Cougar Ridge Elementary

Cougar Ridge Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in BELLEVUE, Washington, one of the schools within Issaquah School District. Current enrollment sits at 458 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Cougar Ridge Elementary is one of 30 schools operated by Issaquah School District, a district that hosts 19,098 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Cougar Ridge Elementary logs that 43% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% White, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Cougar Ridge Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cougar Ridge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.0%; this one delivers 82.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for King County put median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Cougar Ridge Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Sunset Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cougar Ridge Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 73.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 583 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 49% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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