Summary:
The 98433 zip code area in Washington is home to 5 elementary schools, all part of the Clover Park School District, which is ranked 183 out of 247 school districts in the state. While the district as a whole has a 1-star rating, one school in the area stands out as a top performer - Beachwood Elementary School.
Beachwood Elementary is the highest-ranking school in the 98433 zip code, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and placing 116th out of 1,168 elementary schools in Washington. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates on state assessments, with 76.52% of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts and 77.44% in Math. Beachwood also has the highest science proficiency at 82.5%. In contrast, the other schools in the area tend to perform below the state averages, with Hillside Elementary and Evergreen Elementary being the lowest performers.
The data suggests that factors beyond just funding and student-teacher ratios may be contributing to the academic performance gaps between the schools. Meriwether Elementary, for example, has the second-highest performance in the area despite having a relatively low per-student spending. Additionally, the inverse relationship between free/reduced lunch rates and academic achievement indicates that socioeconomic status may play a significant role in student outcomes across the 98433 zip code schools.
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