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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Glenridge Elementary?
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Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396002522
Glenridge Elementary
19405 120th Ave SE, Kent, WA 98031 · (253) 373-7494 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
156 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · 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
50.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.3pp since 2014
Math
41.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -16.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 40.1% |
| 2022-23 | 54.7% | 47.5% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 40.2% |
| 2018-19 | 63.3% | 59.4% |
| 2017-18 | 60.3% | 65.8% |
| 2016-17 | 62.4% | 68.4% |
| 2015-16 | 65.5% | 62.9% |
| 2014-15 | 55.3% | 57.6% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Glenridge Elementary
Glenridge Elementary's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenridge Elementary this school | 298 | 52.3% | 46.3% |
| Dearborn Park International School SEATTLE | 340 | 51.8% | 58.7% |
| Maple Elementary School SEATTLE | 401 | 50.9% | 64.2% |
| Martin Sortun Elementary School Kent | 450 | 51.1% | 53.0% |
| Emerald Park Elementary School Kent | 318 | 58.2% | 41.6% |
| Arthur Jacobsen Elementary Auburn | 367 | 59.9% | 32.7% |
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 Glenridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #496 of 936 | #177 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #616 of 1,103 ▲ 12 | #185 of 281 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #511 of 1,102 ▲ 25 | #164 of 280 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #320 of 928 | #103 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #957 of 1,268 | #252 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #148 of 1,085 | #39 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #177 of 1,088 | #100 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #592 of 1,169 | #105 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.1% | #49 of 778 | #23 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
298
-171 (-36%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 298 | 21.3 | 14.0:1 | 52% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 23.3 | 14.0:1 | 55% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 28.8 | 15.5:1 | 58% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 51% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 29.1 | 16.3:1 | 51% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 57% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (474 to 298); teachers down 27% (29.1 to 21.3).
About Glenridge Elementary
Glenridge Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Kent, Washington. The school counts 298 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 22% smaller than the 380 average for elementary schools in Washington.
Kent School District has a total of 44 schools and 25,358 students, Glenridge Elementary among them.
Asian students form the largest group at Glenridge Elementary, 43% of enrollment. Other groups make up 18% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 10% multiracial. County-wide, 21% of King County residents are Asian. Glenridge Elementary has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Glenridge Elementary total 21.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 156 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 52%. The 38% average for public schools in King County is 14 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, Glenridge Elementary is 1.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Washington schools.
Among King County residents, median household income is about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 544 public schools in King County, with a combined enrollment of about 278,492.
The closest other public school is Benson Hill Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Glenridge Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 469 in 2020-21 and 298 in 2024-25, a decrease of 171 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.2:1 in 2020-21, and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Kent School District
- Kentridge High SchoolHigh · 2,186 students
- Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
Other schools in Kent
- Kentridge High SchoolHigh · 2,186 students
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Canyon Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
Other Glenridge Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Glenridge Elementary. Glenridge Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Glenridge ElementaryLandover Hills, MD · 723 students
- GLENRIDGE ELEM.CLAYTON, MO · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Benson Hill Elementary School0.5 mi · 477
- Meeker Middle School0.5 mi · 779
- Kentridge High School0.9 mi · 2,186
- Kent Laboratory Academy1.2 mi · 291
- Emerald Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 318
- Springbrook Elementary School1.3 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Glenridge ElementaryHow many students attend Glenridge Elementary?
Glenridge Elementary enrolls approximately 298 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Glenridge Elementary serve?
Glenridge Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenridge Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glenridge Elementary?
At Glenridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 43% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Glenridge Elementary public or private?
Glenridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kent School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.