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Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396002113
Jenkins Creek Elementary School
26915 186th Ave SE, Covington, WA 98042 · (253) 373-7331 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Washington public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
200 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
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
31.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -20.8pp since 2014
Math
30.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -17.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 32.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% | 31.6% |
| 2018-19 | 53.7% | 46.5% |
| 2017-18 | 48.7% | 43.3% |
| 2016-17 | 46.3% | 50.7% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 42.7% |
| 2014-15 | 52.4% | 47.6% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Jenkins Creek Elementary School
Jenkins Creek Elementary School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Creek Elementary School this school | 340 | 58.8% | 35.7% |
| Shoultes Elementary Marysville | 348 | 59.5% | 34.1% |
| Lakeland Elementary School AUBURN | 418 | 61.0% | 36.1% |
| Stewart Elementary Puyallup | 343 | 58.9% | 40.8% |
| Marshall Elementary Marysville | 331 | 58.9% | 25.8% |
| Central Avenue Elementary Tacoma | 355 | 59.2% | 36.2% |
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 Jenkins Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #707 of 936 | #220 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #875 of 1,103 ▼ 129 | #232 of 281 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #915 of 1,102 ▼ 71 | #237 of 280 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #195 of 928 | #57 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #824 of 1,268 | #224 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #185 of 1,085 | #48 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #201 of 1,088 | #111 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #467 of 1,169 | #87 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #343 of 778 | #111 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
340
-55 (-14%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 340 | 23.8 | 14.3:1 | 59% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 21.4 | 15.7:1 | 59% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 27.8 | 15.7:1 | 47% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 27.8 | 15.0:1 | 42% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 43% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 31% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 27 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jenkins Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (416 to 340); teachers down 14% (27.8 to 23.8).
About Jenkins Creek Elementary School
Jenkins Creek Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Covington, Washington, under Kent School District. The student body numbers 340 students, from pre-K through 5.
Kent School District enrolls 25,358 students, and its 44 schools include Jenkins Creek Elementary School.
White students are the largest group at Jenkins Creek Elementary School, with 42% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 13% Asian, and 6% Black. The school's White share is 13 points below the 55% share among King County residents. By the diversity index, Jenkins Creek Elementary School comes in at 73%.
Federal data list 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jenkins Creek Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.3:1. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. The lunch program counts 59% of students at Jenkins Creek Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in King County average 38%.
The allk12 Grade for Jenkins Creek Elementary School is D. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jenkins Creek Elementary School would score about 40.7%. It scores 35.7%, 5.0 points below that figure.
Within King County, median household income is about $124,746, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 544 public schools in King County, with a combined enrollment of about 278,492.
The closest public school to Jenkins Creek Elementary School is Cedar Valley Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 47.0%, higher than Jenkins Creek Elementary School's 35.7%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Jenkins Creek Elementary School went from 395 students to 340.
The Jenkins Creek Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Covington
- Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Maple View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Mattson Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Valley Elementary School0.5 mi · 318
- Cedar Heights Middle School0.7 mi · 876
- Grass Lake Elementary School1.1 mi · 337
- Crestwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 386
- Kentwood High School1.4 mi · 1,995
- Mattson Middle School1.8 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Jenkins Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jenkins Creek Elementary School?
Jenkins Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jenkins Creek Elementary School serve?
Jenkins Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jenkins Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Jenkins Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is Jenkins Creek Elementary School?
Jenkins Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Jenkins Creek Elementary School public or private?
Jenkins Creek Elementary School 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.