Stillwater Elementary

Stillwater Elementary is a moderately sized elementary campus in Carnation, Washington, operated by Riverview School District. The school enrolls 491 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 29% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Riverview School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,996 students. Stillwater Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Stillwater Elementary logs that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Stillwater Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Stillwater Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.1%; this one delivers 62.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for King County put median household income runs about $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%. Stillwater Elementary is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Cedarcrest High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Stillwater Elementary. On composite proficiency, Stillwater Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 66.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Stillwater Elementary's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 473 (now 491). The White share of enrollment edged down from 79% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Stillwater Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.