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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396000628
Panther Lake Elementary School
10200 SE 216TH ST, Kent, WA 98031 · (253) 373-7470 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
246 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
79%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
31.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -17.2pp since 2014
Math
28.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -23.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 30.4% | 26.9% |
| 2021-22 | 36.2% | 21.8% |
| 2018-19 | 45.2% | 47.8% |
| 2017-18 | 52.8% | 52.4% |
| 2016-17 | 50.9% | 52.4% |
| 2015-16 | 50.4% | 50.6% |
| 2014-15 | 48.4% | 52.2% |
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Panther Lake Elementary School
Panther Lake Elementary School's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Lake Elementary School this school | 396 | 62.1% | 31.1% |
| Emerald Park Elementary School Kent | 318 | 58.2% | 41.6% |
| Tiffany Park Elementary School Renton | 379 | 62.0% | 41.7% |
| Arthur Jacobsen Elementary Auburn | 367 | 59.9% | 32.7% |
| Springbrook Elementary School Kent | 350 | 68.3% | 31.8% |
| Meredith Hill Elementary School AUBURN | 456 | 68.2% | 37.6% |
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 Panther Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #785 of 936 | #239 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #898 of 1,103 ▼ 50 | #239 of 281 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #919 of 1,102 ▲ 31 | #238 of 280 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #497 of 928 | #136 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #653 of 1,268 | #178 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #226 of 1,085 | #57 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.3% | #33 of 1,088 | #19 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #408 of 1,169 | #80 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.9% | #21 of 778 | #14 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
396
-231 (-37%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 396 | 27.3 | 14.5:1 | 62% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 29.2 | 14.8:1 | 68% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 35.5 | 14.9:1 | 73% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 38 | 16.5:1 | 69% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 36.7 | 18.9:1 | 66% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 34 | 19.2:1 | 69% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | N/A | N/A | 46% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 23 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Panther Lake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (693 to 396); teachers down 25% (36.7 to 27.3).
About Panther Lake Elementary School
Panther Lake Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Kent, Washington. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 396 students.
Panther Lake Elementary School is a school in Kent School District. The district has 44 schools and 25,358 students.
The biggest share of students at Panther Lake Elementary School, 32%, is Asian. The rest of enrollment is 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 13% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of King County's population at about 21%. The diversity index for Panther Lake Elementary School is 79%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Panther Lake Elementary School has a ratio of 14.5:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 62%. Among public schools in King County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
On BeatsExpectations, Panther Lake Elementary School is 7.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Washington schools.
American Community Survey estimates for King County show that median household income comes to about $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 544, with about 278,492 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Kent Laboratory Academy, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.6%; Panther Lake Elementary School's is 31.1%, ranking 6th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment decreased by 37% across 4 years, from 627 in 2020-21 to 396 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Panther Lake Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Panther Lake Elementary. Panther Lake Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Panther Lake Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 427 students
- PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARYWINTER GARDEN, FL · 797 students
Nearby schools
- Kent Laboratory Academy0.5 mi · 291
- Springbrook Elementary School0.8 mi · 350
- Emerald Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 318
- Park Orchard Elementary School1.1 mi · 473
- Kentridge High School1.5 mi · 2,186
- Soos Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Panther Lake Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Panther Lake Elementary School?
Panther Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-05.
Is Panther Lake Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Panther Lake Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Panther Lake Elementary School have?
Panther Lake Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Panther Lake Elementary School?
Student demographics at Panther Lake Elementary School are roughly 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, 32% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Panther Lake Elementary School in?
Panther Lake Elementary School is part of Kent School District.
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