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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396000631
Scenic Hill Elementary School
26025 Woodland Way S, Kent, WA 98030 · (253) 373-7479 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
355 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
73%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
38.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +9.3pp since 2014
Math
20.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 32.6% | 22.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.7% | 20.3% |
| 2018-19 | 45.1% | 32.3% |
| 2017-18 | 45.4% | 33.9% |
| 2016-17 | 31.5% | 25.4% |
| 2015-16 | 34.1% | 25.1% |
| 2014-15 | 29.3% | 24.0% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Scenic Hill Elementary School
Scenic Hill Elementary School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scenic Hill Elementary School this school | 481 | 73.8% | 31.4% |
| Valhalla Elementary School AUBURN | 517 | 75.2% | 35.4% |
| Blix Elementary School Tacoma | 442 | 71.9% | 29.0% |
| Sheridan Elementary School Tacoma | 525 | 69.1% | 30.7% |
| Cedarhurst Elementary Burien | 399 | 69.9% | 26.5% |
| Boze Elementary School Tacoma | 485 | 67.6% | 33.9% |
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 Scenic Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #780 of 936 | #238 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #1,039 of 1,103 ▼ 46 | #271 of 281 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #784 of 1,102 ▲ 20 | #213 of 280 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #498 of 928 | #137 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #344 of 1,268 | #92 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #174 of 1,085 | #44 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #194 of 1,088 | #107 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #198 of 1,169 | #30 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #178 of 778 | #67 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
481
-78 (-14%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 481 | 33.8 | 14.2:1 | 74% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 34.1 | 15.0:1 | 72% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 45.4 | 12.3:1 | 78% (437) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 40 | 14.0:1 | 77% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 36.3 | 17.9:1 | 67% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 80% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 55% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 26 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 26 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scenic Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (651 to 481); teachers down 7% (36.3 to 33.8).
About Scenic Hill Elementary School
Scenic Hill Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Kent, Washington. The school serves 481 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 27% above that.
The 44 schools of Kent School District, including Scenic Hill Elementary School, enroll 25,358 students.
Scenic Hill Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 45%. The remaining students are 17% Asian, 14% White, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in King County, the Hispanic share is about 11%. Scenic Hill Elementary School has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 33.8 full-time equivalents, or about 14.2 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. About 74% of students, or 355, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in King County is 38%.
In Washington, Scenic Hill Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.4% actual against a predicted 30.7%.
In the county around the school, King County, median household income is about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Scenic Hill Elementary School is among the 544 public schools in King County.
The shortest distance from Scenic Hill Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Kent-Meridian High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Scenic Hill Elementary School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 559 in 2020-21 and 481 in 2024-25, a decrease of 78 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Kent-Meridian High School0.4 mi · 1,639
- Individualized Graduation & Degree Program0.8 mi · 370
- Canyon Ridge Middle School0.9 mi · 821
- The Outreach Program0.9 mi · 62
- East Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 383
- Meadow Ridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Scenic Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Scenic Hill Elementary School?
Scenic Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Scenic Hill Elementary School serve?
Scenic Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Scenic Hill Elementary School have?
Scenic Hill Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Scenic Hill Elementary School?
Scenic Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 14% White, 45% Hispanic, 11% Black, 17% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Scenic Hill Elementary School?
Scenic Hill Elementary School is overseen by Kent School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.