Is Lake Wilderness Elementary a good school?

Lake Wilderness Elementary ranks 167 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lake Wilderness Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 885 students attended Lake Wilderness Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Wilderness Elementary?

Students at Lake Wilderness Elementary are 59% White, 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lake Wilderness Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Wilderness Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Maple View Middle School High : Tahoma Senior High School

Lake Wilderness Elementary

Summary:

Lake Wilderness Elementary is a public elementary school in Maple Valley, Washington, serving 885 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Tahoma School District, which is rated 9th out of 247 districts in the state.

Lake Wilderness Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15-20% of elementary schools in Washington, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding 70%, 60%, and well above the state averages, respectively. Compared to nearby schools in the Kent School District, Lake Wilderness Elementary outperforms them across various academic measures. This suggests the school has effective teaching practices, curriculum, and support systems in place to help students succeed.

Despite having a more diverse student population compared to other Tahoma School District elementary schools, Lake Wilderness Elementary still outperforms the state averages. This indicates the school is able to effectively support the learning needs of students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Additionally, the school serves a relatively more affluent community, with a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

24216 Witte Road SE
Maple Valley, WA 98038-6827

(425) 413-3500

District: Tahoma School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,512

Students who attend Lake Wilderness Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maple View Middle School
High:	Tahoma Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 885

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.5%

Asian:

14.5%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lake Wilderness Elementary ranks better than 85.7% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Tahoma School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.66. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Lake Wilderness Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Tahoma School District. Student population at Lake Wilderness Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (58.5%), Asian (14.5%), Hispanic (12.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lake Wilderness Elementary is 18, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Tahoma School District! (See more...)

Compare Lake Wilderness Elementary employs 49 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lake Wilderness Elementary is $17,512. 3 elementary schools in the Tahoma School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lake Wilderness Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Wilderness Elementary 167^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Lake Wilderness Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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White students:

Tahoma School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tahoma School District 9^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lake Wilderness Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lake Wilderness Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	63.76	341^st	1026	66.8%
2005	76.68	195^th	1031	81.1%
2006	79.16	151^st	1051	85.6%
2007	84.69	105^th	1069	90.2%
2008	86.33	86^th	1067	91.9%
2009	83.54	115^th	1072	89.3%
2010	80.16	150^th	1088	86.2%
2011	82.14	135^th	1092	87.6%
2012	77.25	201^st	1097	81.7%
2013	78.98	185^th	1106	83.3%
2015	80.22	180^th	1067	83.1%
2016	78.92	203^rd	1053	80.7%
2017	87.52	114^th	1056	89.2%
2018	82.47	175^th	1054	83.4%
2019	79.89	208^th	1130	81.6%
2021	86.18	145^th	1107	86.9%
2022	82.08	201^st	1169	82.8%
2023	87.50	137^th	1169	88.3%
2024	84.66	167^th	1168	85.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lake Wilderness Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.02	54^th	212	74.5%
2019	63.12	108^th	303	64.4%
2021	71.05	28^th	128	78.1%
2022	59.49	109^th	252	56.7%
2023	73.85	44^th	194	77.3%
2024	64.39	52^nd	188	72.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lake Wilderness Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	73.67	100^th	637	84.3%
2019	57.63	178^th	566	68.6%
2022	47.85	209^th	478	56.3%
2023	44.26	166^th	308	46.1%
2024	24.51	284^th	339	16.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Wilderness Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.24	147^th	835	82.4%
2019	60.02	361^st	979	63.1%
2021	58.86	275^th	854	67.8%
2022	54.73	406^th	1019	60.2%
2023	74.52	182^nd	1013	82.0%
2024	57.42	405^th	1024	60.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Lake Wilderness Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	81.10	165^th	1004	83.6%
2019	78.85	206^th	1068	80.7%
2021	82.93	155^th	1008	84.6%
2022	84.25	158^th	1100	85.6%
2023	85.78	134^th	1094	87.8%
2024	85.08	145^th	1093	86.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Lake Wilderness Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	82.14	159^th	999	84.1%
2019	80.74	187^th	1075	82.6%
2021	86.99	131^st	1025	87.2%
2022	78.92	218^th	1113	80.4%
2023	86.79	132^nd	1099	88.0%
2024	83.04	166^th	1099	84.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lake Wilderness Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.92	149^th	201	25.9%
2022	70.58	65^th	187	65.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lake Wilderness Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	92.15	28^th	540	94.8%
2019	94.80	12^th	697	98.3%
2022	90.73	33^rd	694	95.2%
2023	74.07	105^th	633	83.4%
2024	46.75	351^st	651	46.1%

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Rank History for White students at Lake Wilderness Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	73.33	219^th	833	73.7%
2019	74.53	251^st	1027	75.6%
2021	74.80	210^th	943	77.7%
2022	72.18	275^th	1031	73.3%
2023	80.87	166^th	1011	83.6%
2024	81.50	161^st	1009	84.0%

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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 Lake Wilderness Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	839	12	10	9	6	n/a	n/a	0	876
1989	889	10	18	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	931
1990	990	13	15	11	9	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1991	1106	10	20	15	11	n/a	n/a	0	1162
1992	928	8	23	10	6	n/a	n/a	0	975
1993	731	6	12	9	7	n/a	n/a	0	765
1994	820	10	18	11	6	n/a	n/a	0	865
1995	864	16	24	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	925
1996	864	16	24	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	925
1997	932	22	17	20	5	n/a	n/a	0	996
1998	1092	31	28	27	14	n/a	n/a	0	1192
1999	1067	29	28	31	9	n/a	n/a	0	1164
2000	1058	28	33	31	12	n/a	n/a	0	1162
2001	814	32	31	28	19	n/a	n/a	0	924
2002	763	28	32	39	15	n/a	n/a	0	877
2003	763	28	32	39	15	n/a	n/a	0	877
2004	805	32	41	35	13	n/a	n/a	0	926
2005	759	22	36	33	15	n/a	n/a	0	865
2006	814	24	35	43	11	n/a	n/a	0	927
2007	765	32	50	54	9	n/a	n/a	2	912
2008	823	27	55	64	9	n/a	n/a	12	990
2009	793	27	58	79	7	n/a	n/a	10	974
2010	876	31	59	70	7	n/a	n/a	0	1043
2011	755	24	47	91	8	9	49	0	983
2012	735	22	51	97	7	8	98	0	1018
2013	802	16	56	103	6	13	133	0	1129
2014	809	13	55	109	3	13	108	0	1110
2015	818	14	49	101	3	11	124	0	1120
2016	863	17	55	115	2	10	134	0	1196
2017	873	16	55	112	2	7	150	0	1215
2018	624	24	42	83	3	11	119	0	906
2019	709	26	56	94	6	8	122	0	1021
2020	707	20	61	102	6	12	131	0	1039
2021	534	18	64	86	1	5	104	0	812
2022	551	28	101	104	0	5	95	0	884
2023	518	29	128	111	0	5	94	0	885

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 Lake Wilderness Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	876	31.0	28.2	0
1989	931	38.0	24.5	n/a
1990	1038	46.5	22.3	0
1991	1162	56.3	20.6	n/a
1992	975	55.9	17.4	n/a
1993	765	39.5	19.4	n/a
1994	865	41.1	21.0	n/a
1995	925	47.9	19.3	n/a
1996	925	47.9	19.3	n/a
1997	996	47.0	21.2	n/a
1998	1192	54.5	21.9	n/a
1999	1164	55.6	20.9	n/a
2000	1162	55.2	21.1	n/a
2001	924	50.6	18.3	n/a
2002	877	47.6	18.4	12.2
2003	877	47.6	18.4	12.2
2004	926	52.0	17.8	16.6
2005	865	51.7	16.7	14.8
2006	927	47.5	19.5	15.7
2007	912	50.8	18.0	17.6
2008	990	51.7	19.1	17.9
2009	974	51.7	18.8	20.6
2010	1043	48.7	21.4	22.6
2011	983	49.7	19.7	18
2012	1018	49.5	20.5	20.1
2013	1129	50.5	22.3	19.8
2014	1110	n/a	n/a	18.3
2015	1120	63.0	17.7	16
2016	1196	54.0	22.1	15.3
2017	1215	53.2	22.8	14.1
2018	906	40.7	22.2	14.9
2019	1021	42.5	23.9	14.7
2020	1039	47.0	22.1	14.1
2021	812	48.0	16.9	12.6
2022	884	49.0	18.0	14.6
2023	885	49.0	18.0	21.7

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 Lake Wilderness Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	876	31.0	28.2	0
1989	931	38.0	24.5	n/a
1990	1038	46.5	22.3	0
1991	1162	56.3	20.6	n/a
1992	975	55.9	17.4	n/a
1993	765	39.5	19.4	n/a
1994	865	41.1	21.0	n/a
1995	925	47.9	19.3	n/a
1996	925	47.9	19.3	n/a
1997	996	47.0	21.2	n/a
1998	1192	54.5	21.9	n/a
1999	1164	55.6	20.9	n/a
2000	1162	55.2	21.1	n/a
2001	924	50.6	18.3	n/a
2002	877	47.6	18.4	12.2
2003	877	47.6	18.4	12.2
2004	926	52.0	17.8	16.6
2005	865	51.7	16.7	14.8
2006	927	47.5	19.5	15.7
2007	912	50.8	18.0	17.6
2008	990	51.7	19.1	17.9
2009	974	51.7	18.8	20.6
2010	1043	48.7	21.4	22.6
2011	983	49.7	19.7	18
2012	1018	49.5	20.5	20.1
2013	1129	50.5	22.3	19.8
2014	1110	n/a	n/a	18.3
2015	1120	63.0	17.7	16
2016	1196	54.0	22.1	15.3
2017	1215	53.2	22.8	14.1
2018	906	40.7	22.2	14.9
2019	1021	42.5	23.9	14.7
2020	1039	47.0	22.1	14.1
2021	812	48.0	16.9	12.6
2022	884	49.0	18.0	14.6
2023	885	49.0	18.0	21.7

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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