Summary:
ZIP code 98321 is home to four elementary schools serving grades PK through 5 — Elk Ridge Elementary, Foothills Elementary, Mountain Meadow Elementary, and White River Early Learning Center — all part of the White River School District, which ranks 33rd of 238 districts in Washington (86th percentile, 4 stars). Total enrollment across the four schools is 1,837.
Mountain Meadow Elementary is the clear standout: 45th of 1,138 elementary schools statewide (96th percentile, 5 stars), with proficiency of 83.58% in ELA, 77.45% in Math, and 78.35% in Science — far above both district and state averages, and its Math rate is nearly double the state's. Elk Ridge Elementary is a strong second: 242nd of 1,138 (79th percentile, 4 stars), with 66.54% ELA, 62.83% Math, and 54.00% Science. It is the largest school at 564 students and has held 4 stars for three straight years. Star ratings at all three tested schools have been stable across three years.
Foothills Elementary ranks 423rd of 1,138 (63rd percentile, 3 stars) with 56.86% ELA, 49.16% Math, and 54.81% Science — below the district in ELA and Math but above the state in all three. It has the highest free/reduced-price lunch rate (49.79%) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (15.1). Notably, spending and staffing do not track with results here: Mountain Meadow has the lowest per-student spending ($15,706) yet the highest proficiency. White River Early Learning Center serves PK–K only, so it has no test scores or rank and cannot be compared academically; it has the highest spending ($19,676). One value — Mountain Meadow's 4th grade ELA score — is suppressed by the state and is unknown, not a weakness.
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