Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98498

Summary:

The 98498 zip code area in Washington is home to 12 schools in the Clover Park School District, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. This data analysis provides a comprehensive look at the performance and characteristics of these schools.

Among the standout schools in the area, Oakbrook Elementary School and Custer Elementary School demonstrate the strongest academic performance, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Lake Louise Elementary School also performs well, with above-average test scores across the board. However, many of the schools in this area serve high-need student populations, with very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges that may impact academic performance.

Overall, the schools in the 98498 zip code area show a mix of performance, with some standout schools and others struggling to meet state averages. The data reveals underperformance compared to state standards across many of the schools, raising concerns about equity and the need to address achievement gaps. Further analysis of the factors contributing to the variation in school performance, as well as the district's efforts to support student success, would provide valuable insights for improving educational outcomes in this community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WCAS Science (2024)				SBAC English Language Arts (2024)								SBAC Math (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tillicum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8514 Maple ST SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5370	250	18	14.0	86.4%	62 (24.8%)	23 (9.2%)	103 (41.2%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	43 (17.2%)	15.1	1041^st of 1168 public elementary schools	10.9%		21.6	949^th of 1169 public elementary schools	18.8%	92	20.0			20.0	45.5	23.3	35.1					34.7	34.1	16.3	13.9					22.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$21,814	$2,759	$19,055
Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5230	299	20	15.1	81.6%	57 (19.1%)	50 (16.7%)	85 (28.4%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.0%)	59 (19.7%)	27.9	853^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	27.0%		27.6	862^nd of 1169 public elementary schools	26.3%	9	29.6			29.6	42.4	46.4	42.3					43.7	33.3	42.9	23.1					33.3	86.9	90.2	88.5	88.5	88.5	88.5	91.8	88.5	88.5	88.5	$22,984	$2,512	$20,472
Hudtloff Middle School	Public	6-8	8102 Phillips Road SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5400	627	35	18.1	77.2%	145 (23.1%)	75 (12.0%)	246 (39.2%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.1%)	95 (15.2%)	8.8	508^th of 535 public middle schools	5.0%		13.6	483^rd of 539 public middle schools	10.4%	25		18.1		18.1				27.7	20.7	24.7		24.1				20.0	12.4	8.0		13.2											$17,963	$1,816	$16,147
Idlewild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10806 Idlewild Rd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5290	419	25	16.6	44.2%	194 (46.3%)	44 (10.5%)	79 (18.9%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	75 (17.9%)	20.4	963^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	17.6%		27.4	869^th of 1169 public elementary schools	25.7%	94	36.4			36.4	38.2	31.8	41.3					37.4	37.7	25.8	21.9					28.7	95.1	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	95.1	96.7	96.7	95.1	95.1	$17,011	$1,577	$15,434
Lake Louise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11014 Holden Rd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5310	466	30	15.4	72.1%	144 (30.9%)	50 (10.7%)	143 (30.7%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	87 (18.7%)	34.4	765^th of 1168 public elementary schools	34.5%		35.6	747^th of 1169 public elementary schools	36.1%	18	40.5			40.5	32.1	48.2	48.0					42.4	33.3	54.3	31.5					39.9	86.1	89.5	93.0	93.0	93.0	89.5	88.4	90.7	88.4	89.5	$17,624	$2,100	$15,524
Lakes High School	Public	9-12	10320 Farwest DR SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5550	1,286	60	21.4	53.0%	413 (32.1%)	181 (14.1%)	306 (23.8%)	73 (5.7%)	10 (0.8%)	69 (5.4%)	209 (16.3%)	31.4	306^th of 437 public high schools	30.0%		32.1	303^rd of 442 public high schools	31.4%	3			46.4	46.4							52.3	52.3							16.4	16.4											$17,130	$1,544	$15,586
Oakbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7802 83rd AVE SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5330	286	19	14.8	59.4%	82 (28.7%)	39 (13.6%)	67 (23.4%)	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	20 (7.0%)	48 (16.8%)	36.5	728^th of 1168 public elementary schools	37.7%		33.8	780^th of 1169 public elementary schools	33.3%	52	54.2			54.2	37.3	42.3	52.1					43.7	43.1	40.4	29.2					37.8	91.9	94.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.9	94.6	100.0	91.9	91.9	$18,781	$1,844	$16,937
Firwood	Public, Alternative	4-12	8805 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Steilacoom	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 756-2522	37	6	6.1	24.3%	12 (32.4%)	8 (21.6%)	6 (16.2%)	1 (2.7%)	3 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)								(n/a)																															$62,772	$1,226	$61,546
Thomas Middle School	Public	6-8	11509 Holden Rd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5440	974	48	20.2	60.7%	356 (36.6%)	131 (13.4%)	250 (25.7%)	32 (3.3%)	10 (1.0%)	49 (5.0%)	132 (13.6%)	22.4	432^nd of 535 public middle schools	19.3%		21.1	438^th of 539 public middle schools	18.7%	6		29.5		29.5				35.7	34.6	43.1		37.6				23.0	18.3	22.3		21.2											$17,977	$1,436	$16,540
Oak Grove	Public	K-6	8805 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 756-2522	11	2	4.7	27.3%	7 (63.6%)	1 (9.1%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)																															$28,082	$2,104	$25,977
Alfaretta House	Public	11-12	10320 Farwest Drive SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5525	14	0	7.0	78.6%	5 (35.7%)	3 (21.4%)	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)																															$6,814	$1,226	$5,588
Re-Entry High School	Public	9-12	11509 Holden Road SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5153	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																															$6,814	$1,226	$5,588
Re-Entry Middle School	Public	6-8	11509 Holden Road SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5153	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																															$112,687	$1,226	$111,461
Transition Day Students	Public	5-12	8805 Steilacoom Blvd	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 756-2522	12	0		58.3%	6 (50.0%)	2 (16.7%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)																															$54,084	$1,226	$52,858
Oakridge Group Home	Public	9-12	8701 Steilacoom Blvd	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 756-2522	3	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)																															$6,814	$1,226	$5,588

Cities Near Zip Code 98498

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lakewood	0.58 mi	29	248^th
Steilacoom	1.29 mi	6	74^th
Joint Base Lewis McChord	2.32 mi	3	44^th
University Place	3.08 mi	8	20^th
Tacoma	3.31 mi	104	190^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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