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Emerald Park Elementary School

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Emerald Park Elementary School ranks 711 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Emerald Park Elementary School is a K–5 public school in Kent, Washington, serving 318 students in the Kent School District in an area surrounded by schools such as Soos Creek Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School, and Lake Youngs Elementary School. Emerald Park has a 2-star statewide rating and ranks in approximately the 38th percentile among Washington elementary schools, placing it in the middle of its local comparison group.

The school’s strongest current subject is math. In 2025–2026, 43.15% of students were proficient in math, compared with 34.16% districtwide and 43.11% statewide. ELA proficiency was 40.41%, below both the district’s 42.84% and Washington’s 52.81%, while science was 44.68%, slightly above the district but below the state. Locally, Emerald Park outperformed schools including East Hill Elementary School, George T. Daniel Elementary School, Panther Lake Elementary School, and Park Orchard Elementary School in several subjects. However, it trailed higher-performing Lake Youngs Elementary School and Sunrise Elementary School, where proficiency exceeded 60% in all three subjects.

Fourth grade is the clearest area for improvement: only 32.00% of fourth graders were proficient in ELA and 34.00% in math, well below third- and fifth-grade results. The school has also experienced a longer-term decline, falling from the 75th percentile in 2015–2016 to the 38th percentile currently. ELA and science have weakened more than math, which has remained relatively stable. About 58.18% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderately high level of economic need compared with nearby schools. English Language Learner outcomes are a relative bright spot, ranking in the 51st–56th percentile range in recent years. Overall, Emerald Park has a solid math foundation but would benefit from focused efforts in fourth grade, ELA, science, and subgroup support.

318

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,057

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

85.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.1% (any vaccine)

11800 SE 216th St
Kent, WA 98031-3900

(253) 373-3850

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Emerald Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Meeker Middle School
High:	Kentridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

30.2%

Hispanic:

20.1%

White:

17.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

Washington avg48%

711^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	37.5	711 of 1138	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	745 of 1160	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	753 of 1168	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	529 of 1169	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	527 of 1169	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	476 of 1107	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	503 of 1130	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	370 of 1054	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.0	274 of 1056	74.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	268 of 1053	74.5%	★★★★☆
2015	63.3	365 of 1067	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.1	401 of 1106	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.0	594 of 1097	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.7	524 of 1092	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.7	546 of 1088	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.2	627 of 1072	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.5	550 of 1067	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	612 of 1069	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.1	458 of 1051	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.4	469 of 1031	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.2	433 of 1026	57.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	62.5	22 of 71	69.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	8 of 107	92.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	76 of 103	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	152 of 189	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	138 of 163	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	105 of 170	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	143 of 187	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	103 of 131	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	134 of 201	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	108 of 169	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	151 of 326	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	134 of 303	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	157 of 320	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	149 of 254	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	76 of 213	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	72 of 248	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	18 of 333	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	697 of 1020	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	709 of 1092	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	609 of 1093	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	549 of 1094	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	561 of 1100	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	512 of 1008	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	522 of 1068	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	353 of 1004	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	498 of 659	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	341 of 651	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	323 of 633	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.2	200 of 694	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	74 of 501	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	375 of 697	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	229 of 540	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	573 of 1008	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	649 of 1013	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	577 of 1024	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	368 of 1013	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	332 of 1019	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	336 of 854	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	284 of 979	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	140 of 835	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	564 of 1059	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	722 of 1098	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	777 of 1099	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.1	473 of 1099	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	437 of 1113	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	358 of 1025	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	446 of 1075	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	352 of 999	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	65.1	95 of 303	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	27.7	431 of 566	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.5	229 of 637	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	37.0	660 of 1009	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	592 of 1011	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	632 of 1031	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	367 of 943	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	278 of 1027	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	146 of 833	82.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)69th percentile+33 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)69th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)54th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2024)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)26th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2019)24th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science45%-6 vs state

Math43%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 27, 2017

This school has really gone downhill over the last few years. Need to bring in new administrators to clean this school up and review policies that are currently in place. This school needs a complete overhaul. Close Quote

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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 (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/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
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%	$23,057	$1,498	$21,559
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%	$26,714	$1,618	$25,096
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%	$22,272	$1,707	$20,565
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%	$19,557	$753	$18,804
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%	$21,149	$1,941	$19,208
Glenridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19405 120th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7494	298	21	13.9	52.3%	55 (18.5%)	36 (12.1%)	44 (14.8%)	128 (43.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	30 (10.1%)	47.3	582^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	48.9%		43.7	628^th of 1160 public elementary schools	45.9%	46	52.6	52.6	45.7	34.0	56.1	45.8	56.8	34.0	47.4	45.7	89.8%	4.1%	$23,887	$1,753	$22,134
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%	$21,783	$1,550	$20,234
Benson Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	18665 116th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3300	477	30	15.6	50.1%	61 (12.8%)	71 (14.9%)	112 (23.5%)	164 (34.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	60 (12.6%)	43.1	635^th of 1138 public elementary schools	44.2%		35.8	731^st of 1160 public elementary schools	37.0%	96	44.6	44.6	52.0	31.3	42.9	42.6	62.3	40.6	33.9	47.2	88.5%	4.9%	$19,896	$1,280	$18,617
Lake Youngs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19660 142nd Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7646	416	26	16.3	33.9%	140 (33.7%)	18 (4.3%)	76 (18.3%)	118 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	55 (13.2%)	83.2	192^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	83.1%		80.4	205^th of 1160 public elementary schools	82.3%	13	75.7	75.7	65.1	64.5	66.7	65.3	72.3	74.2	46.7	65.3	83.9%	5.4%	$20,360	$854	$19,506
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%	$21,342	$1,856	$19,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerald Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Emerald Park Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Meeker Middle School
High : Kentridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Emerald Park Elementary School?

Students at Emerald Park Elementary School are 30% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% African American, 12% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander.

Is Emerald Park Elementary School a good school?

Emerald Park Elementary School ranks 711^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Emerald Park Elementary School in?

Kent School District

How many students attend Emerald Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Emerald Park Elementary School.

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