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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FIFE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530288002875
Hedden Elementary School
11313 8th St E, Edgewood, WA 98372 · (253) 517-1500 · Pierce County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
244 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 152 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 160 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 157 | 33% |
Student demographics
73%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fife School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -0.0pp since 2014
Math
44.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -5.9pp 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 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 44.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 48.8% |
| 2022-23 | 51.5% | 53.1% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 46.8% |
| 2018-19 | 55.3% | 58.1% |
| 2017-18 | 57.2% | 61.1% |
| 2016-17 | 53.9% | 51.4% |
| 2015-16 | 55.4% | 51.5% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 50.8% |
% 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Hedden Elementary School
Hedden Elementary School's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedden Elementary School this school | 469 | 52.0% | 48.2% |
| Discovery Primary School Milton | 506 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Collins Elementary Tacoma | 466 | 55.4% | 42.4% |
| Allen Creek Elementary School Marysville | 437 | 49.2% | 37.2% |
| Ridgecrest Elementary Puyallup | 456 | 52.9% | 60.8% |
| Seven Oaks Elementary Lacey | 428 | 52.1% | 44.1% |
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 Hedden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #462 of 936 | #77 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #539 of 1,103 ▼ 76 | #78 of 142 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #536 of 1,102 ▲ 53 | #77 of 142 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #548 of 928 | #75 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #386 of 1,268 | #58 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #825 of 1,085 | #101 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #197 of 1,088 | #62 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #601 of 1,169 | #76 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #371 of 778 | #45 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
469
-48 (-9%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
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 | 469 | 27.6 | 17.0:1 | 52% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 29.6 | 16.1:1 | 53% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 24.6 | 17.8:1 | 50% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 40% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 31.6 | 17.9:1 | 40% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 46% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 40% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hedden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (567 to 469); teachers down 13% (31.6 to 27.6).
About Hedden Elementary School
Hedden Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Edgewood, Washington. It is open to students in grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 469 students. Elementary schools in Washington have about 380 students on average; enrollment here is 23% higher.
Fife School District oversees Hedden Elementary School and 6 other schools, with 3,983 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Hedden Elementary School is White, with 44% of students. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 7% Black. County-wide, 64% of Pierce County residents are White. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Hedden Elementary School are from different groups.
Hedden Elementary School lists 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Washington is about 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 52% of the student body. Public schools in Pierce County average a similar 50%.
Hedden Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.2%) and its predicted rate (45.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
In Pierce County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $99,564 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hedden Elementary School, Pierce County has 287 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Hedden Elementary School is closest to Edgemont Jr High, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Hedden Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Hedden Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Hedden Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Hedden Elementary School had a net loss of 48 students, or 9%.
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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 Fife School District
- Fife High SchoolHigh · 885 students
- Fife Elementary SchoolElementary · 866 students
- Columbia Junior High SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Surprise Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Discovery Primary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Fife Open DoorsHigh · 25 students
Other schools in Edgewood
- Northwood ElementaryElementary · 732 students
- Edgemont Jr HighMiddle · 590 students
- Mt View ElementaryElementary · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Edgemont Jr High1.0 mi · 590
- Northwood Elementary1.2 mi · 732
- Surprise Lake Middle School1.4 mi · 613
- Discovery Primary School1.5 mi · 506
- Rainier View Elementary School1.6 mi · 495
- Mt View Elementary1.7 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Hedden Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hedden Elementary School?
Hedden Elementary School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Hedden Elementary School serve?
Hedden Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Hedden Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Hedden Elementary School.
How diverse is Hedden Elementary School?
Hedden Elementary School reports a student body of 44% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Hedden Elementary School in?
Hedden Elementary School is part of Fife School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.