Is Park Lodge Elementary School a good school?

Park Lodge Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Park Lodge Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 355 students attended Park Lodge Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Park Lodge Elementary School?

Students at Park Lodge Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Not Specified, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Park Lodge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Lodge Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Hudtloff Middle School High : Clover Park High School High : General William H. Harrison Preparatory School

Park Lodge Elementary School

Summary:

Park Lodge Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lakewood, Washington, serving 357 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Clover Park School District. Despite its diverse student population, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Washington elementary schools and struggles with significantly below-average academic performance on standardized tests.

Park Lodge Elementary's academic challenges are evident across the board. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 29.56% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.63% statewide and 38.13% in the Clover Park School District. In math, the proficiency rate was just 22.01%, compared to 41.68% statewide and 26.6% in the district. The school's performance on the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS) is also below state and district averages, with only 33.96% of students proficient or better. These poor academic outcomes are particularly concerning given the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 91.04% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Comparisons to nearby schools within the Clover Park School District, such as Oakbrook Elementary and Lake Louise Elementary, highlight the potential for improvement at Park Lodge Elementary. These schools consistently outperform Park Lodge on standardized tests, suggesting that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address the unique needs of its diverse student population and reverse the concerning trend of declining academic performance over time.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

6300 100th ST SW
Lakewood, WA 98499-1766

(253) 583-5350

District: Clover Park School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1076^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,946

Students who attend Park Lodge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hudtloff Middle School
High:	Clover Park High School
	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 355

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.9%

African American:

17.2%

White:

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Park Lodge Elementary School ranks worse than 92.1% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 14^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Clover Park School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.56. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.9%), African American (17.2%), White (10.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Park Lodge Elementary School is 14.1, which is the 4^th best among 16 elementary schools in the Clover Park School District. (See more...)

Compare Park Lodge Elementary School employs 25.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Park Lodge Elementary School is $18,946, which is the 8^th highest among 16 elementary schools in the Clover Park School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Park Lodge Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Park Lodge Elementary School 1076^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Park Lodge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Clover Park School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clover Park School District 183^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Park Lodge Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Park Lodge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	56.72	444^th	1026	56.7%
2005	38.83	679^th	1031	34.1%
2006	28.81	816^th	1051	22.4%
2007	34.38	755^th	1069	29.4%
2008	40.82	668^th	1067	37.4%
2009	37.93	730^th	1072	31.9%
2010	12.58	1016^th	1088	6.6%
2011	26.71	886^th	1092	18.9%
2012	24.93	906^th	1097	17.4%
2013	44.68	664^th	1106	40.0%
2015	24.26	858^th	1067	19.6%
2016	19.67	884^th	1053	16.0%
2017	13.23	957^th	1056	9.4%
2018	14.66	942^nd	1054	10.6%
2019	8.96	1068^th	1130	5.5%
2021	8.16	1067^th	1107	3.6%
2022	10.00	1100^th	1169	5.9%
2023	5.85	1143^rd	1169	2.2%
2024	12.56	1076^th	1168	7.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Park Lodge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	12.78	190^th	212	10.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Park Lodge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	33.46	248^th	333	25.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Park Lodge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	11.34	633^rd	637	0.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Park Lodge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	23.11	837^th	979	14.5%
2021	15.45	804^th	854	5.9%
2022	22.02	883^rd	1019	13.3%
2023	11.31	973^rd	1013	3.9%
2024	26.21	820^th	1024	19.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Park Lodge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	14.85	893^rd	1004	11.1%
2019	9.11	1021^st	1068	4.4%
2021	9.23	974^th	1008	3.4%
2022	10.82	1039^th	1100	5.5%
2023	6.88	1068^th	1094	2.4%
2024	15.97	960^th	1093	12.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Park Lodge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	16.16	886^th	999	11.3%
2019	11.09	1004^th	1075	6.6%
2022	9.45	1062^nd	1113	4.6%
2023	5.27	1085^th	1099	1.3%
2024	11.69	1014^th	1099	7.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Park Lodge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.80	32^nd	107	70.1%
2019	25.57	96^th	110	12.7%
2022	58.36	37^th	108	65.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Park Lodge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.74	433^rd	540	19.8%
2019	19.27	618^th	697	11.3%
2021	23.94	415^th	501	17.2%
2022	24.14	581^st	694	16.3%
2023	16.44	585^th	633	7.6%
2024	23.45	538^th	651	17.4%

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Rank History for White students at Park Lodge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	7.98	801^st	833	3.8%
2019	5.88	1007^th	1027	1.9%

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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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Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The school receives extra funding. The teachers work extra hard. All students get free meals. None of that seems to help. The pivot during COVID has been excruciating with a seemingly thrown-together disorganized way to approaching remote learning. Each teacher has different tools, methods of communication, expectations, ZERO standardization, very little consistency. Almost no communication of progress or need for correction except during conferences 3 x annually. Lots of attention to underperformers, disengaged parents. The school hosts really fun events (even virtually during COVID) and provides supplies for family/school engagement activities but a painfully low number of families participate. This is a sadly bad school, not for lack of effort, but for lack of effective strategies. The COVID learning resource package has been awful and difficult to support as an actively engaged parent let alone for a disengaged, low participation parent. The framework has built-in the need to rely on teachers which holds successful students/family back for the sake of "Equity". Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Considering the population demographics and the lack of willing volunteers, the staff and educators at Park Lodge have worked very hard to make Park Lodge a great school. If there are problems, it is the lack of parent involvement that brings this school down. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Park Lodge Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	226	92	45	28	5	n/a	n/a	0	396
2001	238	103	35	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	401
2002	237	87	34	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	389
2003	237	87	34	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	389
2004	223	91	37	40	7	n/a	n/a	0	398
2005	206	101	42	40	10	n/a	n/a	0	399
2006	227	86	40	52	7	n/a	n/a	2	414
2007	194	66	51	33	5	n/a	n/a	16	365
2008	189	60	52	45	6	n/a	n/a	32	384
2009	203	64	51	52	3	n/a	n/a	49	422
2010	171	67	42	63	3	n/a	n/a	56	402
2011	150	59	23	83	0	11	68	0	394
2012	139	63	21	94	3	13	71	0	404
2013	127	53	20	76	2	11	50	0	339
2014	135	69	18	84	4	13	56	0	379
2015	112	59	15	72	1	14	65	0	338
2016	94	59	12	175	1	12	62	0	415
2017	83	63	10	210	4	22	86	0	478
2018	80	72	9	208	6	17	68	0	460
2019	77	55	11	202	6	18	60	0	429
2020	71	90	12	191	4	19	70	0	457
2021	48	73	16	180	2	13	59	5	396
2022	48	73	16	180	2	20	47	8	394
2023	42	59	17	166	2	21	45	5	357
2024	37	61	13	170	2	16	36	20	355

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 Park Lodge Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	396	17.7	22.4	n/a
2001	401	18.7	21.4	n/a
2002	389	19.4	20.1	38
2003	389	19.4	20.1	38
2004	398	19.0	20.9	49.7
2005	399	18.2	21.9	50.6
2006	414	19.4	21.3	48.1
2007	365	18.0	20.3	55.6
2008	384	16.0	24.0	61.9
2009	422	19.0	22.2	69.4
2010	402	19.6	20.4	76.6
2011	394	20.5	19.2	59.9
2012	404	19.5	20.7	64.9
2013	339	18.5	18.3	69
2014	379	n/a	n/a	71.8
2015	338	26.0	13.0	72.8
2016	415	26.0	15.9	90.4
2017	478	29.0	16.4	89.7
2018	460	30.0	15.3	75.2
2019	429	31.0	13.8	80.2
2020	457	32.2	14.1	90.2
2021	396	27.8	14.2	76
2022	394	27.2	14.4	88.3
2023	357	27.3	13.0	91
2024	355	25.1	14.1	88.2

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 Park Lodge Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	396	17.7	22.4	n/a
2001	401	18.7	21.4	n/a
2002	389	19.4	20.1	38
2003	389	19.4	20.1	38
2004	398	19.0	20.9	49.7
2005	399	18.2	21.9	50.6
2006	414	19.4	21.3	48.1
2007	365	18.0	20.3	55.6
2008	384	16.0	24.0	61.9
2009	422	19.0	22.2	69.4
2010	402	19.6	20.4	76.6
2011	394	20.5	19.2	59.9
2012	404	19.5	20.7	64.9
2013	339	18.5	18.3	69
2014	379	n/a	n/a	71.8
2015	338	26.0	13.0	72.8
2016	415	26.0	15.9	90.4
2017	478	29.0	16.4	89.7
2018	460	30.0	15.3	75.2
2019	429	31.0	13.8	80.2
2020	457	32.2	14.1	90.2
2021	396	27.8	14.2	76
2022	394	27.2	14.4	88.3
2023	357	27.3	13.0	91
2024	355	25.1	14.1	88.2

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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