Four Heroes Elementary

Four Heroes Elementary, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Lakewood, Washington, run under Clover Park School District, enrolls 541 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 42% bigger than the state mean of about 380.

Within Clover Park School District, which oversees 32 schools and 12,345 students, Four Heroes Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Four Heroes Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment; the rest reads as 12% Black, 11% White, 8% multiracial, 8% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Four Heroes Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Four Heroes Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.4%; this one delivers 29.1%.

In the broader community, Pierce County reports that median household earnings sit near $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Four Heroes Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: General William H. Harrison Preparatory School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Four Heroes Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 26.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Four Heroes Elementary has shrank 23%, going from 706 students in 2018 to 541 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 16% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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