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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Sawyer Woods Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396001610
Sawyer Woods Elementary School
31135 228th Ave SE, Black Diamond, WA 98010 · (253) 373-7750 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Washington public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
88 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
66%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
58.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -13.8pp since 2014
Math
66.7%
WA avg 51.2% . +4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 59 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 down about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 56.7% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 60.2% |
| 2021-22 | 63.1% | 56.7% |
| 2018-19 | 73.3% | 76.7% |
| 2017-18 | 83.1% | 79.0% |
| 2016-17 | 79.5% | 74.9% |
| 2015-16 | 78.9% | 73.3% |
| 2014-15 | 72.5% | 62.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Sawyer Woods Elementary School
Sawyer Woods Elementary School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Woods Elementary School this school | 303 | 29.0% | 58.7% |
| Terrace Park Elementary MTLK TERRACE | 295 | 30.8% | 57.8% |
| Laurelhurst Elementary School SEATTLE | 272 | 29.8% | 62.5% |
| Helen Keller Elementary Kirkland | 300 | 31.3% | 55.5% |
| Lake Forest Park Elementary Lake Forest Park | 378 | 26.7% | 59.7% |
| John Hay Elementary School SEATTLE | 257 | 30.0% | 54.0% |
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 Sawyer Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #278 of 936 | #138 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #170 of 1,103 ▲ 137 | #101 of 281 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #328 of 1,102 ▲ 119 | #136 of 280 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #384 of 928 | #98 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #941 of 1,268 | #249 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #854 of 1,085 | #223 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #369 of 1,088 | #179 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #949 of 1,169 | #171 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #81 of 778 | #34 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
303
-117 (-28%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 303 | 17.7 | 17.1:1 | 29% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 19.2 | 17.2:1 | 31% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 30% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 22% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 25.3 | 17.7:1 | 20% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 27% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 23 | 20.8:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 25 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sawyer Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (448 to 303); teachers down 30% (25.3 to 17.7).
About Sawyer Woods Elementary School
Sawyer Woods Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Black Diamond, Washington. It serves 303 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students.
Kent School District runs 44 schools with a combined 25,358 students. Sawyer Woods Elementary School is one of them.
Sawyer Woods Elementary School is 53% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 7% Black. The White share in King County as a whole is similar, at about 55%. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Sawyer Woods Elementary School is 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.1:1. That is close to the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 29%. That is 9 points below the 38% average for public schools in King County.
The allk12 Grade for Sawyer Woods Elementary School is B-. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Sawyer Woods Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.7%, compared with a predicted 60.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for King County show that the median household income is $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sawyer Woods Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Kentlake High School, about 1.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 52.6% on proficiency, and Sawyer Woods Elementary School is above that at 58.7%.
In the federal locale system, Sawyer Woods Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Sawyer Woods Elementary School declined 28% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 420 to 303 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.3:1 to 17.1:1 over the same years.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. 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 Black Diamond
- Black Diamond ElementaryElementary · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Kentlake High School1.0 mi · 1,561
- Black Diamond Elementary1.9 mi · 414
- Glacier Park Elementary2.1 mi · 803
- Tahoma Senior High School2.4 mi · 2,919
- Grass Lake Elementary School2.6 mi · 337
- Cedar Heights Middle School3.1 mi · 876
Frequently asked questions
About Sawyer Woods Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sawyer Woods Elementary School?
Sawyer Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sawyer Woods Elementary School serve?
Sawyer Woods Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sawyer Woods Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Sawyer Woods Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Sawyer Woods Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sawyer Woods Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Sawyer Woods Elementary School in?
Sawyer Woods Elementary School is part of Kent School District.
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