Valhalla Elementary School

Located at 27847 42ND AV S, in AUBURN, Washington, Valhalla Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school that instructs 517 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Federal Way School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Valhalla Elementary School sits 36% bigger than that benchmark.

Federal Way School District comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 22,250 students; Valhalla Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Valhalla Elementary School records that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 15% White, 13% Asian, 11% Black, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Valhalla Elementary School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Valhalla Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.7%; this one delivers 35.4%.

In the area at large, King County reports that the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Valhalla Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Thomas Jefferson High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valhalla Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valhalla Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Valhalla Elementary School has edged down 12%, going from 587 students in 2018 to 517 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 21% to 15% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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