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Elk Ridge Elementary

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Elk Ridge Elementary ranks 242 nd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Elk Ridge Elementary is a K–5 school in Buckley serving 564 students in the White River School District, an area with several nearby elementary schools in the White River, Enumclaw, Carbonado, and Sumner-Bonney Lake districts. The school ranks in the 79th percentile statewide and has a four-star rating, placing it among the stronger elementary schools in the area. Its student-teacher ratio is 16.5, and 31.21% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25.

Academically, Elk Ridge Elementary stands out most in mathematics. In 2025–26, 62.83% of students were proficient in math, compared with 51.61% across the White River School District and 43.11% statewide. English language arts proficiency was 66.54%, also above the district and state, while science was 54.00%, essentially matching the district. Among nearby White River schools, Mountain Meadow Elementary was the clear top performer, while Wilkeson Elementary School and Foothills Elementary generally posted lower ELA and math results. Westwood Elementary School was somewhat stronger overall, but Carbonado Historical School 19 was close in ELA and math.

Recent results show improvement: ELA rose from 62.36% to 66.54% and math from 58.67% to 62.83% between 2024–25 and 2025–26. Math performance was also consistent across grades 3–5, including a strong 61.62% in fifth grade, where several nearby schools experienced sharper declines. The main opportunities are science—especially fifth grade, where proficiency was 54% versus 61.24% districtwide—and fifth-grade ELA, which trailed the district. The school also shows strong comparative performance for low-income students and has improved from the 52nd statewide percentile in 2017–18 to the 79th percentile today.

564

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,506

Per pupil spending ?

31.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

340 White River Park Rd
Buckley, WA 98321

(360) 829-3354

District: White River School District

Students who attend Elk Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glacier Middle School
High:	White River High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (63% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg58%

Washington avg48%

242^nd of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the White River School District

33^rd of 238White River 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	77.5	242 of 1138	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	303 of 1160	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	282 of 1168	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	293 of 1169	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	247 of 1169	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	298 of 1107	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	259 of 1130	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	501 of 1054	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	427 of 1056	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	428 of 1053	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.2	325 of 1067	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.6	260 of 1106	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	67.6	346 of 1097	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	377 of 1092	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.4	176 of 1088	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	62.3	400 of 1072	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.2	362 of 1067	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	399 of 1069	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.3	334 of 1051	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.4	407 of 1031	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.4	513 of 1026	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	152 of 1020	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	298 of 1092	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	297 of 1093	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	273 of 1094	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	236 of 1100	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	303 of 1008	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	280 of 1068	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	518 of 1004	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	103 of 649	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	93 of 659	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	96 of 651	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	75 of 633	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	52 of 694	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	58.5	141 of 501	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	68 of 1008	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	78.0	135 of 1013	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	126 of 1024	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	45 of 1013	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	72 of 1019	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	161 of 854	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	38 of 979	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	55.4	358 of 835	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	226 of 1059	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	275 of 1098	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	247 of 1099	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	280 of 1099	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	247 of 1113	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	255 of 1025	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	237 of 1075	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.1	443 of 999	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	87.3	16 of 339	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	57.9	106 of 308	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	105 of 478	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	248 of 566	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	169 of 901	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	344 of 1007	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	342 of 1009	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	277 of 1011	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	262 of 1031	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	224 of 943	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	390 of 1027	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	550 of 833	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)95th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+14 vs state

Math63%+20 vs state

Science54%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, May 17, 2022

My son had a very bad experience at this school he was in the special education program at this school. They sent him and many other students home at 11/12 in the afternoon because they disrupted class in the afternoon which meant they were getting less then two hours of instruction. They are a full restraint school and if you don’t agree you have to be there in 15 minutes to get your child or law enforcement could be called, just the manipulation by staff in general is so toxic.
It’s been more then two years since I removed him and my coworker just had a similar situation and pulled their child out and homeschooled. My son did a 180 on his education despite all of the negative things they wrote in his exit report he learned to read at his new school is in general education for a large chunk of the day they told me it was illegal for the other school district to send him home so early and the way they wrote it in the paper work was that it was my insistence when they didn’t give me a choice. The staff turnover was crazy, our kindergarten year there was only 4/5 returning teachers and our 1st grade year there was the same, can you image the majority of teachers only staying one year! The fact that administration couldn’t see that as a huge red flag shows that it’s district wide! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)							SBAC Math (2026)							% 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/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 8th 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 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th 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
Elk Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	340 White River Park Rd	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3354	564	34	16.5	31.2%	412 (73.0%)	8 (1.4%)	88 (15.6%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.4%)	77.5	242^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	78.7%		71	303^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	73.9%	61	54.0		54.0	67.0	72.2	62.0				66.5	63.3	63.9	61.6				62.8	91.6	92.8	91.6	91.6	91.6	92.8	94.0	91.6	92.8	92.8	$16,506	$866	$15,640
Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-5	899 Osceola At 244th Ave SE	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 272-7977	382	24	15.7	36.4%	268 (70.2%)	2 (0.5%)	71 (18.6%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	62.2	396^th of 1138 public elementary schools	65.2%		57.7	460^th of 1160 public elementary schools	60.3%	64	48.2		48.2	64.1	56.1	57.4				59.4	65.1	52.6	33.3				51.2	81.4	83.1	86.4	86.4	86.4	83.1	88.1	84.8	83.1	83.1	$18,422	$692	$17,730
Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3240 McDougall Avenue	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 272-6537	358	22	16.3	37.4%	272 (76.0%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (7.5%)	55.9	480^th of 1138 public elementary schools	57.8%		57	471^st of 1160 public elementary schools	59.4%	9	53.9		53.9	52.6	53.7	46.2				51.1	43.9	56.7	48.1				50.0	81.0	83.3	81.0	81.0	81.0	85.7	85.7	83.3	85.7	85.7	$19,251	$845	$18,406
Mountain Meadow Elementary	Public	1-5	11812 Mundy Loss Rd	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3356	443	25	17.7	27.1%	319 (72.0%)	11 (2.5%)	51 (11.5%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.6%)	95.7	45^th of 1138 public elementary schools	96.0%		93	72^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	93.8%	27	78.4		78.4	79.1		84.4				83.6	76.7	79.4	76.3				77.5											$15,706	$377	$15,329
White River Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	27515 120th Street East	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-5830	360	19	18.9	33.6%	248 (68.9%)	8 (2.2%)	58 (16.1%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.2%)								(n/a)																		84.4	87.3	87.3	87.3	87.3	87.0	92.0	85.9	87.0	87.0	$19,676	$807	$18,869
Byron Kibler Elementary School	Public	K-5	2057 Kibler Ave	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 272-5421	442	26	16.7	35.1%	324 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (19.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	48.1	571^st of 1138 public elementary schools	49.8%		50.1	556^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.1%	15	46.9		46.9	48.0	50.7	56.8				52.0	43.1	53.3	32.1				42.6	77.3	78.8	78.8	78.8	78.8	78.8	86.4	78.8	78.8	78.8	$18,003	$709	$17,294
Wilkeson Elementary School	Public	K-5	640 Railroad Avenue	Wilkeson	98396	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3357	253	15	16.8	27.7%	213 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	70.4	310^th of 1138 public elementary schools	72.8%		70.5	305^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.7%	5	57.4		57.4	70.0	63.8	58.5				63.6	70.0	60.3	44.4				57.2											$17,446	$154	$17,292
Foothills Elementary	Public	1-5	10621 234th Ave E.	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3355	470	31	15.1	49.8%	304 (64.7%)	10 (2.1%)	90 (19.1%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	45 (9.6%)	60.7	423^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	62.8%		55.9	486^th of 1160 public elementary schools	58.1%	63	54.8		54.8	60.7	50.9	59.6				56.9	56.3	50.0	42.3				49.2											$16,780	$278	$16,502
Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	21200 SE 416th	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 272-8144	409	24	16.7	27.6%	257 (62.8%)	4 (1.0%)	70 (17.1%)	43 (10.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	85.8	169^th of 1138 public elementary schools	85.1%		72.3	290^th of 1160 public elementary schools	75.0%	121	70.8		70.8	64.9	68.5	68.1				67.1	68.8	71.2	62.5				67.6	87.1	90.3	91.9	91.9	91.9	90.3	93.6	90.3	90.3	90.3	$16,152	$223	$15,929
Carbonado Historical School 19	Public	K-8	301 O'Ferrell Drive	Carbonado	98323	Pierce County	Carbonado School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 829-0121	176	13	13.8	34.7%	168 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	73.1	284^th of 1138 public elementary schools	75.0%		78.7	223^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	80.8%	61	62.5	42.9	55.3			66.7		71.4	28.6	66.1			50.0		78.6	50.0	60.3											$18,856	$1,033	$17,824

Frequently Asked Questions about Elk Ridge Elementary

What district is Elk Ridge Elementary in?

White River School District

What schools do graduates of Elk Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elk Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glacier Middle School
High : White River High School

How many students attend Elk Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 564 students attended Elk Ridge Elementary.

Is Elk Ridge Elementary a good school?

Elk Ridge Elementary ranks 242^nd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elk Ridge Elementary?

Students at Elk Ridge Elementary are 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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