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Enrollment
803
Elementary
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530876001463
Glacier Park Elementary
23700 SE 280th Street, Maple Valley, WA 98038 · (425) 413-3700 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
157 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
69.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.1pp since 2014
Math
69.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -11.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 59.3% |
| 2022-23 | 65.4% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.1% | 65.2% |
| 2018-19 | 75.4% | 73.4% |
| 2017-18 | 76.7% | 71.5% |
| 2016-17 | 77.8% | 79.4% |
| 2015-16 | 78.2% | 79.5% |
| 2014-15 | 78.3% | 80.1% |
% 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Glacier Park Elementary
Glacier Park Elementary's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Park Elementary this school | 803 | 19.6% | 66.9% |
| Rock Creek Elementary Maple Valley | 686 | 17.1% | 71.9% |
| Mill Creek Elementary Mill Creek | 694 | 25.2% | 78.3% |
| Lake Wilderness Elementary Maple Valley | 923 | 21.1% | 69.8% |
| Hilltop Elementary LYNNWOOD | 562 | 19.6% | 63.8% |
| Little Cedars Elementary School Snohomish | 646 | 13.3% | 69.2% |
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 Glacier Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #175 of 936 | #107 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #135 of 1,103 ▲ 134 | #87 of 281 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #169 of 1,102 ▲ 46 | #96 of 280 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #401 of 928 | #104 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #10 of 1,268 | #2 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #929 of 1,085 | #238 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #340 of 1,088 | #171 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #1,040 of 1,169 | #200 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.8% | #59 of 257 | #17 of 54 |
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
803
+119 (+17%) vs 2020
+17% since 2000-01, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 803 | 45.6 | 17.6:1 | 20% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 793 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 19% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 45 | 17.1:1 | 16% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 13% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 34.8 | 19.1:1 | 13% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 992 | 44 | 22.6:1 | 9% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | 43 | 19.7:1 | 10% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 37 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glacier Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (665 to 803); teachers up 31% (34.8 to 45.6).
About Glacier Park Elementary
Glacier Park Elementary is a large elementary school serving families in Maple Valley, Washington. It had 803 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Washington enroll about 380 students on average.
Glacier Park Elementary is in Tahoma School District, a district with 9,234 students across 9 schools.
No group is above 50% at Glacier Park Elementary; the largest is White, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Glacier Park Elementary scores 68%.
Glacier Park Elementary reports a ratio of 17.6 students per teacher, from 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Glacier Park Elementary, 20% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 38% average for public schools in King County is 18 points higher.
Glacier Park Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.9% and a predicted 67.1%.
In King County, home to about 2,287,171 people, median household income comes to about $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 544 public schools in the county, enrolling about 278,492, Glacier Park Elementary among them.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Tahoma Senior High School, is the closest to Glacier Park Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 57.8% proficiency; Glacier Park Elementary posts 66.9%.
The NCES locale for Glacier Park Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment rose 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Glacier Park Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Tahoma School District
- Tahoma Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Summit Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,097 students
- Maple View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Lake Wilderness ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Tahoma ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
Other schools in Maple Valley
- Tahoma Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Lake Wilderness ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Tahoma ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Cedar River ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- Shadow Lake ElementaryElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Tahoma Senior High School0.4 mi · 2,919
- Rock Creek Elementary1.4 mi · 686
- Summit Trail Middle School1.9 mi · 1,097
- Kentlake High School2.0 mi · 1,561
- Sawyer Woods Elementary School2.1 mi · 303
- Lake Wilderness Elementary2.4 mi · 923
Frequently asked questions
About Glacier Park ElementaryHow large is Glacier Park Elementary?
Glacier Park Elementary enrolls approximately 803 students in grades PK-05.
Is Glacier Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glacier Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Glacier Park Elementary?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Glacier Park Elementary.
How diverse is Glacier Park Elementary?
Glacier Park Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 28% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Glacier Park Elementary in?
Glacier Park Elementary is part of Tahoma School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.