Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEILACOOM HIST. SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530846001429
Cherrydale Elementary
1201 Galloway Street, Steilacoom, WA 98388 · (253) 983-2570 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
154 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 28% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within Steilacoom Hist. School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.1pp since 2014
Math
59.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -15.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 61.6% |
| 2022-23 | 54.4% | 64.4% |
| 2021-22 | 42.2% | 43.1% |
| 2018-19 | 65.0% | 65.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2016-17 | 57.6% | 70.7% |
| 2015-16 | 67.1% | 70.9% |
| 2014-15 | 65.7% | 75.4% |
% 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Cherrydale Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherrydale Elementary this school | 348 | 44.3% | 60.7% |
| Kitsap Lake Elementary Bremerton | 336 | 46.7% | 53.7% |
| Columbia Valley Elementary Vancouver | 360 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Cottonwood Elementary School SILVERDALE | 362 | 43.1% | 52.5% |
| Riverview Elementary School Vancouver | 322 | 49.1% | N/A |
| Sacajawea Elementary School VANCOUVER | 403 | 43.7% | 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 Cherrydale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #251 of 936 | #35 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #262 of 1,103 ▼ 23 | #32 of 142 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #350 of 1,102 ▼ 109 | #50 of 142 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.9pp | #18 of 928 | #3 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #807 of 1,268 | #112 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #392 of 1,085 | #43 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #372 of 1,088 | #89 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #732 of 1,169 | #99 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #598 of 778 | #70 of 91 |
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
348
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 348 | 22.9 | 15.2:1 | 44% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 23.9 | 14.4:1 | 46% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 26.8 | 13.7:1 | 40% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 34% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 21 | 18.0:1 | 37% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 38% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 17 | 19.6:1 | 31% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 22 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 18 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherrydale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (379 to 348); teachers up 9% (21 to 22.9).
About Cherrydale Elementary
At 1201 Galloway Street in Steilacoom, Washington, Cherrydale Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 3 and enrolls 348 students.
Cherrydale Elementary is one school in Steilacoom Hist. School District, a system of 7 schools with 3,043 students.
The largest group at Cherrydale Elementary is White students, at 51%. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 64% of Pierce County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
The school has 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Of all students at Cherrydale Elementary, 44% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cherrydale Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 60.7% actual against 50.5% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Pierce County show that the median household earns about $99,564 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Pierce County has 287 public schools with about 138,462 students, including Cherrydale Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Developmental Preschool, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cherrydale Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Cherrydale Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
A 4% decline took enrollment from 364 in 2020-21 to 348 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.0:1 in 2020-21 to 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Cherrydale Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Steilacoom Hist. School District
- Steilacoom HighHigh · 968 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 758 students
- Chloe Clark ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Saltars Point ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Developmental PreschoolElementary · 38 students
- Anderson Island ElementaryElementary · 19 students
Other schools in Steilacoom
- Steilacoom HighHigh · 968 students
- Saltars Point ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- FirwoodCombined · 45 students
- Developmental PreschoolElementary · 38 students
- Birth to ThreeElementary
- Steilacoom PRIDE AcademyCombined
Other Cherrydale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cherrydale Elementary. Cherrydale Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cherrydale ElementaryGreenville, SC · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Developmental Preschool0.5 mi · 38
- Lakes High School0.6 mi · 1,158
- Alfaretta House0.6 mi · 26
- Saltars Point Elementary1.0 mi · 437
- Lake Louise Elementary School1.1 mi · 450
- Steilacoom High1.1 mi · 968
Frequently asked questions
About Cherrydale ElementaryHow many students attend Cherrydale Elementary?
Cherrydale Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-03.
Is Cherrydale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherrydale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cherrydale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cherrydale Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cherrydale Elementary?
At Cherrydale Elementary, the student body is approximately 51% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Cherrydale Elementary public or private?
Cherrydale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Steilacoom Hist. School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.