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Cascade Ridge Elementary

Public Grades K-5

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Cascade Ridge Elementary is a top-ranked public school serving about 390 students in grades K-5 within the highly-regarded Issaquah School District, located in the educationally rich community of Sammamish, Washington.

The school is a consistent academic leader, currently ranked 3rd out of over 1,100 elementary schools in the state, with student proficiency rates near or above 94% in English, math, and science—far exceeding both state and district averages. This excellence is remarkably stable across grade levels and has been maintained for over a decade. While the school serves a community with very low economic need, its high rankings for all student subgroups indicate it effectively supports every learner. With a student-teacher ratio of about 16.5 to 1 and the highest per-student spending among compared Issaquah School District schools, it has significant resources to support its mission.

Cascade Ridge Elementary is part of an extraordinary concentration of elite schools in Sammamish; within a short distance, four schools are in the state's top 10, including Christa Mcauliffe Elementary (2nd) from the Lake Washington School District. While all nearby schools perform well, Cascade Ridge distinguishes itself with its long-term consistency and balanced excellence. For families, choosing between these outstanding schools often comes down to community fit, as academic quality is exceptionally high across the entire area.

391

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,891

Per pupil spending ?

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2020 Trossachs Blvd SE
Sammamish, WA 98075

(425) 837-5500

District: Issaquah School District

Students who attend Cascade Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beaver Lake Middle School
High:	Skyline High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

57.3%

White:

24.0%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (94% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Issaquah School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school94%

District avg77%

Washington avg48%

3^rd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 16Elementary Schools in the Issaquah School District

3^rd of 247Issaquah 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	99.0	3 of 1160	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	9 of 1168	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	13 of 1169	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	5 of 1169	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	10 of 1107	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	34 of 1130	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	25 of 1054	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.0	28 of 1056	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	19 of 1053	98.2%	★★★★★
2015	97.2	5 of 1067	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.5	10 of 1106	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	92.3	33 of 1097	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	25 of 1092	97.7%	★★★★★
2010	93.5	22 of 1088	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	91.0	53 of 1072	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	92.5	38 of 1067	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	92.8	40 of 1069	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	90.4	54 of 1051	94.9%	★★★★★
2005	86.6	106 of 1031	89.7%	★★★★☆
2004	92.6	39 of 1026	96.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	92.3	10 of 170	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	6 of 131	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	7 of 201	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	17 of 169	89.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	4 of 1092	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	5 of 1093	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	3 of 1094	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	15 of 1100	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	10 of 1008	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	32 of 1068	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	29 of 1004	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	97.0	14 of 1099	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	16 of 1099	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	13 of 1113	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	5 of 1025	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	28 of 1075	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	14 of 999	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	17 of 1007	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	97 of 1009	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	90 of 1011	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	98 of 1031	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	64 of 943	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	143 of 1027	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	72 of 833	91.4%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)94th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science95%+45 vs state

English Language Arts94%+41 vs state

Math93%+50 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, December 13, 2014

Top school in a superb community. Outstanding principal with high personal engagement. Exceptional PTSA.

MSP results for 2013/14 school year are not showing up in the listings here on schooldigger anymore as the scores were exceeding the 95% threshold in most of the categories. You see that the top listed schools here will have scores not higher than 95%, but that's not the real top-10. With the new enhanced suppression rules to protect student privacy any line on the school report card with a score exceeding that threshold will be published only as ">95%", i.e. the school will not show up here anymore

(You will have to look directly at the OSPI WA State Report card: http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?groupLevel=District&schoolId=1461&reportLevel=School&year=2013-14) Close Quote

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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
Cascade Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 Trossachs Blvd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5500	391	24	16.5	3.8%	94 (24.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.9%)	224 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.2%)	99	3^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.2	9^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.2%	6	94.7	94.7		93.0	93.3	94.0	94.6	94.2	90.7	93.1	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	$20,891	$407	$20,485
Endeavour Elementary School	Public	K-5	26205 SE Issaquah-Fall City Rd	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7350	473	30	15.7	10.4%	173 (36.6%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (8.0%)	220 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.2%)	98.2	7^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.4	17^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.5%	10	90.1	90.1	87.0	88.2	90.2	88.4	90.0	88.2	87.8	88.7	93.6	98.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	98.4	98.4	93.6	98.4	98.4	$19,525	$366	$19,159
Challenger Elementary	Public	K-5	25200 SE Klahanie Blvd	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7550	350	28	12.4	16.9%	109 (31.1%)	15 (4.3%)	45 (12.9%)	145 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.3%)	88.3	126^th of 1160 public elementary schools	89.1%		86.7	144^th of 1168 public elementary schools	87.7%	18	80.6	80.6	64.8	66.0	83.1	71.6	71.8	68.1	76.5	72.6	91.7	91.7	95.8	95.8	95.8	91.7	93.8	91.7	91.7	91.7	$22,628	$596	$22,032
Sunny Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7400	574	34	16.9	11.3%	161 (28.0%)	7 (1.2%)	54 (9.4%)	288 (50.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.8%)	94.6	54^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.3%		96.5	24^th of 1168 public elementary schools	97.9%	30	77.4	77.4	77.1	84.3	78.1	79.6	84.0	85.6	75.2	81.4	95.7	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	100.0	95.7	98.9	98.9	$19,366	$344	$19,021
Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 - 244th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2750	486	29	16.9	2.5%	120 (24.7%)	9 (1.9%)	18 (3.7%)	302 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	94.9	48^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.9%		98	12^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.0%	36	81.1	81.1	76.7	86.5	78.4	80.7	77.0	93.3	78.7	83.3	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	96.8	91.9	91.9	91.9	$17,841	$163	$17,677
Discovery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 228th Ave SE	Issaquah	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4100	508	30	17.0	4.9%	109 (21.5%)	17 (3.3%)	33 (6.5%)	316 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	97.4	14^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.8%		96.4	29^th of 1168 public elementary schools	97.5%	15	87.9	87.9	89.2	81.3	87.9	86.4	96.4	82.7	82.2	86.8	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	96.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	$18,984	$766	$18,218
Cedar Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	4399 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-6500	374	26	14.4	15.5%	125 (33.4%)	13 (3.5%)	23 (6.1%)	180 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	92.3	84^th of 1160 public elementary schools	92.8%		91.5	88^th of 1168 public elementary schools	92.5%	4	80.0	80.0	83.6	63.3	82.8	76.5	85.5	73.3	78.3	79.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,236	$478	$21,759
Samantha Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	23305 NE 14th St	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2710	545	30	17.9	3.3%	110 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	384 (70.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	98	8^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.2	19^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.4%	11	89.3	89.3	86.9	87.1	92.2	88.8	88.8	86.3	86.4	87.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,756	$164	$16,593
Grand Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1739 NE Park Dr	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7926	558	33	16.8	8.6%	156 (28.0%)	19 (3.4%)	63 (11.3%)	267 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.5%)	95.6	42^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.3	32^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	97.3%	10	85.4	85.4	72.6	77.5	87.5	79.1	85.6	86.8	81.3	84.5	94.7	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	95.7	96.8	96.8	$18,731	$347	$18,384
Christa Mcauliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	23823 NE 22nd	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2620	472	28	17.1	1.5%	132 (28.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	274 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	99.1	2^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.5	6^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.5%	4	92.4	92.4	93.5	93.9	95.7	94.4	95.1	96.5	90.2	94.1	96.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	96.3	98.2	98.2	$19,243	$163	$19,080

Frequently Asked Questions about Cascade Ridge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cascade Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cascade Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beaver Lake Middle School
High : Skyline High School

Is Cascade Ridge Elementary a good school?

Yes! Cascade Ridge Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 1160 Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Cascade Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Cascade Ridge Elementary.

What district is Cascade Ridge Elementary in?

Issaquah School District

What is the racial makeup of Cascade Ridge Elementary?

Students at Cascade Ridge Elementary are 57% Asian, 24% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

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