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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530141003516
Four Heroes Elementary
9101 Lakewood Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98499 · (253) 583-5340 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
458 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
38.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.1pp since 2015
Math
28.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -11.1pp since 2015
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 3 points since 2015, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.2% | 22.5% |
| 2021-22 | 28.4% | 13.2% |
| 2018-19 | 33.1% | 26.7% |
| 2017-18 | 36.1% | 27.5% |
| 2016-17 | 39.3% | 39.0% |
| 2015-16 | 41.4% | 39.9% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Four Heroes Elementary
Four Heroes Elementary's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Heroes Elementary this school | 541 | 84.7% | 29.1% |
| Lakeview Hope Academy Lakewood | 540 | 84.1% | 25.9% |
| Olympic View Elementary School FEDERAL WAY | 547 | 82.6% | 20.9% |
| Kent Elementary School Kent | 438 | 81.5% | 26.9% |
| Harvard Elementary Tacoma | 445 | 75.7% | 27.3% |
| College Place Elementary LYNNWOOD | 473 | 75.3% | 27.5% |
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 Four Heroes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #809 of 936 | #128 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #896 of 1,103 ▲ 97 | #122 of 142 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #792 of 1,102 ▲ 96 | #113 of 142 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.8pp | #42 of 928 | #11 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #193 of 1,268 | #28 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #168 of 1,085 | #13 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #437 of 1,088 | #98 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #69 of 1,169 | #1 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #219 of 778 | #20 of 91 |
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
541
-56 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 541 | 38.2 | 14.2:1 | 85% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 36.5 | 14.4:1 | 92% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 38.2 | 14.6:1 | 92% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 42 | 14.2:1 | 80% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 89% (625) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 90% (616) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Four Heroes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (706 to 541); teachers down 13% (44 to 38.2).
About Four Heroes Elementary
Four Heroes Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lakewood, Washington, one of the schools in Clover Park School District. The school enrolls 541 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
Four Heroes Elementary sits within Clover Park School District, which has 32 schools and 12,345 students.
About 56% of the student body at Four Heroes Elementary is Hispanic. Other students are 12% Black, 11% White, 8% multiracial, and 8% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Pierce County residents are about 13% Hispanic. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Four Heroes Elementary are from different groups.
There are 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Four Heroes Elementary, giving a ratio of 14.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1. A total of 458 students, or 85%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Pierce County averages 50%, lower than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Four Heroes Elementary, the prediction is 23.4% and the result is 29.1%.
Census data for Pierce County show median household income comes to about $99,564, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 287 public schools in the county, enrolling about 138,462, Four Heroes Elementary among them.
The closest school to Four Heroes Elementary is General William H. Harrison Preparatory School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Four Heroes Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Four Heroes Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 9%.
The discussion board for Four Heroes Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Clover Park School District
- Clover Park High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Lakes High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Lakewood
- Clover Park High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Lakes High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Hudtloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Lakeview Hope AcademyElementary · 540 students
Nearby schools
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory School0.0 mi · 738
- Lochburn Middle School0.4 mi · 497
- Park Lodge Elementary School0.9 mi · 363
- Clover Park Early Learning Program1.0 mi · 213
- Lakeview Hope Academy1.0 mi · 540
- Mount Tahoma High School1.0 mi · 1,410
Frequently asked questions
About Four Heroes ElementaryHow large is Four Heroes Elementary?
Four Heroes Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Four Heroes Elementary serve?
Four Heroes Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Four Heroes Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Four Heroes Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Four Heroes Elementary?
Student demographics at Four Heroes Elementary are roughly 11% White, 56% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Four Heroes Elementary in?
Four Heroes Elementary is part of Clover Park School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.