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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530030000035
Evergreen Heights Elementary
5602 S 316TH ST, AUBURN, WA 98001 · (253) 931-4974 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
247 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -25.6pp since 2014
Math
50.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -23.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 52.9% |
| 2022-23 | 37.9% | 44.7% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 45.3% |
| 2018-19 | 65.9% | 69.1% |
| 2017-18 | 70.5% | 67.8% |
| 2016-17 | 68.1% | 71.2% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 61.4% |
| 2014-15 | 74.7% | 74.4% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Evergreen Heights Elementary
Evergreen Heights Elementary's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Heights Elementary this school | 457 | 54.0% | 49.1% |
| Hazelwood Elementary School AUBURN | 502 | 52.2% | 47.8% |
| Martha Lake Elementary LYNNWOOD | 545 | 50.8% | 38.9% |
| Shorewood Elementary Burien | 400 | 58.0% | 41.7% |
| Covington Elementary School Covington | 456 | 52.0% | 46.7% |
| N.E. Tacoma Elementary School Tacoma | 418 | 53.8% | 49.9% |
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 Evergreen Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #448 of 936 | #168 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #428 of 1,103 ▼ 46 | #160 of 281 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #528 of 1,102 ▲ 19 | #169 of 280 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #447 of 928 | #116 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #421 of 1,268 | #115 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #655 of 1,085 | #165 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.7% | #30 of 1,088 | #16 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #553 of 1,169 | #98 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #505 of 778 | #153 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
457
-61 (-12%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 457 | 28.1 | 16.3:1 | 54% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 28.6 | 15.8:1 | 54% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 29.4 | 15.0:1 | 53% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 43% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 32.6 | 16.0:1 | 42% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 52% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 45% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 15 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 18 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evergreen Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (523 to 457); teachers down 14% (32.6 to 28.1).
About Evergreen Heights Elementary
AUBURN, Washington, is home to Evergreen Heights Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 457 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 20% higher than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
The 26 schools of Auburn School District, including Evergreen Heights Elementary, enroll 18,174 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Evergreen Heights Elementary is Hispanic (27%). Other groups make up 24% White, 22% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 9% Black. King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Evergreen Heights Elementary has a diversity index of 80%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 28.1 full-time equivalents, or about 16.3 students per teacher. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 54%. For comparison, public schools in King County average 38%.
Test results at Evergreen Heights Elementary are 5.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.1% actual, 43.9% predicted).
King County has about 2,287,171 residents, and median household income is about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of King County number 544 and enroll about 278,492.
The closest public school to Evergreen Heights Elementary is Kilo Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Evergreen Heights Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
Evergreen Heights Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 518 in 2020-21 and 457 in 2024-25, a decrease of 61 students.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Auburn School District
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Mt Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
Other schools in AUBURN
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
Nearby schools
- Kilo Middle School0.8 mi · 669
- Lake Dolloff Elementary School0.9 mi · 543
- Meredith Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 456
- Camelot Elementary School1.4 mi · 292
- West Auburn Senior High School1.6 mi · 506
- Auburn Opportunity Project1.6 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About Evergreen Heights ElementaryHow many students attend Evergreen Heights Elementary?
Evergreen Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Evergreen Heights Elementary serve?
Evergreen Heights Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Heights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Evergreen Heights Elementary is approximately 16.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Evergreen Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at Evergreen Heights Elementary are roughly 24% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 22% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Evergreen Heights Elementary in?
Evergreen Heights Elementary is part of Auburn School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.