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If you had an hour of school board time for Mountain Meadow Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530978001720
Mountain Meadow Elementary
11812 Mundy Loss Rd, Buckley, WA 98321 · (360) 829-3356 · Pierce County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Washington public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
17.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
120 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 1 | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (91) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Mountain Meadow Elementary→Glacier Middle School
Based on grade levels within White River School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
81.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +22.4pp since 2014
Math
80.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +22.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.1% | 80.4% |
| 2023-24 | 83.5% | 83.1% |
| 2022-23 | 83.7% | 81.0% |
| 2021-22 | 83.0% | 87.6% |
| 2018-19 | 86.4% | 83.8% |
| 2017-18 | 80.3% | 78.2% |
| 2016-17 | 66.5% | 64.6% |
| 2015-16 | 73.8% | 72.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.6% | 58.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Mountain Meadow Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Meadow Elementary this school | 443 | 27.1% | 80.9% |
| Midway Elementary COLBERT | 418 | 27.5% | 70.2% |
| Chester Elementary School Spokane Valley | 410 | 30.2% | 67.0% |
| Ridge View Elementary School KENNEWICK | 471 | 28.2% | N/A |
| Liberty Creek Elementary School Liberty Lake | 453 | 30.2% | N/A |
| Chinook Elementary School VANCOUVER | 440 | 32.3% | N/A |
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 Mountain Meadow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #41 of 936 | #2 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #43 of 1,103 ▼ 14 | #2 of 142 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #46 of 1,102 ▼ 16 | #2 of 142 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #160 of 928 | #30 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #473 of 1,268 | #69 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #941 of 1,085 | #119 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #852 of 1,088 | #129 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #969 of 1,169 | #133 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #354 of 778 | #41 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
443
+88 (+25%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 443 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 27% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 22.9 | 17.6:1 | 25% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 22% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 19% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 25.3 | 21.3:1 | 23% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 29% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 23 | 22.9:1 | 29% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 23 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Meadow Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (540 to 443); teachers down 1% (25.3 to 25).
About Mountain Meadow Elementary
Located in Buckley, Washington, Mountain Meadow Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in grades 1 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 443 students.
Mountain Meadow Elementary belongs to White River School District, a district of 9 schools and 4,475 students.
Roughly 72% of students at Mountain Meadow Elementary are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 64%. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 17.7:1 comes from the school's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 27% in 2024-25. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Pierce County, the school's rate is lower.
Mountain Meadow Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school in Washington with Mountain Meadow Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 62.0%. Mountain Meadow Elementary scores 80.9%.
Pierce County census figures show that the median household income is $99,564, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Pierce County is home to 287 public schools and about 138,462 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, White River Early Learning Center is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Mountain Meadow Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 52.3%, lower than Mountain Meadow Elementary's 80.9%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school enrolled 443 students in 2024-25, 88 more than the 355 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mountain Meadow Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 White River School District
- White River High SchoolHigh · 1,340 students
- Glacier Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Elk Ridge ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Foothills ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- White River Early Learning CenterElementary · 360 students
- Wilkeson Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in Buckley
- White River High SchoolHigh · 1,340 students
- Glacier Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Elk Ridge ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Foothills ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- White River Early Learning CenterElementary · 360 students
- White River Reengagement ProgramHigh · 40 students
Nearby schools
- White River Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 360
- White River Reengagement Program0.7 mi · 40
- White River High School0.7 mi · 1,340
- White River Special Ed Services1.9 mi · 6
- Glacier Middle School2.0 mi · 999
- Elk Ridge Elementary2.3 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Meadow ElementaryHow many students attend Mountain Meadow Elementary?
Mountain Meadow Elementary enrolls approximately 443 students in grades 01-05.
Is Mountain Meadow Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain Meadow Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Meadow Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain Meadow Elementary is approximately 17.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mountain Meadow Elementary?
Mountain Meadow Elementary reports a student body of 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountain Meadow Elementary?
Mountain Meadow Elementary is overseen by White River School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.