Cascade Elementary School

Set in Renton, Washington, Cascade Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school, run under Renton School District. It serves 434 students across grades K through 5.

Within Renton School District, which oversees 29 schools and 14,873 students, Cascade Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Cascade Elementary School shows that 31% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 20% Black, 17% Asian, 17% White, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cascade Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Cascade Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cascade Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.4%, the actual is 38.8%, a residual of +1.4 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for King County shows median household earnings sit near $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Cascade Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Tiffany Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cascade Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 33.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cascade Elementary School has ticked down 18%, going from 529 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 15% to 20%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.