Summary:
ZIP code 98023 has nine elementary schools in the Federal Way School District, serving mostly PK–5 students, while Olympic View Elementary School serves grades K–8; the schools serve 3,433 students and show wide differences in academic performance, staffing, and student needs.
Twin Lakes Elementary School is the strongest overall performer, ranking at the 50th state percentile and leading the area in ELA, Math, and Science proficiency. Green Gables Elementary School is second overall, with especially strong ELA and Science results and the lowest free- or reduced-price lunch rate in the group. Brigadoon Elementary School has the area’s best fourth-grade Math result, although its fifth-grade Math and Science results are much weaker. Sherwood Forest Elementary School and Enterprise Elementary School are solid middle-to-upper performers, with Sherwood Forest having the lowest student-teacher ratio and Enterprise showing notable improvement in its state ranking.
Olympic View Elementary School has the lowest current ranking and proficiency rates, although its ranking has improved modestly. Lake Grove Elementary School also remains below district averages, particularly in Science, despite recent ELA and Math gains. Adelaide Elementary School has made the largest three-year ranking improvement and shows strong third-grade results, but its upper-grade outcomes are uneven. Silver Lake Elementary School falls between the higher- and lower-performing schools. Across the area, Math is the strongest subject relative to the district, while Science results vary considerably from year to year. Families should also consider grade span, enrollment, student-teacher ratios, spending, and grade-specific results rather than relying only on schoolwide averages.
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