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What's one thing Rock Creek Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
686
Elementary
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530876000692
Rock Creek Elementary
25700 MAPLE VALLEY BLK DIAM RD, Maple Valley, WA 98038 · (425) 413-3300 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
16.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
117 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (143).
Student demographics
69%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
75.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
67.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 76 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.5% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 64.7% |
| 2022-23 | 75.5% | 69.1% |
| 2021-22 | 79.9% | 76.2% |
| 2018-19 | 76.8% | 72.8% |
| 2017-18 | 77.7% | 72.5% |
| 2016-17 | 71.8% | 75.0% |
| 2015-16 | 73.8% | 69.6% |
| 2014-15 | 71.6% | 70.0% |
% 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
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Rock Creek Elementary
Rock Creek Elementary's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Elementary this school | 686 | 17.1% | 71.9% |
| Glacier Park Elementary Maple Valley | 803 | 19.6% | 66.9% |
| Cedar River Elementary Maple Valley | 593 | 15.3% | 77.3% |
| Seattle Hill Elementary Everett | 567 | 20.3% | 66.9% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School SNOQUALMIE | 607 | 12.0% | 79.4% |
| Hilltop Elementary LYNNWOOD | 562 | 19.6% | 63.8% |
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 Rock Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #119 of 936 | #87 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #160 of 1,103 ▲ 22 | #98 of 281 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #91 of 1,102 ▼ 9 | #69 of 280 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.6pp | #102 of 928 | #32 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #38 of 1,268 | #7 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #809 of 1,085 | #208 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #326 of 1,088 | #164 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #1,060 of 1,169 | #210 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #725 of 778 | #207 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
686
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 893
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 686 | 40.5 | 16.9:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 44.5 | 15.7:1 | 17% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 43.5 | 16.7:1 | 15% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 9% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 37.5 | 18.8:1 | 6% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 990 | 45 | 22.0:1 | 15% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 914 | 43 | 21.3:1 | 14% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 893 | 40 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (706 to 686); teachers up 8% (37.5 to 40.5).
About Rock Creek Elementary
In Maple Valley, Washington, part of King County, Rock Creek Elementary is an elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 686 students. The average for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students, so this school is 81% larger than average.
Rock Creek Elementary is among 9 schools run by Tahoma School District, which serves 9,234 students.
White students are the largest group at Rock Creek Elementary, with 48% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 24% Asian, 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 6% Black. Rock Creek Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Rock Creek Elementary is 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.9:1. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 17%. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in King County.
The allk12 Grade for Rock Creek Elementary is B+. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rock Creek Elementary scores 71.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 68.8%.
Within King County, median household income is about $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of King County number 544 and enroll about 278,492.
Nearest public school: Summit Trail Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Rock Creek Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Rock Creek Elementary's average proficiency of 71.9% compares with 62.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Rock Creek Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 686, starting from 688.
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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
- Lake Wilderness ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Glacier Park ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Tahoma ElementaryElementary · 688 students
Other schools in Maple Valley
- Tahoma Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Lake Wilderness ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Glacier Park ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Tahoma ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Cedar River ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- Shadow Lake ElementaryElementary · 479 students
Other Rock Creek Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Rock Creek Elementary. Rock Creek Elementary is the largest of the 10.
- Rock Creek ElementaryAnkeny, IA · 639 students
- ROCK CREEK ELEMENTARYTWIN FALLS, ID · 601 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryRocklin, CA · 416 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryEstill Springs, TN · 410 students
- ROCK CREEK ELEM.O'FALLON, MO · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Trail Middle School1.0 mi · 1,097
- Tahoma Senior High School1.1 mi · 2,919
- Lake Wilderness Elementary1.4 mi · 923
- Glacier Park Elementary1.4 mi · 803
- Shadow Lake Elementary2.2 mi · 479
- Cedar River Elementary2.3 mi · 593
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rock Creek Elementary?
Rock Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 686 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rock Creek Elementary serve?
Rock Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rock Creek Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Rock Creek Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Rock Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Rock Creek Elementary are roughly 48% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 24% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Rock Creek Elementary in?
Rock Creek Elementary is part of Tahoma School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.