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East Hill Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

East Hill Elementary School is a public Pre-K through 5th grade school in the Kent School District, serving 383 students in a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school faces profound challenges, ranking in the bottom 2% of all Washington elementary schools with test scores well below state and district averages; for example, only about 19% of students are proficient in English Language Arts. This performance is notably lower than that of nearby schools serving similar student populations, such as Park Orchard Elementary and George T. Daniel Elementary. While over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic hardship, other schools in the area with similar rates achieve better academic results, showing that these challenges can be addressed.

The school's performance has declined significantly in recent years, and students from low-income families at East Hill rank in the lowest percentile statewide, suggesting the school is struggling to effectively support its most vulnerable students. However, the fact that higher-performing schools like Martin Sortun Elementary exist within the same district indicates that improvement is possible with targeted interventions focused on instructional quality and student support.

383

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,342

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9825 S 240th ST
Kent, WA 98031-4842

(253) 373-7455

District: Kent School District

Students who attend East Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mill Creek Middle School
High:	Kent-Meridian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.3%

Asian:

25.1%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (16% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

1,145^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Kent School District

159^th of 247Kent 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	4.3	1145 of 1160	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1142 of 1168	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1090 of 1169	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	993 of 1169	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	911 of 1107	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1066 of 1130	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	935 of 1054	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	907 of 1056	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	950 of 1053	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	896 of 1067	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	804 of 1106	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	823 of 1097	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	977 of 1092	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	910 of 1088	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	991 of 1072	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	1012 of 1067	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	977 of 1069	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.8	1001 of 1051	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	894 of 1031	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.2	946 of 1026	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	37.7	43 of 66	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	62 of 108	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	44 of 47	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	84 of 110	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	83 of 107	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	177 of 189	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	157 of 163	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	152 of 170	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	141 of 187	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	106 of 131	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	193 of 201	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	156 of 169	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	274 of 320	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	171 of 254	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	158 of 213	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	209 of 248	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	218 of 333	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	1082 of 1092	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1085 of 1093	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1018 of 1094	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	942 of 1100	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	763 of 1008	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1007 of 1068	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	938 of 1004	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	658 of 694	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	352 of 501	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	639 of 697	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	515 of 540	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	1004 of 1013	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	991 of 1024	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	942 of 1013	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	846 of 1019	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	691 of 854	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	937 of 979	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	771 of 835	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1077 of 1098	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1058 of 1099	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1017 of 1099	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	965 of 1113	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	890 of 1025	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1010 of 1075	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	807 of 999	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	35.3	422 of 637	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	11.8	962 of 1027	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	690 of 833	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)35th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2018)34th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)5th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Math15%-27 vs state

Science13%-36 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 26, 2018

Understaffed,unorganized,and impatience staff are only a few of the problems that they have at this school. My kid will NOT return next year. 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
East Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9825 S 240th ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7455	383	24	15.8	72.1%	46 (12.0%)	50 (13.1%)	116 (30.3%)	96 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	38 (9.9%)	4.3	1145^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.2	1142^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	2.2%	3	13.0	13.0	18.6	22.2	17.0	19.1	18.6	15.6	11.1	15.4	71.6	74.6	80.6	80.6	80.6	76.1	88.1	77.6	76.1	76.1	$21,342	$1,856	$19,486
Park Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11010 SE 232nd ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7473	473	30	15.9	71.0%	59 (12.5%)	71 (15.0%)	166 (35.1%)	123 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	30 (6.3%)	17	1002^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	13.6%		14.3	1051^st of 1168 public elementary schools	10.0%	49	36.8	36.8	19.7	27.5	38.2	28.6	23.1	35.8	31.3	30.1	91.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	100.0	93.1	94.4	94.4	$21,149	$1,941	$19,208
George T. Daniel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11310 SE 248th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7615	292	26	11.3	70.5%	64 (21.9%)	50 (17.1%)	66 (22.6%)	74 (25.3%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	28 (9.6%)	15.1	1022^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	11.9%		19.9	970^th of 1168 public elementary schools	17.0%	52	21.7	21.7		46.0	17.8	21.5	18.8	39.5	11.1	22.1	78.0	84.0	86.0	86.0	86.0	80.0	90.0	90.0	80.0	80.0	$24,428	$1,756	$22,672
Scenic Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26025 Woodland Way S	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7479	481	34	14.2	73.8%	69 (14.3%)	51 (10.6%)	216 (44.9%)	81 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	37 (7.7%)	16.8	1006^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.3%		20.7	960^th of 1168 public elementary schools	17.8%	46	32.9	32.9	34.9	33.3	46.7	38.8	23.8	23.8	14.9	20.5	79.6	86.4	89.8	89.8	89.8	86.4	90.9	87.5	86.4	86.4	$21,186	$1,476	$19,710
Panther Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10200 SE 216th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7470	396	27	14.4	62.1%	78 (19.7%)	54 (13.6%)	68 (17.2%)	126 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	51 (12.9%)	17	1001^st of 1160 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.8	957^th of 1168 public elementary schools	18.1%	44	27.8	27.8	37.5	35.9	23.6	31.5	30.4	30.2	28.2	29.4	85.7	90.9	92.2	92.2	92.2	89.6	92.2	92.2	89.6	89.6	$22,272	$1,707	$20,565
Martin Sortun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12711 SE 248th St	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7314	450	28	16.2	51.1%	101 (22.4%)	44 (9.8%)	84 (18.7%)	162 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	46 (10.2%)	57.3	464^th of 1160 public elementary schools	60.0%		63.5	404^th of 1168 public elementary schools	65.4%	60	55.4	55.4	54.8	50.0	56.8	53.9	57.5	46.6	48.7	50.9	89.9	92.4	89.9	89.9	89.9	91.1	94.9	92.4	91.1	91.1	$21,175	$1,623	$19,552
Emerald Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	11800 SE 216th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-3850	318	21	15.1	58.2%	57 (17.9%)	41 (12.9%)	64 (20.1%)	96 (30.2%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.7%)	38 (11.9%)	35.2	745^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.8%		35.2	753^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	35.5%	8	39.6	39.6	32.6	46.0	52.8	44.3	39.1	42.0	41.5	40.9	72.9	79.2	77.1	77.1	77.1	79.2	91.7	77.1	79.2	79.2	$23,057	$1,498	$21,559
Kent Elementary School	Public	K-5	24700 64th Ave S	Kent	98032	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7497	438	29	15.1	81.5%	42 (9.6%)	68 (15.5%)	213 (48.6%)	42 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	29 (6.6%)	17.1	998^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.8	1100^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.8%	102	28.2	28.2	39.1	34.7	30.6	34.6	35.9	30.6	17.1	27.7	85.5	94.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	100.0	89.1	94.6	94.6	$21,993	$1,008	$20,985
Soos Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12651 SE 218th Place	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7690	290	21	13.9	43.4%	75 (25.9%)	38 (13.1%)	59 (20.3%)	83 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	28 (9.7%)	47	591^st of 1160 public elementary schools	49.1%		40.3	675^th of 1168 public elementary schools	42.2%	84	60.5	60.5	24.5	45.7	62.2	42.4	40.8	43.5	54.1	45.5	95.0	97.5	95.0	95.0	95.0	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$26,714	$1,618	$25,096
Millennium Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11919 SE 270th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-3900	482	27	17.7	67.4%	115 (23.9%)	57 (11.8%)	143 (29.7%)	134 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	17 (3.5%)	9.6	1100^th of 1160 public elementary schools	5.2%		16.9	1013^th of 1168 public elementary schools	13.3%	87	25.8	25.8	27.9	19.1	25.0	24.2	23.9	23.8	24.7	24.2	74.4	84.6	88.5	88.5	88.5	79.5	89.7	83.3	78.2	79.5	$19,826	$1,470	$18,355

Frequently Asked Questions about East Hill Elementary School

How many students attend East Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended East Hill Elementary School.

What district is East Hill Elementary School in?

Kent School District

What schools do graduates of East Hill Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mill Creek Middle School
High : Kent-Meridian High School

Is East Hill Elementary School a good school?

East Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Hill Elementary School?

Students at East Hill Elementary School are 30% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 13% African American, 12% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Pacific Islander.

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