Cedar River Elementary

Cedar River Elementary is an elementary-level community of well-populated scale in Maple Valley, Washington, part of Tahoma School District, instructing 593 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Within Tahoma School District, which oversees 9 schools and 9,234 students, Cedar River Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cedar River Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 23% Asian, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cedar River Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Cedar River Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.9%, the actual is 77.3%, a residual of +7.3 points.

Around the school, census data for King County shows the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Cedar River Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Shadow Lake Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cedar River Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cedar River Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 61.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Cedar River Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 597 (now 593). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 75% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.