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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Cherry Valley Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530456000715
Cherry Valley Elementary School
26701 NE Cherry Valley Rd, Duvall, WA 98019 · (425) 844-4750 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Washington public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
77 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cherry Valley Elementary School→Tolt Middle School
Based on grade levels within Riverview School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +9.2pp since 2014
Math
66.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 65.8% |
| 2022-23 | 65.6% | 62.7% |
| 2021-22 | 70.3% | 62.2% |
| 2018-19 | 69.7% | 66.0% |
| 2017-18 | 69.3% | 57.8% |
| 2016-17 | 61.1% | 54.6% |
| 2015-16 | 64.7% | 59.9% |
| 2014-15 | 61.8% | 65.7% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Cherry Valley Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Valley Elementary School this school | 445 | 17.3% | 68.9% |
| Prune Hill Elem Camas | 406 | 17.7% | N/A |
| Dorothy Fox Camas | 497 | 17.1% | N/A |
| Fishers Landing Elementary School Vancouver | 402 | 17.9% | N/A |
| Centennial Elementary OLYMPIA | 434 | 21.7% | 65.8% |
| Lacamas Lake Elementary Camas | 348 | 19.8% | N/A |
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 Cherry Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #150 of 936 | #97 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #173 of 1,103 ▼ 2 | #104 of 281 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #141 of 1,102 ▲ 50 | #91 of 280 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #405 of 928 | #107 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #465 of 1,268 | #129 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #390 of 1,085 | #93 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #693 of 1,088 | #248 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #1,056 of 1,169 | #208 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #462 of 778 | #146 of 220 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
445
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 445 | 29.3 | 15.2:1 | 17% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 27.3 | 17.5:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 25.5 | 17.4:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 26.6 | 19.5:1 | 13% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 16% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 24 | 22.2:1 | 16% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 24 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 19 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (518 to 445); teachers up 10% (26.6 to 29.3).
About Cherry Valley Elementary School
Families in Duvall, Washington, are served by Cherry Valley Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 445 students in kindergarten through 5.
Riverview School District has a total of 7 schools and 2,996 students, Cherry Valley Elementary School among them.
Cherry Valley Elementary School is 65% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 55% of King County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligible students account for 17% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in King County, the average is 38%.
The allk12 Grade for Cherry Valley Elementary School is B+. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Cherry Valley Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.9% and a predicted 68.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for King County show that the median household income is $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Cherry Valley Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in the county.
Cedarcrest High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles of Cherry Valley Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cherry Valley Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 444 in 2020-21, 445 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Riverview School District
- Cedarcrest High SchoolHigh · 889 students
- Tolt Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Stillwater ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Carnation Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- PARADECombined · 86 students
- CLIPHigh · 64 students
Other schools in Duvall
- Cedarcrest High SchoolHigh · 889 students
- Eagle Rock Multiage SchoolCombined
Other Cherry Valley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cherry Valley Elementary. Cherry Valley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolRockford, IL · 676 students
- Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolNewark, OH · 346 students
- Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolFRANKTOWN, CO · 25 students
Nearby schools
- Cedarcrest High School1.6 mi · 889
- East Ridge Elementary2.8 mi · 427
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary3.3 mi · 315
- Timbercrest Middle School3.5 mi · 665
- Cottage Lake Elementary4.5 mi · 258
- Ella Baker Elementary School4.6 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolHow large is Cherry Valley Elementary School?
Cherry Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cherry Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherry Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cherry Valley Elementary School have?
Cherry Valley Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Cherry Valley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cherry Valley Elementary School are roughly 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherry Valley Elementary School?
Cherry Valley Elementary School is overseen by Riverview School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.