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Enrollment
923
Elementary
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530876001516
Lake Wilderness Elementary
24216 Witte Road SE, Maple Valley, WA 98038 · (425) 413-3500 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL923 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Washington public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
195 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 200 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
66%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
73.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +2.9pp since 2014
Math
67.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.9% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 62.1% |
| 2022-23 | 72.6% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 66.4% |
| 2018-19 | 69.9% | 62.7% |
| 2017-18 | 71.4% | 69.1% |
| 2016-17 | 74.0% | 73.4% |
| 2015-16 | 72.4% | 65.8% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 64.4% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Lake Wilderness Elementary
Lake Wilderness Elementary's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Wilderness Elementary this school | 923 | 21.1% | 69.8% |
| Glacier Park Elementary Maple Valley | 803 | 19.6% | 66.9% |
| Rock Creek Elementary Maple Valley | 686 | 17.1% | 71.9% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School Lake Stevens | 842 | 30.5% | 61.4% |
| Mill Creek Elementary Mill Creek | 694 | 25.2% | 78.3% |
| Sunnycrest Elementary School Lake Stevens | 695 | 29.6% | 59.4% |
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 Lake Wilderness Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #141 of 936 | #95 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #159 of 1,103 ▲ 70 | #97 of 281 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #109 of 1,102 ▲ 37 | #77 of 280 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #381 of 928 | #97 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 923 | #1 of 1,268 | #1 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,039 of 1,085 | #267 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #396 of 1,088 | #183 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #1,022 of 1,169 | #192 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #228 of 257 | #48 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
923
+111 (+14%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,162
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 923 | 48.5 | 19.0:1 | 21% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 909 | 51.7 | 17.6:1 | 20% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 885 | 49 | 18.1:1 | 22% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 48 | 16.9:1 | 13% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 40.8 | 22.2:1 | 15% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 1,196 | 54 | 22.1:1 | 15% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 983 | 49 | 20.1:1 | 18% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 924 | 50 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,162 | 56 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Wilderness Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (906 to 923); teachers up 19% (40.8 to 48.5).
About Lake Wilderness Elementary
Lake Wilderness Elementary is one of the public schools in Maple Valley, Washington. It is a large elementary school. There are 923 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 380.
Lake Wilderness Elementary is part of a district of 9 schools: Tahoma School District, with 9,234 students.
More than half of the students at Lake Wilderness Elementary are White (53%). Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is in line with King County, where about 55% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Classroom staffing at Lake Wilderness Elementary totals 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington, 17.3:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lake Wilderness Elementary is about 21%. Among public schools in King County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
Lake Wilderness Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Washington public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Lake Wilderness Elementary is 3.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Washington schools.
For the population of King County, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Lake Wilderness Elementary shares King County with 543 other public schools.
The closest school to Lake Wilderness Elementary is Shadow Lake Elementary, located about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lake Wilderness Elementary is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 812 to 923, a 14% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.9:1 to 19.0:1.
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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
- Glacier Park ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Tahoma ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
Other schools in Maple Valley
- Tahoma Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Glacier Park ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Tahoma ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Cedar River ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- Shadow Lake ElementaryElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Shadow Lake Elementary1.0 mi · 479
- Cedar River Elementary1.1 mi · 593
- Rock Creek Elementary1.4 mi · 686
- Tahoma Senior High School2.0 mi · 2,919
- Tahoma Elementary2.1 mi · 688
- Summit Trail Middle School2.2 mi · 1,097
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Wilderness ElementaryHow large is Lake Wilderness Elementary?
Lake Wilderness Elementary enrolls approximately 923 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lake Wilderness Elementary serve?
Lake Wilderness Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Wilderness Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Wilderness Elementary is approximately 19.0:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Wilderness Elementary?
At Lake Wilderness Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Lake Wilderness Elementary public or private?
Lake Wilderness Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tahoma School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.