Soos Creek Elementary School

Soos Creek Elementary School is an elementary campus of modestly sized scale in Kent, Washington, one of the schools within Kent School District, teacheing 290 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Across the 44 schools in Kent School District (25,358 students total), Soos Creek Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Soos Creek Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Asian at 29%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Soos Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.2%.

In the area at large, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Soos Creek Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is Sunrise Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Soos Creek Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Soos Creek Elementary School has edged down 30%, going from 413 students in 2018 to 290 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment grew from 21% to 29% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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