Crestwood Elementary School

Crestwood Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in Covington, Washington, overseen by Kent School District, with 386 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Crestwood Elementary School is one of 44 schools operated by Kent School District, a district that instructs 25,358 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Crestwood Elementary School shows that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 14% Asian, 13% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 10% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Crestwood Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Crestwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (King County) shows that median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Crestwood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Kentwood High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Crestwood Elementary School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 62% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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