Is Mirror Lake Elementary School a good school?

Mirror Lake Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Mirror Lake Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 455 students attended Mirror Lake Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mirror Lake Elementary School?

Students at Mirror Lake Elementary School are 34% Hispanic, 22% African American, 14% Asian, 13% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Mirror Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mirror Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Sequoyah Middle School High : Todd Beamer High School

Mirror Lake Elementary School

Summary:

Mirror Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school in Federal Way, Washington, serving 455 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Federal Way School District, which is ranked 213 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mirror Lake has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic (34.29%) and African American (21.76%) students compared to nearby schools like Nautilus K-8 School and Camelot Elementary School. Academically, Mirror Lake's performance on SBAC/WCAS tests is consistently lower than the Federal Way School District and Washington state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.57% of Mirror Lake students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35.31% in the district and 52.63% statewide.

Mirror Lake also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.33% to 87.03% over the past three school years. While the school's performance is lower than the district and state, nearby schools like Nautilus K-8 and Camelot Elementary have significantly higher academic achievement. Addressing the challenges at Mirror Lake, such as the high poverty rate and racial disparities, will be crucial for improving educational outcomes and providing a high-quality learning environment for all students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

625 S 314th St
Federal Way, WA 98003-5214

(253) 945-3300

District: Federal Way School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1118^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,655

Students who attend Mirror Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoyah Middle School
High:	Todd Beamer High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.9

Number of students: 455

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.3%

African American:

21.8%

Asian:

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mirror Lake Elementary School ranks worse than 95.7% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 20^th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Federal Way School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.62. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Mirror Lake Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (34.3%), African American (21.8%), Asian (13.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mirror Lake Elementary School is 15.9, which is the 10^th best among 23 elementary schools in the Federal Way School District. (See more...)

Compare Mirror Lake Elementary School employs 28.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mirror Lake Elementary School is $20,655. 15 elementary schools in the Federal Way School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mirror Lake Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mirror Lake Elementary School 1118^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Mirror Lake Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Federal Way School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Federal Way School District 213^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mirror Lake Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	38.72	658^th	1026	35.9%
2005	29.34	772^nd	1031	25.1%
2006	64.48	351^st	1051	66.6%
2007	64.85	364^th	1069	65.9%
2008	41.78	660^th	1067	38.1%
2009	59.70	428^th	1072	60.1%
2010	55.17	478^th	1088	56.1%
2011	61.98	410^th	1092	62.5%
2012	51.84	565^th	1097	48.5%
2013	59.20	457^th	1106	58.7%
2015	46.49	584^th	1067	45.3%
2016	45.68	591^st	1053	43.9%
2017	31.03	761^st	1056	27.9%
2018	27.86	789^th	1054	25.1%
2019	28.25	854^th	1130	24.4%
2021	14.44	980^th	1107	11.5%
2022	16.11	1024^th	1169	12.4%
2023	11.42	1081^st	1169	7.5%
2024	7.62	1118^th	1168	4.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	11.99	193^rd	212	9.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	66.09	54^th	333	83.8%
2019	38.60	147^th	248	40.7%
2024	17.44	295^th	320	7.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	20.54	560^th	637	12.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.09	387^th	835	53.7%
2019	51.79	483^rd	979	50.7%
2021	27.97	659^th	854	22.8%
2022	30.05	781^st	1019	23.4%
2023	20.35	900^th	1013	11.2%
2024	11.42	969^th	1024	5.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.40	803^rd	1004	20.0%
2019	30.16	800^th	1068	25.1%
2021	18.32	861^st	1008	14.6%
2022	17.60	953^rd	1100	13.4%
2023	13.05	1008^th	1094	7.9%
2024	7.74	1061^st	1093	2.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.77	659^th	999	34.0%
2019	30.65	776^th	1075	27.8%
2021	11.20	960^th	1025	6.3%
2022	15.97	983^rd	1113	11.7%
2023	9.51	1057^th	1099	3.8%
2024	10.10	1044^th	1099	5.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	13.00	174^th	187	7.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.14	45^th	107	57.9%
2019	29.98	88^th	110	20.0%
2022	34.23	72^nd	108	33.3%
2023	45.15	34^th	66	48.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	68.96	126^th	540	76.7%
2019	57.99	260^th	697	62.7%
2022	27.56	542^nd	694	21.9%
2023	22.68	534^th	633	15.6%
2024	25.19	517^th	651	20.6%

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Rank History for White students at Mirror Lake Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	7.02	807^th	833	3.1%
2019	18.13	901^st	1027	12.3%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Mirror Lake Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	425	28	70	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	537
1989	469	40	75	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	594
1990	453	67	73	19	11	n/a	n/a	0	623
1991	478	84	91	28	9	n/a	n/a	0	690
1992	310	38	73	26	13	n/a	n/a	0	460
1993	337	50	61	19	12	n/a	n/a	0	479
1994	292	51	60	22	12	n/a	n/a	0	437
1995	285	42	41	26	9	n/a	n/a	0	403
1996	285	42	41	26	9	n/a	n/a	0	403
1997	274	69	54	41	10	n/a	n/a	0	448
1998	260	80	73	35	4	n/a	n/a	0	452
1999	267	75	89	48	8	n/a	n/a	0	487
2000	284	80	83	65	5	n/a	n/a	0	517
2001	261	98	92	64	7	n/a	n/a	0	522
2002	215	137	91	77	6	n/a	n/a	0	526
2003	215	137	91	77	6	n/a	n/a	0	526
2004	176	104	81	89	3	n/a	n/a	0	453
2005	166	88	76	89	2	n/a	n/a	6	427
2006	150	65	75	98	2	n/a	n/a	29	419
2007	127	68	67	110	2	n/a	n/a	23	397
2008	100	59	71	127	3	n/a	n/a	25	385
2009	110	59	76	145	6	n/a	n/a	34	430
2010	87	59	59	145	2	n/a	n/a	35	387
2011	93	63	40	187	2	25	39	0	449
2012	73	62	34	172	2	29	37	0	409
2013	80	62	41	162	5	26	43	0	419
2014	81	80	45	163	4	27	46	0	446
2015	78	84	44	175	1	28	49	0	459
2016	67	87	36	163	3	34	46	0	436
2017	59	72	31	122	1	29	46	0	360
2018	90	138	40	134	1	29	55	0	487
2019	68	137	43	140	0	33	47	0	468
2020	61	116	53	153	1	37	53	0	474
2021	58	109	46	149	0	22	43	0	427
2022	59	84	43	153	6	24	52	0	421
2023	58	99	62	156	6	24	50	0	455

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mirror Lake Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	537	20.0	26.8	0
1989	594	22.0	27.0	n/a
1990	623	28.8	21.6	0
1991	690	27.5	25.0	n/a
1992	460	20.0	23.0	n/a
1993	479	21.5	22.3	n/a
1994	437	22.1	19.8	n/a
1995	403	17.9	22.5	n/a
1996	403	17.9	22.5	n/a
1997	448	19.4	23.1	n/a
1998	452	22.2	20.4	n/a
1999	487	26.5	18.4	n/a
2000	517	25.0	20.7	n/a
2001	522	27.9	18.7	n/a
2002	526	27.7	19.0	50.4
2003	526	27.7	19.0	50.4
2004	453	25.0	18.1	59.4
2005	427	25.3	16.9	61.8
2006	419	27.0	15.5	62.1
2007	397	26.0	15.3	63.4
2008	385	23.4	16.5	71.7
2009	430	24.4	17.6	77
2010	387	26.0	14.8	83.8
2011	449	26.0	17.2	53.2
2012	409	26.5	15.4	81.2
2013	419	26.5	15.8	75.7
2014	446	n/a	n/a	74.4
2015	459	30.0	15.3	78.6
2016	436	27.0	16.1	71.1
2017	360	27.3	13.1	87.8
2018	487	30.0	16.2	89.5
2019	468	31.0	15.0	88.9
2020	474	30.5	15.5	87.3
2021	427	27.1	15.7	86.9
2022	421	29.5	14.2	79.3
2023	455	28.5	15.9	87

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mirror Lake Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	537	20.0	26.8	0
1989	594	22.0	27.0	n/a
1990	623	28.8	21.6	0
1991	690	27.5	25.0	n/a
1992	460	20.0	23.0	n/a
1993	479	21.5	22.3	n/a
1994	437	22.1	19.8	n/a
1995	403	17.9	22.5	n/a
1996	403	17.9	22.5	n/a
1997	448	19.4	23.1	n/a
1998	452	22.2	20.4	n/a
1999	487	26.5	18.4	n/a
2000	517	25.0	20.7	n/a
2001	522	27.9	18.7	n/a
2002	526	27.7	19.0	50.4
2003	526	27.7	19.0	50.4
2004	453	25.0	18.1	59.4
2005	427	25.3	16.9	61.8
2006	419	27.0	15.5	62.1
2007	397	26.0	15.3	63.4
2008	385	23.4	16.5	71.7
2009	430	24.4	17.6	77
2010	387	26.0	14.8	83.8
2011	449	26.0	17.2	53.2
2012	409	26.5	15.4	81.2
2013	419	26.5	15.8	75.7
2014	446	n/a	n/a	74.4
2015	459	30.0	15.3	78.6
2016	436	27.0	16.1	71.1
2017	360	27.3	13.1	87.8
2018	487	30.0	16.2	89.5
2019	468	31.0	15.0	88.9
2020	474	30.5	15.5	87.3
2021	427	27.1	15.7	86.9
2022	421	29.5	14.2	79.3
2023	455	28.5	15.9	87

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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