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Cedarhurst Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1045^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Cedarhurst Elementary is a public PK-5 school serving 399 students in Burien, Washington, as part of the Highline School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Academically, Cedarhurst ranks in the bottom 10% of Washington elementary schools, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below state averages. Its performance has declined notably over the past decade. However, the school's math scores are slightly above the district average, which is a relative strength. The school shows significant performance differences between grade levels and student groups, with male students historically outperforming female students. It operates with the lowest per-student spending among nearby Highline School District schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Cedarhurst's situation is common; most elementary schools in the Highline School District rank in the bottom quarter of the state, with Hazel Valley Elementary showing nearly identical outcomes. Shorewood Elementary is a district exception with higher rankings. A striking contrast is Impact Public Schools, a charter school in a different district serving a similar student population that achieves proficiency rates near the state average, suggesting educational delivery models can influence outcomes. There is no clear link between higher spending and better results within the district.

399

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,048

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

611 S 132nd St
Burien, WA 98168

(206) 631-3600

District: Highline School District

Students who attend Cedarhurst Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glacier Middle School
High:	Highline High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

White:

15.3%

Asian:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

1,045^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Highline School District

201^st of 247Highline 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	13.7	1045 of 1160	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1072 of 1168	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1095 of 1169	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1078 of 1169	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1036 of 1107	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1075 of 1130	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	922 of 1054	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	933 of 1056	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	935 of 1053	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.4	648 of 1067	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.4	751 of 1106	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	691 of 1097	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.8	835 of 1092	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.9	746 of 1088	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	17.4	948 of 1072	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.6	961 of 1067	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	964 of 1069	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.6	972 of 1051	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	937 of 1031	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	24.5	835 of 1026	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	151 of 189	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	150 of 163	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	110 of 170	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.2	166 of 187	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	127 of 131	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	178 of 201	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	139 of 169	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	18.0	290 of 320	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	220 of 254	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	149 of 213	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	210 of 248	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	286 of 333	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1028 of 1092	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1022 of 1093	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1081 of 1094	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1069 of 1100	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	983 of 1008	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1002 of 1068	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	897 of 1004	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	629 of 659	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	612 of 651	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	626 of 633	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	688 of 694	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	644 of 697	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	420 of 540	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	894 of 1013	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	933 of 1024	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	962 of 1013	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	962 of 1019	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	822 of 854	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	934 of 979	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	741 of 835	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	952 of 1098	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	985 of 1099	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	959 of 1099	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	962 of 1113	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	934 of 1025	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	983 of 1075	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	812 of 999	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	35.5	132 of 194	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	49.4	195 of 478	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.7	470 of 566	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	485 of 637	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	921 of 1009	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	854 of 1027	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	724 of 833	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)59th percentile+51 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)32nd percentile+26 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile~ school

White (2024)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math30%-13 vs state

Science27%-22 vs state

English Language Arts24%-29 vs state

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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
Cedarhurst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 S 132nd St	Burien	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3600	399	21	18.9	69.9%	61 (15.3%)	32 (8.0%)	203 (50.9%)	59 (14.8%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.5%)	31 (7.8%)	13.7	1045^th of 1160 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.8	1072^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	8.2%	27	27.3	27.3	34.4	16.7	21.9	24.0	40.6	25.4	23.4	29.7	93.3	95.0	96.7	96.7	96.7	95.0	100.0	96.7	95.0	95.0	$20,048	$1,580	$18,467
Hazel Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 SW 132nd St	Burien	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3900	469	30	15.8	67.0%	69 (14.7%)	33 (7.0%)	298 (63.5%)	31 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	27 (5.8%)	11.2	1072^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.8	1107^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.2%	35	25.7	25.7	24.6	27.4	29.3	27.3	37.1	25.0	13.5	24.5	84.2	90.2	89.0	89.0	89.0	87.8	91.5	87.8	87.8	87.8	$21,782	$1,627	$20,155
Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12250 24th Ave S	Seattle	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4000	519	29	17.8	76.1%	31 (6.0%)	30 (5.8%)	344 (66.3%)	78 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.4%)	6.3	1133^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	2.3%		3.8	1154^th of 1168 public elementary schools	1.2%	21	16.1	16.1	17.7	17.7	16.1	17.2	31.4	21.8	14.5	22.9	95.8	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	100.0	95.8	98.6	98.6	$21,467	$3,162	$18,305
Southern Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11249 14th Ave S	Seattle	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cascade View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13601 32nd Avenue S	Tukwila	98168	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 901-7700	481	23	20.6	80.7%	53 (11.0%)	94 (19.5%)	152 (31.6%)	140 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	24 (5.0%)	7.1	1125^th of 1160 public elementary schools	3.0%		6.3	1132^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	3.1%	7	26.9	26.9	28.3	9.8	17.9	18.7	32.1	9.8	11.9	17.5	75.0	81.8	83.0	83.0	83.0	80.7	86.4	81.8	80.7	80.7	$24,231	$3,607	$20,625
Seahurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14603 14th Ave SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4800	405	22	18.3	69.6%	72 (17.8%)	51 (12.6%)	191 (47.2%)	38 (9.4%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	33 (8.1%)	10.5	1082^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	6.7%		15	1042^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	10.8%	40	28.4	28.4	25.0	28.6	20.6	24.6	29.7	23.4	22.4	25.1	84.8	87.0	89.1	89.1	89.1	87.0	89.1	87.0	87.0	87.0	$22,204	$2,063	$20,141
Beverly Park Elementary at Glendale	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 S 104th St	Seattle	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3400	411	24	17.0	77.1%	48 (11.7%)	81 (19.7%)	145 (35.3%)	67 (16.3%)	8 (1.9%)	16 (3.9%)	45 (10.9%)	12.4	1059^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.3	1095^th of 1168 public elementary schools	6.3%	36	38.6	38.6	16.3	29.4	32.8	26.9	18.8	30.9	18.5	23.5	87.0	89.1	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	97.8	93.5	93.5	93.5	$23,979	$2,137	$21,842
Mount View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10811 12th Ave SW	Seattle	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4500	460	26	17.7	63.5%	51 (11.1%)	30 (6.5%)	294 (63.9%)	42 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.7%)	13.4	1047^th of 1160 public elementary schools	9.7%		15.2	1035^th of 1168 public elementary schools	11.4%	12	17.7	17.7	36.2	22.2	35.3	31.2	40.6	17.5	15.7	25.7	88.1	91.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	$22,032	$3,413	$18,618
Impact Public Schools	Public, Charter	K-5	3438 S. 148th Street	Tukwila	98168	King County	Impact \| Puget Sound Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 712-7640	505	32	15.7	69.7%	51 (10.1%)	260 (51.5%)	108 (21.4%)	49 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.5%)	44	626^th of 1160 public elementary schools	46.0%		51.3	545^th of 1168 public elementary schools	53.3%	81	45.7	45.7	48.0	49.4	44.7	47.7	54.7	46.1	37.0	47.2	80.0	92.2	85.6	85.6	85.6	92.2	95.6	88.9	92.2	92.2	$19,910	$2,039	$17,871
White Center Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10015 6th Ave SW	Seattle	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5200	527	29	18.2	75.1%	39 (7.4%)	117 (22.2%)	194 (36.8%)	122 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.5%)	19.3	975^th of 1160 public elementary schools	15.9%		17.8	1002^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	14.2%	27	38.2	38.2	34.9	35.6	32.9	34.6	28.9	33.3	26.3	29.7	87.1	93.1	90.1	90.1	90.1	91.1	96.0	91.1	91.1	91.1	$20,220	$1,783	$18,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedarhurst Elementary

How many students attend Cedarhurst Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Cedarhurst Elementary.

Is Cedarhurst Elementary a good school?

Cedarhurst Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Cedarhurst Elementary in?

Highline School District

What schools do graduates of Cedarhurst Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cedarhurst Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glacier Middle School
High : Highline High School

What is the racial makeup of Cedarhurst Elementary?

Students at Cedarhurst Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 15% White, 15% Asian, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

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