Summary:
ZIP code 98433 has five public elementary schools, all serving prekindergarten through 5th grade in the Clover Park School District. The schools enroll 2,222 students in total, with an average student-teacher ratio of about 15:1. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools listed in the ZIP code. Overall, these schools perform better than the district average, especially in math and science, but results vary substantially from one school to another.
Meriwether Elementary School is the strongest all-around performer, leading the area in science and posting 2025–2026 proficiency rates of 66.07% in ELA, 63.39% in math, and 72.73% in science. It also improved considerably from the prior year. Beachwood Elementary School is the math leader, with 69.33% all-grade proficiency and an especially strong 87.88% result in 3rd-grade math. Rainier Elementary School delivers solid results above district averages in all three subjects and remains one of the stronger local options, despite a recent decline in ELA.
Hillside Elementary School showed meaningful improvement, particularly in ELA, but 5th-grade math remains a concern, with 22% of students proficient. Evergreen Elementary School has the lowest current results and ranking in the ZIP code, with notable weaknesses in 3rd- and 4th-grade ELA and upper-grade math. For families comparing schools, the local average exceeds the district by about 13 points in ELA, 23 points in math, and 18 points in science. Spending and student-teacher ratios do not show a simple relationship with achievement, so current results, grade-specific strengths, and year-to-year trends are more useful starting points for comparison.
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