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Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530876003604
Tahoma Elementary
24425 SE 216th ST, Maple Valley, WA 98038 · (425) 413-3600 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
142 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
67.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.7pp since 2017
Math
64.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -5.5pp since 2017
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 61.5% |
| 2022-23 | 62.3% | 60.3% |
| 2021-22 | 69.2% | 68.9% |
| 2018-19 | 77.4% | 74.6% |
| 2017-18 | 70.7% | 69.9% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Tahoma Elementary
Tahoma Elementary's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoma Elementary this school | 688 | 20.6% | 65.7% |
| Dutch Hill Elementary Snohomish | 694 | 22.2% | 58.3% |
| Orchard Elementary Richland | 594 | 24.4% | N/A |
| Woodburn Elementary Camas | 553 | 24.6% | N/A |
| Donald Eismann Elementary Bonney Lake | 648 | 25.2% | 67.7% |
| Machias Elementary Snohomish | 615 | 22.4% | 55.0% |
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 Tahoma Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #185 of 936 | #110 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #200 of 1,103 ▲ 39 | #112 of 281 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #198 of 1,102 ▲ 27 | #107 of 280 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #210 of 928 | #64 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #37 of 1,268 | #6 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #810 of 1,085 | #209 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #756 of 1,088 | #255 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #1,029 of 1,169 | #195 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #237 of 257 | #50 of 54 |
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
688
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 688 | 40.6 | 16.9:1 | 21% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 41.8 | 16.2:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 42.2 | 16.6:1 | 17% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 9% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 34.2 | 19.9:1 | 11% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tahoma Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (680 to 688); teachers up 19% (34.2 to 40.6).
About Tahoma Elementary
Tahoma Elementary is one of the public schools in Maple Valley, Washington. It is a large elementary school. It enrolls 688 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 81% above the average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
Tahoma Elementary is one school in Tahoma School District, a system of 9 schools with 9,234 students.
Federal enrollment data show Tahoma Elementary is 68% White. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. The school's White share is 14 points above the 55% share among King County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tahoma Elementary is 16.9:1, based on 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Tahoma Elementary counts 21% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in King County is 38%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Tahoma Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 65.7% actual against 66.4% predicted.
For King County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 544 public schools in the county, enrolling about 278,492, Tahoma Elementary among them.
Shadow Lake Elementary, about 1.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Tahoma Elementary ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Tahoma Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
A 4% rise took enrollment from 659 in 2020-21 to 688 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.7:1 to 16.9:1.
The allk12 page for Tahoma Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Tahoma School District
- Tahoma Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Summit Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,097 students
- Maple View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Lake Wilderness ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Glacier Park ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
Other schools in Maple Valley
- Tahoma Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Lake Wilderness ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Glacier Park ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Cedar River ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- Shadow Lake ElementaryElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Shadow Lake Elementary1.6 mi · 479
- Cedar River Elementary1.8 mi · 593
- Lake Wilderness Elementary2.1 mi · 923
- Rock Creek Elementary2.5 mi · 686
- Summit Trail Middle School2.5 mi · 1,097
- Tahoma Senior High School3.5 mi · 2,919
Frequently asked questions
About Tahoma ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tahoma Elementary?
Tahoma Elementary enrolls approximately 688 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tahoma Elementary serve?
Tahoma Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Tahoma Elementary have?
Tahoma Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is Tahoma Elementary?
Tahoma Elementary reports a student body of 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Tahoma Elementary?
Tahoma Elementary is overseen by Tahoma School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.