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Park Orchard Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Park Orchard Elementary School in Kent, Washington, serves 473 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in the Kent School District, an area with a relatively high level of student need. About 71.04% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 15.9:1, and its 2023–24 spending was $21,149 per student. Park Orchard’s latest statewide ranking was at the 20th percentile, an improvement from the 10th percentile in 2023–24, although it remains below the statewide midpoint.

Recent academic results show gradual progress, especially in math. In 2025–26, 30.00% of students were proficient in English language arts, 31.07% in math, and 38.81% in science. Math proficiency has risen from 23.20% in 2022–23, while science has made a longer-term gain from 25.58%. English language arts remains the clearest challenge: Park Orchard was 12.84 percentage points below the district and 22.81 points below the state. Fourth grade was the weakest grade in both ELA and math, with proficiency rates of 22.67% and 24.32%. This makes fourth-grade support and literacy improvement important areas to watch.

Park Orchard is not the lowest-performing school in its local comparison group. It exceeded Scenic Hill Elementary School, East Hill Elementary School, George T. Daniel Elementary School, and Panther Lake Elementary School in all three tested subjects. However, it trails stronger nearby schools such as Sunrise Elementary School, Martin Sortun Elementary School, and Glenridge Elementary. Overall, the school appears to be improving from a low point, with math as a relative strength and ELA—particularly fourth-grade ELA—as the most pressing improvement priority.

473

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,691

Per pupil spending ?

71.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

79.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.1% (any vaccine)

11010 SE 232nd ST
Kent, WA 98031-3457

(253) 373-7473

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Park Orchard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Meridian Middle School
High:	Kentwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.1%

Asian:

26.0%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

Washington avg48%

916^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

141^st of 238Kent 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
2026	19.4	916 of 1138	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	1002 of 1160	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1051 of 1168	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	977 of 1169	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	827 of 1169	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	890 of 1107	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	955 of 1130	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	960 of 1054	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	989 of 1056	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	938 of 1053	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	1003 of 1067	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.2	1031 of 1106	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	992 of 1097	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	931 of 1092	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	883 of 1088	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	953 of 1072	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	955 of 1067	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	925 of 1069	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	883 of 1051	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.5	931 of 1031	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.2	938 of 1026	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	66.8	27 of 110	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	30.6	90 of 107	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	57 of 103	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	130 of 189	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	114 of 163	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	126 of 170	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	137 of 187	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	97 of 131	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	167 of 201	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	159 of 169	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	234 of 326	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	177 of 303	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	245 of 320	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	94 of 213	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	178 of 248	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	278 of 333	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	791 of 1020	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	929 of 1092	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	919 of 1093	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	980 of 1094	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	801 of 1100	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	891 of 1008	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	907 of 1068	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	861 of 1004	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	511 of 649	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	627 of 659	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	554 of 651	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.9	283 of 633	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	328 of 694	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	259 of 501	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	373 of 697	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	397 of 540	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	798 of 1008	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	877 of 1013	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	892 of 1024	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	784 of 1013	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	572 of 1019	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	550 of 854	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	784 of 979	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	756 of 835	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	926 of 1059	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	936 of 1098	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1040 of 1099	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	805 of 1099	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	778 of 1113	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	758 of 1025	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	917 of 1075	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	935 of 999	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	787 of 901	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	966 of 1007	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)75th percentile+60 vs school

Asian (2026)45th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)13th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science39%-12 vs state

Math31%-12 vs state

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	19.4	916^th of 1138 public elementary schools	19.5%		17	1002^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	13.6%	86	38.8	38.8	27.9	22.7	40.3	30.0	34.9	24.3	34.9	31.1	79.5%	4.1%	$22,691	$1,969	$20,722
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%)	10.1	1033^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	9.2%		4.3	1145^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.3%	112	33.3	33.3	28.6	18.2	28.6	24.2	28.6	16.7	21.4	21.7	84.6%	0%	$22,174	$1,499	$20,675
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%)	14.6	968^th of 1138 public elementary schools	14.9%		15.1	1022^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	11.9%	54	25.0	25.0	19.2	24.5	36.1	25.6	25.0	28.0	36.1	29.0	65%	2.5%	$26,121	$1,568	$24,553
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%)	37.5	711^th of 1138 public elementary schools	37.5%		35.2	745^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.8%	34	44.7	44.7	43.8	32.0	45.8	40.4	52.1	34.0	43.8	43.2	85.7%	6.1%	$24,046	$1,295	$22,751
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%)	15.8	955^th of 1138 public elementary schools	16.1%		17	1001^st of 1160 public elementary schools	13.7%	46	37.7	37.7	21.3	30.2	32.3	28.0	26.7	26.7	31.2	28.2	75.6%	3.8%	$24,303	$1,476	$22,826
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%)	43.1	634^th of 1138 public elementary schools	44.3%		47	591^st of 1160 public elementary schools	49.1%	43	48.8	48.8	30.3	38.5	36.6	35.7	47.1	52.9	35.0	45.6	80%	2.5%	$27,834	$1,020	$26,814
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22300 132nd Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7630	512	32	16.2	44.3%	129 (25.2%)	52 (10.2%)	72 (14.1%)	177 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	76 (14.8%)	76.7	251^st of 1138 public elementary schools	77.9%		79	219^th of 1160 public elementary schools	81.1%	32	74.5	74.5	46.1	64.1	72.2	60.6	54.9	65.1	63.9	61.3	80.3%	7%	$20,530	$485	$20,044
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%)	54.7	496^th of 1138 public elementary schools	56.4%		57.3	464^th of 1160 public elementary schools	60.0%	32	60.0	60.0	42.7	48.2	58.7	50.0	58.0	49.4	36.0	47.6	83.1%	9.9%	$21,292	$977	$20,315
Springbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20035 100th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7485	350	22	15.8	68.3%	56 (16.0%)	61 (17.4%)	65 (18.6%)	124 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	25 (7.1%)	27.4	827^th of 1138 public elementary schools	27.3%		22.8	934^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.5%	107	45.0	45.0	25.0	31.8	43.3	33.3	40.6	38.6	33.3	37.5	75.8%	1.6%	$23,623	$1,386	$22,237
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%)	8.4	1053^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	7.5%		16.8	1006^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.3%	47	32.8	32.8	24.7	28.4	25.4	26.0	16.9	19.7	9.1	15.4	86.3%	2.5%	$22,118	$1,260	$20,858

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Orchard Elementary School

How many students attend Park Orchard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Park Orchard Elementary School.

Is Park Orchard Elementary School a good school?

Park Orchard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Washington elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Park Orchard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Orchard Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meridian Middle School
High : Kentwood High School

What is the racial makeup of Park Orchard Elementary School?

Students at Park Orchard Elementary School are 35% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 15% African American, 12% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander.

What district is Park Orchard Elementary School in?

Kent School District

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2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026

2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026

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