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Cedar River Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Cedar River Elementary in Maple Valley serves 593 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade within the highly rated Tahoma School District, in a community near several other district elementary schools, including Shadow Lake Elementary just 0.2 miles away.

Cedar River stands out as the strongest academic performer among the nearby Tahoma schools. It ranks 53rd of 1,138 Washington schools for 2025–26, in the 95th percentile, and has a current 5-star rating. Its proficiency rates are 78.72% in English language arts, 79.24% in math, and 84.78% in science. Those results lead nearby Rock Creek Elementary, Lake Wilderness Elementary, Tahoma Elementary, Glacier Park Elementary, and Shadow Lake in all three subjects. Cedar River’s math result is 15.68 percentage points above the district and 36.13 points above Washington overall; science is 14.64 points above the district and 33.83 points above the state. Achievement is strong across tested grades, with fourth-grade ELA and math particular strengths.

Recent results have remained consistently high, with math improving and science rebounding sharply in 2025–26, while ELA remains strong despite a modest dip. The school also posts high statewide subgroup rankings, including the 97th percentile for special education students and the 98th percentile for students from low-socioeconomic-status backgrounds. Cedar River’s 15.35% free- or reduced-price-lunch rate is lower than at most nearby schools, so family backgrounds differ across comparisons; nevertheless, its subgroup results indicate strong performance across varied student groups. Staffing and spending are competitive rather than unusually high: the student-teacher ratio is 16.6 to 1, and per-student spending is $20,235. Fifth-grade math and third-grade ELA are useful areas to monitor, but both remain stronger than district and state results.

593

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,621

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

78.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.6% (any vaccine)

22615 Sweeney Rd SE
Maple Valley, WA 98038

(425) 413-5400

District: Tahoma School District

Students who attend Cedar River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Summit Trail Middle School
High:	Tahoma Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Asian:

22.8%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2019 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (80% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tahoma School District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg68%

Washington avg48%

53^rd of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.4	53 of 1138	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	68 of 1160	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	62 of 1168	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	63 of 1169	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	47 of 1169	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	79 of 1107	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	55 of 1130	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	37 of 189	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	27 of 170	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	48 of 187	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	28 of 131	78.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	29 of 303	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	30 of 1020	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	58 of 1092	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	45 of 1093	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	73 of 1094	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	58 of 1100	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	104 of 1008	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	71 of 1068	93.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	32 of 659	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	9 of 651	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	9 of 694	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	23 of 501	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	17 of 1008	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	79.5	117 of 1013	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	53 of 1024	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	65 of 1013	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	18 of 1019	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	113 of 854	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	208 of 979	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	97.1	18 of 1059	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	92.8	56 of 1098	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	81 of 1099	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	52 of 1099	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	36 of 1113	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	52 of 1025	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	21 of 1075	98.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	2 of 197	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	5 of 128	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	34 of 303	88.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	15 of 432	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	79.9	38 of 363	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	38 of 339	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	55 of 308	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	95.8	9 of 478	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	7 of 158	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	39 of 566	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	3 of 901	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	52 of 1007	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	60 of 1009	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	52 of 1011	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	28 of 1031	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	80 of 943	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	30 of 1027	97.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)100th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science85%+34 vs state

Math79%+36 vs state

English Language Arts79%+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 (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
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%	$21,621	$481	$21,141
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%	$23,362	$668	$22,695
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%	$21,107	$331	$20,777
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%	$20,442	$194	$20,248
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%	$21,025	$191	$20,834
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%	$26,345	$570	$25,775
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%	$21,731	$485	$21,246
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%	$24,544	$1,167	$23,377
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%	$19,548	$461	$19,088
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%	$20,745	$485	$20,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar River Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cedar River Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cedar River Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Summit Trail Middle School
High : Tahoma Senior High School

How many students attend Cedar River Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Cedar River Elementary.

What district is Cedar River Elementary in?

Tahoma School District

Is Cedar River Elementary a good school?

Yes! Cedar River Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 53^rd of 1138 Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cedar River Elementary?

Students at Cedar River Elementary are 51% White, 23% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026

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

2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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