Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530375003794
Cedar Trails Elementary
4399 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE, Sammamish, WA 98075 · (425) 837-6500 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Washington public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
58 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
75.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.8pp since 2021
Math
78.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.7% | 78.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.1% | 75.7% |
| 2022-23 | 80.4% | 76.2% |
| 2021-22 | 71.9% | 76.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cedar Trails Elementary
Cedar Trails Elementary's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Trails Elementary this school | 374 | 15.5% | 75.7% |
| Norman Rockwell Elementary Redmond | 423 | 9.5% | 76.6% |
| Challenger Elementary ISSAQUAH | 350 | 16.9% | 71.9% |
| Ruby Bridges Elementary Woodinville | 503 | 13.1% | 68.9% |
| Cougar Ridge Elementary BELLEVUE | 458 | 10.7% | 82.0% |
| Endeavour Elementary School ISSAQUAH | 473 | 10.4% | 87.6% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cedar Trails Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #83 of 936 | #67 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #59 of 1,103 ▲ 21 | #45 of 281 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #90 of 1,102 ▲ 50 | #68 of 280 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #370 of 928 | #94 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #732 of 1,268 | #205 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #228 of 1,085 | #58 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #426 of 1,088 | #195 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #1,079 of 1,169 | #223 of 292 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 25.8 | 14.5:1 | 16% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 27.1 | 14.2:1 | 18% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 20.6 | 18.6:1 | 14% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Trails Elementary.
About Cedar Trails Elementary
Cedar Trails Elementary is a public elementary school in Sammamish, Washington. It has an enrollment of 374 students in kindergarten through 5.
Issaquah School District enrolls 19,098 students, and its 30 schools include Cedar Trails Elementary.
About 48% of students at Cedar Trails Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. Other students are 33% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among all residents of King County, the Asian share is about 21%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Its staff includes 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.5 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Washington, 17.3:1, is higher. Cedar Trails Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 16%. Across public schools in King County, the average is 38%.
Cedar Trails Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of Washington public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Cedar Trails Elementary would be expected to post about 69.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.7%.
In the wider King County area, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across King County, 544 public schools serve about 278,492 students.
Of the public schools around it, Cedar Trails Elementary is closest to Sunny Hills Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Cedar Trails Elementary places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Cedar Trails Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cedar Trails Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Issaquah School District
- Issaquah High SchoolHigh · 2,419 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 2,244 students
- Liberty Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- Pine Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Maywood Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
- Issaquah Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
Other schools in Sammamish
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 2,244 students
- Inglewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,229 students
- Pine Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Margaret Mead ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Sunny Hills ElementaryElementary · 574 students
Other Cedar Trails Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cedar Trails Elementary. Cedar Trails Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cedar Trails Elementary SchoolCEDAR SPRINGS, MI · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Sunny Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 574
- Pacific Cascade Middle School0.9 mi · 605
- Pine Lake Middle School1.0 mi · 877
- Issaquah Special Services1.3 mi · 67
- Challenger Elementary1.3 mi · 350
- Beaver Lake Middle School1.3 mi · 699
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Trails ElementaryHow large is Cedar Trails Elementary?
Cedar Trails Elementary enrolls approximately 374 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cedar Trails Elementary serve?
Cedar Trails Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cedar Trails Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Cedar Trails Elementary.
How diverse is Cedar Trails Elementary?
Cedar Trails Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 48% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Cedar Trails Elementary public or private?
Cedar Trails Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Issaquah School District.
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