of 540	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	746 of 1013	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	891 of 1024	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	810 of 1013	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	693 of 1019	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	353 of 854	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	811 of 979	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	464 of 835	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	670 of 1098	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	803 of 1099	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	846 of 1099	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	781 of 1113	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	463 of 1025	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	794 of 1075	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	566 of 999	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	30.8	162 of 212	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	19.1	578 of 637	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	618 of 1007	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	725 of 1009	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	582 of 1011	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	708 of 1031	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	397 of 943	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	883 of 1027	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	597 of 833	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)46th percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)24th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2018)9th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-8 vs state

Science43%-7 vs state

Math39%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

I agree that the classes are large, but I wouldn't say that most of the teachers can't handle it or get angry. I have seen Mrs. Blauser (kindergarten teacher) immediately get the entire classroom's attention just by raising her hand and speaking softly to the students. Mrs. VanDamme can motivate ANY student to succeed no matter what the obstacles. And the school has a wonderful gym teacher and top-notch music instructor. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 7, 2012

Class sizes are much too large. I have seen many teachers become impatient while trying to control so many children. Kindergarten classes in particular are way too large for the attention a child of this age needs. 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 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th 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
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%)	35.1	747^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.6%		26.1	879^th of 1168 public elementary schools	24.7%	132	42.9	42.9	38.0	46.8	49.1			44.8	40.0	44.7	33.3	39.0	79.6	83.7	79.6	79.6	79.6	83.7	85.7	81.6	83.7	83.7	$23,940	$1,932	$22,008
Enterprise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35101 5th Ave SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2600	450	28	16.1	67.8%	95 (21.1%)	88 (19.6%)	128 (28.4%)	68 (15.1%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.3%)	35 (7.8%)	24.5	916^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.0%		17.6	1007^th of 1168 public elementary schools	13.8%	91	26.8	26.8	44.1	34.7	41.1			39.8	40.3	40.3	22.2	35.2	82.5	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	86.3	91.3	87.5	86.3	86.3	$22,320	$1,693	$20,626
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%)	6.8	1129^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.7%		13	1067^th of 1168 public elementary schools	8.6%	62	21.9	21.9	30.5	17.4	20.6			22.5	20.0	15.9	15.9	17.2	79.4	90.2	87.0	87.0	87.0	87.0	93.5	83.7	87.0	87.0	$18,410	$1,559	$16,851
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%)	22.7	936^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.3%		10.1	1098^th of 1168 public elementary schools	6.0%	162	29.2	29.2	41.4	24.0	41.5			36.4	50.0	20.0	29.2	33.5	69.4	77.8	81.9	81.9	81.9	70.8	81.9	80.6	70.8	70.8	$19,588	$1,342	$18,246
N.E. Tacoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5412 29th St Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6933	418	23	17.8	53.8%	138 (33.0%)	27 (6.5%)	110 (26.3%)	62 (14.8%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	67 (16.0%)	61.2	421^st of 1160 public elementary schools	63.7%		45.3	617^th of 1168 public elementary schools	47.2%	196	52.5	52.5	48.6	60.0	52.5			53.2	58.6	61.8	50.8	57.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	$21,142	$654	$20,488
Brigadoon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 SW 336th ST	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2400	366	23	16.1	65.8%	85 (23.2%)	52 (14.2%)	117 (32.0%)	44 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	48 (13.1%)	34.8	753^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	35.1%		41	666^th of 1168 public elementary schools	43.0%	87	41.7	41.7	39.1	41.9	43.8			41.6	54.4	34.9	37.5	42.3	87.9	93.1	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	94.8	91.4	91.4	91.4	$22,744	$1,890	$20,854
Olympic View Elementary School	Public	K-7	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%)	8.4	1109^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.4%		5.5	1141^st of 1168 public elementary schools	2.3%	32	19.8	19.8	18.7	23.9	25.0	33.3	37.5	24.5	25.0	25.7	9.9	18.4	88.5	93.4	93.4	93.4	93.4	90.2	96.7	93.4	90.2	90.2	$18,986	$1,224	$17,761
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%)	9.6	1098^th of 1160 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.6	1118^th of 1168 public elementary schools	4.3%	20	24.3	24.3	27.9	23.9	28.8			27.0	24.4	23.9	20.3	22.9	85.0	90.0	91.3	91.3	91.3	87.5	93.8	90.0	87.5	88.8	$19,164	$1,277	$17,887
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%)	8.1	1112^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.1%		16.7	1018^th of 1168 public elementary schools	12.8%	94	22.6	22.6	21.1	20.8	31.8			24.7	22.2	22.9	19.1	21.3	95.4	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	95.4	96.9	96.9	95.4	95.4	$23,523	$1,563	$21,959
Green Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32607 47th Ave SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2700	281	20	14.4	58.0%	72 (25.6%)	49 (17.4%)	56 (19.9%)	24 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.4%)	47 (16.7%)	42.6	650^th of 1160 public elementary schools	44.0%		40.3	676^th of 1168 public elementary schools	42.1%	26	53.2	53.2	46.0	46.9	56.3			49.7	48.0	40.0	29.2	39.2	86.4	88.6	90.9	90.9	90.9	88.6	95.5	88.6	88.6	88.6	$22,642	$1,558	$21,084

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Forest Elementary School

Is Sherwood Forest Elementary School a good school?

Sherwood Forest Elementary School ranks 747^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sherwood Forest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Sherwood Forest Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Sherwood Forest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Forest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Illahee Middle School
High : Todd Beamer High School

What district is Sherwood Forest Elementary School in?

Federal Way School District

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Forest Elementary School?

Students at Sherwood Forest Elementary School are 29% Hispanic, 22% White, 17% Asian, 13% African American, 13% Two or more races, 7% Pacific Islander.

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