Star Lake Elementary School

Star Lake Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in KENT, Washington, part of Federal Way School District. Current enrollment sits at 434 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 43 schools in Federal Way School District (22,250 students total), Star Lake Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Star Lake Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 16% Asian, 15% White, 15% multiracial, 14% Black. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 70% of students at Star Lake Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Star Lake Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for King County put median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Star Lake Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Evergreen Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Star Lake Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Star Lake Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 434). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 21% to 15%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.