Emerald Park Elementary School

Emerald Park Elementary School operates as an intimate primary school in Kent, Washington, overseen by Kent School District. Current enrollment sits at 318 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 44 schools in Kent School District (25,358 students total), Emerald Park Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Emerald Park Elementary School shows that 30% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% Black, 12% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Emerald Park Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Emerald Park Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at Emerald Park Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above King County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Emerald Park Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for King County put median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Emerald Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Soos Creek Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Emerald Park Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Emerald Park Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 41%: 535 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 22% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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