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Springbrook Elementary School

20035 100th Ave SE, Kent, WA 98031 · (253) 373-7485 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Washington public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats 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

Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
239 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K21%
Kindergarten6117%
Grade 14613%
Grade 26619%
Grade 35215%
Grade 46619%
Grade 55716%

This year's kindergarten class (61) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (57).

Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
5616%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
6519%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
6117%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
12435%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
257%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
195%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
17550%
Female
17550%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
29.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.6pp since 2014
Math
38.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +2.7pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.1%38.2%
2023-2426.0%31.1%
2022-2332.9%27.7%
2021-2235.0%27.3%
2018-1944.3%34.1%
2017-1855.9%40.9%
2016-1750.9%42.4%
2015-1640.1%33.7%
2014-1538.7%35.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Springbrook Elementary School

Springbrook Elementary School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Springbrook Elementary School this school35068.3%31.8%
Meadow Ridge Elementary School
Kent
42373.0%17.1%
Panther Lake Elementary School
Kent
39662.1%31.1%
George T. Daniel Elementary School
Kent
29270.5%27.9%
Meredith Hill Elementary School
AUBURN
45668.2%37.6%
Emerald Park Elementary School
Kent
31858.2%41.6%
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 Springbrook Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn King County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.8%#772 of 936#236 of 280
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.2%#704 of 1,103
▲ 128
#206 of 281
▲ 19
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.1%#958 of 1,102
▲ 45
#247 of 280
▲ 9
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.5pp#404 of 928#106 of 274
Enrollment
ranked largest first
350#799 of 1,268#217 of 299
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.8:1#539 of 1,085#131 of 280
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
77.6%#79 of 1,088#45 of 281
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
68.3%#290 of 1,169#58 of 292
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-34.5%#68 of 778#28 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 2024-25
Enrollment
350
-165 (-32%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535022.115.8:168% (239)
2023-2433221.515.5:171% (236)
2022-2337724.315.5:173% (277)
2020-215152818.4:171% (364)
2017-1853433.316.0:173% (388)
2015-165343017.8:175% (402)
2010-114672717.3:153% (249)
2000-015103017.0:1N/A
1990-915242521.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springbrook Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 34% (534 to 350); teachers down 34% (33.3 to 22.1).

About Springbrook Elementary School

Families in Kent, Washington, are served by Springbrook Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 350 students in pre-K through 5.

The Kent School District system has 44 schools and 25,358 students.

Springbrook Elementary School has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 35%. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 16% White, and 7% multiracial. In King County overall, about 21% of residents are Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 78% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The ratio of students to teachers is 15.8:1, with 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Springbrook Elementary School is 68%. It compares with 38% for public schools in King County.

The allk12 Grade for Springbrook Elementary School is C-. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Compared with Washington schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Springbrook Elementary School's results are 2.6 points below predicted: 31.8% against 34.4%.

Among King County residents, the median household income is $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Springbrook Elementary School, King County has 543 other public schools.

The next-closest public school is Kent Laboratory Academy, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Springbrook Elementary School is behind the 39.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.

NCES assigns Springbrook Elementary School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Federal data show a 32% enrollment decrease, from 515 in 2020-21 to 350 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.4:1 to 15.8:1.

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King County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Springbrook Elementary School
District
Kent School District
Address
20035 100th Ave SE, Kent, WA 98031
Phone
(253) 373-7485
County
King County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
350
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
239 (68%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
530396000635
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Springbrook Elementary. Springbrook Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Springbrook Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Springbrook Elementary School?
Springbrook Elementary School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Springbrook Elementary School serve?
Springbrook Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Springbrook Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Springbrook Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Springbrook Elementary School?
At Springbrook Elementary School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 35% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Springbrook Elementary School public or private?
Springbrook Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kent School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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