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Schools in Zip Code 98031

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At a glance

Schools

6,654

Students

Districts

Top rankedKentridge High School84^th of 396 Washington high schools

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Biggest riser

East Hill Elementary School up 112 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cascade Vista Baptist School 11.3 students per teacher

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 98031 has 11 schools serving approximately 6,442 students across elementary, middle, high school, and alternative programs. Most schools are part of the Kent School District, while Evergreen Middle School is in the Federal Way School District. Academic performance varies widely across the area, so families may see very different results depending on the school and grade level.

Kentridge High School has the strongest overall profile, ranking in the 79th statewide percentile and posting proficiency rates of 69.67% in English language arts, 47.90% in math, and 51.14% in science. Its 87.8% graduation rate is above district and state results, although its dropout rate is somewhat higher. Among middle schools, Meridian Middle School is clearly stronger than Evergreen Middle School, outperforming it by more than 22 points in math and more than 28 points in English language arts. Kent Laboratory Academy, an alternative school serving grades 3–12, also stands out for comparatively strong English language arts and science results.

At the elementary level, Glenridge Elementary is the strongest all-around performer, leading the group in ranking and posting the highest science result. Soos Creek Elementary School is nearly as strong in math, while Emerald Park Elementary School also exceeds district math results. Springbrook Elementary School has shown the largest ranking improvement, and East Hill Elementary School made the biggest recent science gain, though both remain below the statewide midpoint. Park Orchard Elementary School and Panther Lake Elementary School show stronger science than English language arts or math, while East Hill has the lowest current elementary results. Overall, the area’s largest concern is the gap between higher-performing schools and schools needing substantial improvement.

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 11th 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 10th 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 10th 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
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	26630 40th Ave S	Kent	98031	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5100	810	42	19.2	79.5%	95 (11.7%)	140 (17.3%)	291 (35.9%)	145 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	96 (11.9%)	8.2	490^th of 514 public middle schools	4.7%		7.8	512^th of 534 public middle schools	4.1%	22		17.1		17.1				18.8	31.8	22.0		24.4				12.2	18.0	13.5		14.6											$17,943	$1,449	$16,493
East Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9825 S 240th ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7455	383	24	15.8	72.1%	46 (12.0%)	50 (13.1%)	116 (30.3%)	96 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	38 (9.9%)	10.1	1033^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	9.2%		4.3	1145^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.3%	112	33.3			33.3	28.6	18.2	28.6					24.2	28.6	16.7	21.4					21.7	71.6	74.6	80.6	80.6	80.6	76.1	88.1	77.6	76.1	76.1	$21,342	$1,856	$19,486
Kentridge High School	Public	9-12	12430 SE 208th ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7345	2,186	90	24.2	42.5%	569 (26.0%)	298 (13.6%)	342 (15.6%)	713 (32.6%)	4 (0.2%)	28 (1.3%)	219 (10.0%)	74.7	84^th of 396 public high schools	78.8%		74.6	86^th of 438 public high schools	80.4%	2			51.1	51.1							69.7	69.7							47.9	47.9											$16,925	$599	$16,326
Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	23480 120th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7383	647	32	20.0	55.6%	121 (18.7%)	110 (17.0%)	145 (22.4%)	199 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	54 (8.3%)	54.3	211^th of 514 public middle schools	58.9%		59.2	195^th of 534 public middle schools	63.5%	16		48.3		48.3				42.4	62.4	52.4		52.5				32.3	43.4	36.1		37.3											$19,721	$1,079	$18,642
Panther Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10200 SE 216th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7470	396	27	14.4	62.1%	78 (19.7%)	54 (13.6%)	68 (17.2%)	126 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	51 (12.9%)	15.8	955^th of 1138 public elementary schools	16.1%		17	1001^st of 1160 public elementary schools	13.7%	46	37.7			37.7	21.3	30.2	32.3					28.0	26.7	26.7	31.2					28.2	85.7	90.9	92.2	92.2	92.2	89.6	92.2	92.2	89.6	89.6	$22,272	$1,707	$20,565
Park Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11010 SE 232nd ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7473	473	30	15.9	71.0%	59 (12.5%)	71 (15.0%)	166 (35.1%)	123 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	30 (6.3%)	19.4	916^th of 1138 public elementary schools	19.5%		17	1002^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	13.6%	86	38.8			38.8	27.9	22.7	40.3					30.0	34.9	24.3	34.9					31.1	91.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	100.0	93.1	94.4	94.4	$21,149	$1,941	$19,208
Soos Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12651 SE 218th Place	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7690	290	21	13.9	43.4%	75 (25.9%)	38 (13.1%)	59 (20.3%)	83 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	28 (9.7%)	43.1	634^th of 1138 public elementary schools	44.3%		47	591^st of 1160 public elementary schools	49.1%	43	48.8			48.8	30.3	38.5	36.6					35.7	47.1	52.9	35.0					45.6	95.0	97.5	95.0	95.0	95.0	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$26,714	$1,618	$25,096
Springbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20035 100th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7485	350	22	15.8	68.3%	56 (16.0%)	61 (17.4%)	65 (18.6%)	124 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	25 (7.1%)	27.4	827^th of 1138 public elementary schools	27.3%		22.8	934^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.5%	107	45.0			45.0	25.0	31.8	43.3					33.3	40.6	38.6	33.3					37.5	91.8	93.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	91.8	95.9	95.9	91.8	91.8	$21,783	$1,550	$20,234
Glenridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19405 120th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7494	298	21	13.9	52.3%	55 (18.5%)	36 (12.1%)	44 (14.8%)	128 (43.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	30 (10.1%)	47.3	582^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	48.9%		43.7	628^th of 1160 public elementary schools	45.9%	46	52.6			52.6	45.7	34.0	56.1					45.8	56.8	34.0	47.4					45.7	85.7	88.1	85.7	85.7	85.7	88.1	95.2	88.1	88.1	88.1	$23,887	$1,753	$22,134
Emerald Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	11800 SE 216th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-3850	318	21	15.1	58.2%	57 (17.9%)	41 (12.9%)	64 (20.1%)	96 (30.2%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.7%)	38 (11.9%)	37.5	711^th of 1138 public elementary schools	37.5%		35.2	745^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.8%	34	44.7			44.7	43.8	32.0	45.8					40.4	52.1	34.0	43.8					43.2	72.9	79.2	77.1	77.1	77.1	79.2	91.7	77.1	79.2	79.2	$23,057	$1,498	$21,559
Kent Laboratory Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	10515 SE 208th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 373-7488	291	16	17.8	40.9%	70 (24.1%)	51 (17.5%)	38 (13.1%)	93 (32.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	29 (10.0%)								(n/a)	40.0	62.5		56.0	56.5	30.8	56.0	54.2	65.2	68.8	65.8	58.5	52.2	34.6	32.0	44.0	34.8	43.8	23.7	37.5											$22,553	$1,250	$21,303
Cascade Vista Baptist School	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	11517 SE 208th St	Kent	98031	King County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(253) 854-5828	130	11	11.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sunbeams Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-5	23810 112th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(253) 854-3240	82	4	13.1		27 (32.9%)	4 (4.9%)	1 (1.2%)	14 (17.1%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	6 (7.3%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 98031

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kent	0.49 mi	36	204^th
Covington	3.03 mi	8	148^th
Auburn	3.25 mi	34	213^th
Renton	3.29 mi	38	108^th
SeaTac	4.5 mi	8	273^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.