Summary:
ZIP code 98010 has two listed elementary schools serving grades PK–5 or K–5, with 717 students combined, and the schools are part of different districts despite being in the same ZIP code. Black Diamond Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade and enrolls 414 students, while Sawyer Woods Elementary School serves prekindergarten through fifth grade and enrolls 303 students. No middle schools, high schools, or alternative schools are listed in this ZIP code.
Both elementary schools rank well statewide, but they have different strengths. Sawyer Woods has the slightly higher current ranking, placing 298th out of 1,138 Washington schools, compared with Black Diamond at 323rd; both receive four stars. Sawyer Woods is the stronger choice for mathematics, with 62.99% of students proficient compared with 52.45% at Black Diamond. Its math results also rise steadily from third through fifth grade. Black Diamond leads in English language arts, at 61.27% versus 55.19%, and the schools are nearly tied in science, with Black Diamond at 63.33% and Sawyer Woods at 62.75%. Both schools exceed statewide averages in all three subjects.
Black Diamond has shown the strongest recent improvement, rising from the 54th to the 72nd percentile over three years, while Sawyer Woods has remained consistently strong after reaching the 75th percentile the previous year. Black Diamond also has a lower student-teacher ratio, 15.9 to 1 versus 17.1 to 1, while Sawyer Woods reports higher per-student spending. At the district level, the Enumclaw School District ranks higher statewide than the Kent School District, although Sawyer Woods substantially outperforms its district, especially in math. Overall, Sawyer Woods stands out for math and current ranking, while Black Diamond offers stronger ELA results, a lower student-teacher ratio, and impressive upward momentum.
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