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Lake Wilderness Elementary

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Lake Wilderness Elementary ranks 114 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Lake Wilderness Elementary is a large public school serving 923 students in PK–5th grade in Maple Valley, WA, as part of the high-performing Tahoma School District. The school ranks 10th of 238 Washington districts through its district context and 114th of 1,138 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the 90th percentile. Its large enrollment is notable: it serves considerably more students than nearby Shadow Lake Elementary, with 479 students, and Cedar River Elementary, with 593.

Academically, Lake Wilderness is strongest in science and math. In 2025–26, 76.74% of students were proficient in science, 69.12% in math, and 71.81% in English language arts. Math was 5.56 percentage points above the district rate, while science was 6.60 points higher; ELA was nearly identical to the district average but far above the Washington rate. Among nearby Tahoma schools, Lake Wilderness ranked second in science and third in ELA and math. Cedar River was the local leader, while Rock Creek Elementary was a close comparison in math. Lake Wilderness also outperformed nearby Kent School District schools in all three subjects, although district differences make that comparison imperfect.

Recent trends are encouraging: math proficiency rose from 63.12% in 2023–24 to 69.12% in 2025–26, and the school’s statewide ranking improved from the 86th to the 90th percentile. Third-grade math was especially strong at 77.54%, while fourth- and fifth-grade math were slightly below district averages, making upper-grade math worth monitoring. Subgroup effectiveness also improved substantially, including special education effectiveness, which rose from the 16th to the 64th percentile. The main trade-off is size: Lake Wilderness reports a 19:1 student-teacher ratio, higher than the nearby comparison schools, yet it continues to deliver strong overall results.

923

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,027

Per pupil spending ?

21.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

91.4%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.2% (any vaccine)

24216 Witte Road SE
Maple Valley, WA 98038-6827

(425) 413-3500

District: Tahoma School District

Students who attend Lake Wilderness Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maple View Middle School
High:	Tahoma Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Asian:

19.1%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (71% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Washington elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg68%

Washington avg48%

114^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Tahoma School District

10^th of 238Tahoma 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	89.7	114 of 1138	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	135 of 1160	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	167 of 1168	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	137 of 1169	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	201 of 1169	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	145 of 1107	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	208 of 1130	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	175 of 1054	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.5	114 of 1056	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	78.9	203 of 1053	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.2	180 of 1067	83.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	185 of 1106	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	201 of 1097	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.1	135 of 1092	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	150 of 1088	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	83.5	115 of 1072	89.3%	★★★★☆
2008	86.3	86 of 1067	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	105 of 1069	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	79.2	151 of 1051	85.6%	★★★★☆
2005	76.7	195 of 1031	81.1%	★★★★☆
2004	63.8	341 of 1026	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	70.6	65 of 187	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	149 of 201	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	80 of 1020	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	112 of 1092	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	145 of 1093	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	134 of 1094	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	158 of 1100	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	155 of 1008	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	206 of 1068	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	165 of 1004	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	90 of 649	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	187 of 659	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.8	351 of 651	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.1	105 of 633	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	33 of 694	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	12 of 697	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	28 of 540	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	243 of 1008	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	174 of 1013	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	405 of 1024	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	182 of 1013	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	406 of 1019	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	275 of 854	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	361 of 979	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	147 of 835	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	75 of 1059	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	138 of 1098	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	166 of 1099	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	132 of 1099	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	218 of 1113	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	131 of 1025	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	187 of 1075	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	159 of 999	84.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	25 of 119	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	41 of 197	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	52 of 188	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	44 of 194	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	109 of 252	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	28 of 128	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	108 of 303	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	54 of 212	74.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	154 of 432	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.5	235 of 363	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	284 of 339	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	166 of 308	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	209 of 478	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	178 of 566	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	100 of 637	84.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	68 of 901	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	110 of 1007	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	161 of 1009	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	166 of 1011	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	275 of 1031	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	210 of 943	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	251 of 1027	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	219 of 833	73.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2022)65th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+26 vs state

English Language Arts72%+19 vs state

Math69%+26 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 (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
Lake Wilderness Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24216 Witte Road SE	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-3500	923	49	19.0	21.1%	485 (52.5%)	33 (3.6%)	124 (13.4%)	176 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	102 (11.1%)	89.7	114^th of 1138 public elementary schools	90.0%		87.5	135^th of 1160 public elementary schools	88.4%	21	76.7	76.7	71.7	70.2	73.6	71.8	77.5	67.4	62.0	69.1	91.4%	1.2%	$20,027	$515	$19,512
Shadow Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22620 Sweeney Road SE	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 413-6100	479	31	15.6	35.5%	300 (62.6%)	7 (1.5%)	83 (17.3%)	25 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (12.5%)	73	285^th of 1138 public elementary schools	75.0%		73.6	280^th of 1160 public elementary schools	75.9%	5	69.5	69.5	46.2	65.2	72.0	61.5	47.4	58.4	65.9	57.4	87%	5.6%	$20,734	$616	$20,118
Cedar River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22615 Sweeney Rd SE	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-5400	593	36	16.6	15.3%	300 (50.6%)	16 (2.7%)	66 (11.1%)	135 (22.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.5%)	95.4	53^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	95.3%		93.5	68^th of 1160 public elementary schools	94.1%	15	84.8	84.8	70.3	86.5	79.0	78.7	81.2	85.6	73.0	79.2	78.9%	6.6%	$20,235	$487	$19,747
Rock Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25700 Maple Valley Blk Diam Rd	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-3300	686	40	16.9	17.1%	328 (47.8%)	38 (5.5%)	66 (9.6%)	167 (24.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	82 (12.0%)	89.2	125^th of 1138 public elementary schools	89.0%		88.1	127^th of 1160 public elementary schools	89.1%	2	74.8	74.8		68.1	78.2	77.0	89.8	65.6	58.8	69.6	93.5%	3.3%	$20,158	$228	$19,930
Tahoma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24425 SE 216th ST	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-3600	688	41	16.9	20.6%	470 (68.3%)	13 (1.9%)	81 (11.8%)	53 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.7%)	82.1	207^th of 1138 public elementary schools	81.8%		80.9	202^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	82.6%	5	61.3	61.3	61.2	73.2	69.4	68.3	70.6	73.2	50.0	64.7	87.7%	9.9%	$19,712	$229	$19,482
Cedar Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26500 Timberlane Way SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7649	318	21	15.0	42.8%	139 (43.7%)	22 (6.9%)	79 (24.8%)	41 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.7%)	23.3	874^th of 1138 public elementary schools	23.2%		22.3	943^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	18.7%	69	45.2	45.2	33.3	43.9	35.7	37.4	29.2	34.2	19.5	27.7	81.8%	13.6%	$25,511	$1,453	$24,058
Glacier Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23700 SE 280th Street	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 413-3700	803	46	17.6	19.6%	378 (47.1%)	36 (4.5%)	101 (12.6%)	221 (27.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.1%)	83.4	187^th of 1138 public elementary schools	83.6%		85.4	164^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.9%	23	69.5	69.5	69.1	59.7	66.7	64.9	69.8	66.0	63.6	66.4	90.7%	7.2%	$19,024	$281	$18,743
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25225 180th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7634	386	25	15.4	38.9%	177 (45.9%)	40 (10.4%)	51 (13.2%)	55 (14.2%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	52 (13.5%)	56.6	468^th of 1138 public elementary schools	58.9%		62.6	403^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	65.3%	65	55.2	55.2	47.1	55.7	50.9	51.1	52.9	60.7	37.3	50.5	88.7%	5.7%	$21,845	$826	$21,019
Jenkins Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26915 186th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7331	340	24	14.2	58.8%	142 (41.8%)	22 (6.5%)	85 (25.0%)	43 (12.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.9%)	14.1	975^th of 1138 public elementary schools	14.3%		24.4	919^th of 1160 public elementary schools	20.8%	56	28.0	28.0	25.9	25.9	26.0	25.9	30.5	39.7	16.0	29.3	82.8%	3.4%	$22,483	$1,639	$20,844
Grass Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28700 191st Place SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7661	337	21	15.7	34.4%	187 (55.5%)	15 (4.5%)	64 (19.0%)	39 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.3%)	79.3	226^th of 1138 public elementary schools	80.1%		74.2	269^th of 1160 public elementary schools	76.8%	43	57.1	57.1	69.6	71.6	59.2	66.5	73.2	66.7	56.0	64.5	90.7%	4.7%	$20,092	$904	$19,188

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Wilderness Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lake Wilderness Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Wilderness Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maple View Middle School
High : Tahoma Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Lake Wilderness Elementary?

Students at Lake Wilderness Elementary are 53% White, 19% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Lake Wilderness Elementary in?

Tahoma School District

Is Lake Wilderness Elementary a good school?

Lake Wilderness Elementary ranks 114^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lake Wilderness Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 923 students attended Lake Wilderness Elementary.

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

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