Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396002729
Emerald Park Elementary School
11800 SE 216th St, Kent, WA 98031 · (253) 373-3850 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
185 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · 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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -15.0pp since 2014
Math
40.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -19.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 43.5% |
| 2021-22 | 47.5% | 42.0% |
| 2018-19 | 59.0% | 56.2% |
| 2017-18 | 61.1% | 61.8% |
| 2016-17 | 64.5% | 69.6% |
| 2015-16 | 66.7% | 70.6% |
| 2014-15 | 58.7% | 60.2% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Park Elementary School
Emerald Park Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Park Elementary School this school | 318 | 58.2% | 41.6% |
| Panther Lake Elementary School Kent | 396 | 62.1% | 31.1% |
| Tiffany Park Elementary School Renton | 379 | 62.0% | 41.7% |
| Arthur Jacobsen Elementary Auburn | 367 | 59.9% | 32.7% |
| Ardmore Elementary School Bellevue | 415 | 53.5% | 38.4% |
| Horizon Elementary School Kent | 408 | 57.8% | 37.0% |
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 Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #597 of 936 | #196 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #651 of 1,103 ▼ 70 | #192 of 281 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #658 of 1,102 ▲ 89 | #190 of 280 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #240 of 928 | #75 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #900 of 1,268 | #243 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #366 of 1,085 | #86 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 80.1% | #21 of 1,088 | #12 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #476 of 1,169 | #88 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.6% | #29 of 778 | #17 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
318
-146 (-31%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 318 | 21.1 | 15.1:1 | 58% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 22.3 | 14.5:1 | 62% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 25.6 | 15.0:1 | 57% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 49% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 31.2 | 17.2:1 | 51% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 52% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 37% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | 32 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerald Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (535 to 318); teachers down 32% (31.2 to 21.1).
About Emerald Park Elementary School
Federal records list Emerald Park Elementary School as an elementary school in Kent, Washington. Its enrollment is 318 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Emerald Park Elementary School is among 44 schools run by Kent School District, which serves 25,358 students.
At Emerald Park Elementary School, Asian students make up the biggest share, 30%. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% Black, and 12% multiracial. Among people living in King County, the Asian share is about 21%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 80%.
There are about 15.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Emerald Park Elementary School, which has 21.1. The school's 15.1:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 58%. The rate at public schools in King County averages 38%, lower than here.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.2%.
Looking at the county, King County, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Emerald Park Elementary School, King County has 544 public schools.
The closest school to Emerald Park Elementary School is Soos Creek Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Emerald Park Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 41.6% versus a 45.2% average.
The NCES locale for Emerald Park Elementary School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 464 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 318 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.6:1 to 15.1:1.
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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 Kent School District
- Kentridge High SchoolHigh · 2,186 students
- Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
Other schools in Kent
- Kentridge High SchoolHigh · 2,186 students
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Canyon Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
Nearby schools
- Soos Creek Elementary School0.6 mi · 290
- Kentridge High School0.7 mi · 2,186
- Kent Laboratory Academy0.8 mi · 291
- Panther Lake Elementary School1.0 mi · 396
- Sunrise Elementary School1.0 mi · 512
- Park Orchard Elementary School1.1 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Emerald Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Emerald Park Elementary School?
Emerald Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Emerald Park Elementary School serve?
Emerald Park Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Emerald Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Emerald Park Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Emerald Park Elementary School?
At Emerald Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 30% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Emerald Park Elementary School public or private?
Emerald Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kent School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.