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Schools in Maple Heights-Lake Desire · Tahoma School District, Kent School District

Maple Heights-Lake Desire’s public schools outscore 66% of Washington districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Maple Heights-Lake Desire, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.

#125of 285 Washington townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 1 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 2 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
▼ 4 pts vs WA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▲ 9% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024 · Kent
Students per teacher
18.7
WA 17.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
26,888 students on the public path
In brief

Maple Heights-Lake Desire’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 143 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Maple Heights-Lake Desire’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2022, against 53% and 40% statewide; 80% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Tahoma spends $17,430 per student and Kent $20,051, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Maple Valley Elementary School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Maple Heights-Lake Desire’s grade

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Washington school districts, #125 of 285 Washington towns. Test scores are above the Washington average; graduation is below it.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (143)Better than 43%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 17,329 test results and a graduating class of 1,876 could put Maple Heights-Lake Desire anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Maple Heights-Lake Desire’s students in the tested grades sat them (17,280 in math, 17,378 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Maple Heights-Lake Desire, with each school’s own grade.

35 schools teach K in Maple Heights-Lake Desire’s district. Which one depends on your address.
Lake Wilderness Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
923 students19:1Rate it →
Glacier Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
803 students18:1Rate it →
River Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · SeaTac
697 students17:1Rate it →
Tahoma Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
688 students17:1Rate it →
Rock Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
686 students17:1Rate it →
Cedar River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
593 students17:1Rate it →
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
512 students16:1Rate it →
Millennium Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
482 students18:1Rate it →
Scenic Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
481 students14:1Rate it →
Shadow Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
479 students16:1Rate it →
Park Orchard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
473 students16:1Rate it →
Neely O Brien Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kent
472 students13:1Rate it →
Covington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Covington
456 students15:1Rate it →
Martin Sortun Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
450 students16:1Rate it →
Kent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kent
438 students15:1Rate it →
Meadow Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
423 students16:1Rate it →
Lake Youngs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
416 students16:1Rate it →
Ridgewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Renton
412 students18:1Rate it →
Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
408 students19:1Rate it →
Panther Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
396 students15:1Rate it →
Meridian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
390 students16:1Rate it →
Crestwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Covington
386 students15:1Rate it →
East Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
383 students16:1Rate it →
Fairwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Renton
355 students18:1Rate it →
Springbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
350 students16:1Rate it →
Jenkins Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Covington
340 students14:1Rate it →
Grass Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
337 students16:1Rate it →
Carriage Crest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Renton
324 students17:1Rate it →
Cedar Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Covington
318 students15:1Rate it →
Emerald Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kent
318 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Tree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
305 students13:1Rate it →
Sawyer Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Black Diamond
303 students17:1Rate it →
Glenridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
298 students14:1Rate it →
George T. Daniel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
292 students11:1Rate it →
Soos Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
290 students14:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–535 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–8Northwood Middle SchoolKent School DistrictNo scores
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Maple Heights-Lake Desire runs its own schools through grade 12 (Tahoma School District). From grade PK, students attend the Kent School District, shared with Covington and Kent. Its elementary school is in Maple Valley. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Maple Heights-Lake Desire

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tahoma School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 9,234 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 19.9 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$17,430WA $18,444 · FY2024
A
Kent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 44 schools · 25,358 students · 18.2 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$20,051WA $18,444 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tahoma School District70%
State average 53.4% · 4647 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tahoma School District61%
State average 40.1% · 4611 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kent School District49%
State average 53.4% · 12731 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kent School District35%
State average 40.1% · 12669 students tested

Maple Heights-Lake Desire vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Maple Heights-Lake Desire’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Maple Heights-Lake DesireB+Tahoma PK–12 · Kent PK–12
RentonC+Renton

Every school in Maple Heights-Lake Desire

42 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Maple Heights-Lake Desireby address
Northwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Renton
911 students21:1Rate it →
Also serving Maple Heights-Lake Desirein other towns
Lake Wilderness Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
923 students19:1Rate it →
Glacier Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
803 students18:1Rate it →
River Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · SeaTac
697 students17:1Rate it →
Tahoma Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
688 students17:1Rate it →
Rock Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
686 students17:1Rate it →
Cedar River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
593 students17:1Rate it →
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
512 students16:1Rate it →
Millennium Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
482 students18:1Rate it →
Scenic Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
481 students14:1Rate it →
Shadow Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Valley
479 students16:1Rate it →
Park Orchard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
473 students16:1Rate it →
Covington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Covington
456 students15:1Rate it →
Martin Sortun Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
450 students16:1Rate it →
Meadow Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
423 students16:1Rate it →
Lake Youngs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
416 students16:1Rate it →
Ridgewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Renton
412 students18:1Rate it →
Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
408 students19:1Rate it →
Panther Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
396 students15:1Rate it →
Meridian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
390 students16:1Rate it →
Crestwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Covington
386 students15:1Rate it →
East Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
383 students16:1Rate it →
Fairwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Renton
355 students18:1Rate it →
Springbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
350 students16:1Rate it →
Jenkins Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Covington
340 students14:1Rate it →
Grass Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
337 students16:1Rate it →
Carriage Crest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Renton
324 students17:1Rate it →
Cedar Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Covington
318 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Tree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
305 students13:1Rate it →
Sawyer Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Black Diamond
303 students17:1Rate it →
Glenridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
298 students14:1Rate it →
George T. Daniel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
292 students11:1Rate it →
Soos Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kent
290 students14:1Rate it →
Neely O Brien Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kent
472 students13:1Rate it →
Kent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kent
438 students15:1Rate it →
Emerald Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kent
318 students15:1Rate it →
Tahoma Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maple Valley
2,919 students24:1Rate it →
Kentridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kent
2,186 students24:1Rate it →
Kentwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Covington
1,995 students24:1Rate it →
Kent-Meridian High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kent
1,639 students21:1Rate it →
Kentlake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kent
1,561 students22:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Maple Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Renton
Private · Religious
82 studentsRate it →

Questions about Maple Heights-Lake Desire’s schools

Are Maple Heights-Lake Desire’s schools good?

By Washington’s own tests, yes: the public schools Maple Heights-Lake Desire children attend outscore 66% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #125 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Maple Heights-Lake Desire in?

Two districts: Tahoma School District runs grades PK–12, and Kent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Covington and Kent.

Where do Maple Heights-Lake Desire kids go to high school?

One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Tahoma Senior High School, Kentridge High School, Kentwood High School, Kent-Meridian High School and Kentlake High School.

What is Maple Heights-Lake Desire’s graduation rate?

80% of the class of 2023 in Kent School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.

How much does Maple Heights-Lake Desire spend per student?

$17,430 in Tahoma School District and $20,051 in Kent School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Maple Heights-Lake Desire?

Yes: Maple Valley Elementary School (religious, grades PK–6, 82 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.