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If you had an hour of school board time for Emerald Hills Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER-BONNEY LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530861002169
Emerald Hills Elementary
19515 S Tapps Dr E, Bonney Lake, WA 98390 · (253) 891-4750 · Pierce County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
18.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
159 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
75.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
74.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.3pp since 2014
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 74 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 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.9% | 74.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 68.9% |
| 2022-23 | 68.9% | 65.4% |
| 2021-22 | 67.6% | 64.6% |
| 2018-19 | 83.8% | 78.9% |
| 2017-18 | 87.2% | 85.0% |
| 2016-17 | 86.0% | 85.7% |
| 2015-16 | 78.2% | 75.4% |
| 2014-15 | 71.5% | 70.9% |
% 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
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Emerald Hills Elementary
Emerald Hills Elementary's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Hills Elementary this school | 551 | 28.9% | 69.9% |
| Fruitland Elementary Puyallup | 566 | 29.7% | 62.4% |
| Poulsbo Elementary School Poulsbo | 487 | 27.1% | 69.3% |
| Cathcart Elementary Snohomish | 497 | 28.4% | 62.4% |
| Highland Elementary Lake Stevens | 557 | 28.5% | 61.7% |
| Victor Falls Elementary Bonney Lake | 513 | 32.9% | 65.2% |
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 Emerald Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #140 of 936 | #14 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #92 of 1,103 ▲ 49 | #6 of 142 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #88 of 1,102 ▲ 162 | #5 of 142 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #108 of 928 | #20 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #168 of 1,268 | #26 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #1,017 of 1,085 | #132 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #670 of 1,088 | #121 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #951 of 1,169 | #131 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #100 of 257 | #11 of 43 |
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
551
+46 (+9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 673
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 551 | 29.4 | 18.7:1 | 29% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 29.4 | 18.6:1 | 32% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 29.6 | 18.3:1 | 31% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 30% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 26.5 | 18.4:1 | 25% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 36% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 28 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 673 | 29 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerald Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (487 to 551); teachers up 11% (26.5 to 29.4).
About Emerald Hills Elementary
Emerald Hills Elementary sits in Bonney Lake, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. The school counted 551 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 45% bigger than the average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District runs 15 schools with a combined 10,743 students. Emerald Hills Elementary is one of them.
The largest group at Emerald Hills Elementary is White students, at 65%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. Pierce County residents are about 64% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
A staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.7:1. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 29%. That is 21 points below the 50% average for public schools in Pierce County.
Among Washington public elementary schools, Emerald Hills Elementary outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Emerald Hills Elementary scores 69.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.9%.
In Pierce County, median household income comes to about $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 287, with about 138,462 students.
Lakeridge Middle School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Emerald Hills Elementary places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Emerald Hills Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 551, compared with 505 in 2020-21.
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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 Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
- Sumner High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Bonney Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Lakeridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Sumner Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Donald Eismann ElementaryElementary · 648 students
Other schools in Bonney Lake
- Bonney Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Lakeridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Donald Eismann ElementaryElementary · 648 students
- Tehaleh Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Victor Falls ElementaryElementary · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeridge Middle School1.0 mi · 763
- Bonney Lake Elementary1.3 mi · 435
- Crestwood Elementary1.9 mi · 393
- Dieringer Heights Elementary2.3 mi · 441
- Daffodil Valley Elementary2.8 mi · 524
- Bonney Lake High School2.9 mi · 1,643
Frequently asked questions
About Emerald Hills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Emerald Hills Elementary?
Emerald Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 551 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Emerald Hills Elementary serve?
Emerald Hills Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Emerald Hills Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Emerald Hills Elementary is approximately 18.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Emerald Hills Elementary?
Emerald Hills Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Emerald Hills Elementary?
Emerald Hills Elementary is overseen by Sumner-Bonney Lake School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.