Is Emerald Hills Elementary a good school?

Emerald Hills Elementary ranks 215 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Emerald Hills Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 548 students attended Emerald Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Emerald Hills Elementary?

Students at Emerald Hills Elementary are 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Emerald Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emerald Hills Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lakeridge Middle School High : Bonney Lake High School

Emerald Hills Elementary

Summary:

Emerald Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Bonney Lake, Washington, serving 541 students in grades K-5. As part of the highly-ranked Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, Emerald Hills consistently performs among the top 20% of elementary schools in the state, with impressive academic achievements that set it apart from nearby schools.

Emerald Hills' students significantly outperform state averages on standardized tests, with 63.76% proficient or better in ELA and an impressive 69.13% proficient or better in math, compared to state averages of 52.63% and 41.68% respectively. The school's diverse student population, with 69.32% White, 12.57% Hispanic, and 4.44% Asian students, also stands out from the more homogeneous nearby schools. Additionally, Emerald Hills serves a relatively more affluent student population, with a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to surrounding schools.

Emerald Hills' consistent high performance, strong academic results, and diverse student body make it an exemplary educational institution in the Bonney Lake area. The school outperforms not only the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District average, but also nearby schools in the White River School District and Auburn School District, solidifying its status as a standout educational institution in the region.

Detail:

Public K-5

19515 S Tapps Dr E
Bonney Lake, WA 98391

(253) 891-4750

District: Sumner-Bonney Lake School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,939

Students who attend Emerald Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeridge Middle School
High:	Bonney Lake High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.6

Number of students: 548

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Emerald Hills Elementary ranks better than 81.6% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 5^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.43. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Emerald Hills Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (67%), Hispanic (13.5%), two or more races (12.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emerald Hills Elementary is 18.6. 5 elementary schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Emerald Hills Elementary employs 29.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emerald Hills Elementary is $13,939. 6 elementary schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emerald Hills Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Emerald Hills Elementary 215^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Emerald Hills Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Sumner-Bonney Lake School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sumner-Bonney Lake School District 17^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Emerald Hills Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Emerald Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	52.45	495^th	1026	51.8%
2005	73.09	240^th	1031	76.7%
2006	84.05	109^th	1051	89.6%
2007	74.71	207^th	1069	80.6%
2008	64.44	376^th	1067	64.8%
2009	58.86	438^th	1072	59.1%
2010	63.96	360^th	1088	66.9%
2011	70.80	279^th	1092	74.5%
2012	56.77	487^th	1097	55.6%
2013	50.76	588^th	1106	46.8%
2015	81.57	169^th	1067	84.2%
2016	86.83	116^th	1053	89.0%
2017	93.09	47^th	1056	95.5%
2018	93.85	44^th	1054	95.8%
2019	88.89	106^th	1130	90.6%
2021	74.87	259^th	1107	76.6%
2022	80.58	217^th	1169	81.4%
2023	84.00	177^th	1169	84.9%
2024	80.43	215^th	1168	81.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Emerald Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	57.49	134^th	303	55.8%
2022	82.01	35^th	252	86.1%
2023	74.41	41^st	194	78.9%
2024	88.84	9^th	188	95.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Emerald Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	58.86	169^th	566	70.1%
2022	40.96	256^th	478	46.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emerald Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	94.17	6^th	835	99.3%
2019	90.36	24^th	979	97.5%
2021	63.58	221^st	854	74.1%
2022	73.15	168^th	1019	83.5%
2023	82.36	95^th	1013	90.6%
2024	76.60	158^th	1024	84.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Emerald Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	91.51	55^th	1004	94.5%
2019	86.93	109^th	1068	89.8%
2021	70.90	253^rd	1008	74.9%
2022	79.61	205^th	1100	81.4%
2023	82.10	172^nd	1094	84.3%
2024	79.79	199^th	1093	81.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Emerald Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	92.18	50^th	999	95.0%
2019	88.24	107^th	1075	90.0%
2021	75.58	235^th	1025	77.1%
2022	79.86	213^th	1113	80.9%
2023	80.43	191^st	1099	82.6%
2024	77.64	226^th	1099	79.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emerald Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	92.11	29^th	540	94.6%
2019	94.64	14^th	697	98.0%
2021	78.78	48^th	501	90.4%
2022	73.23	108^th	694	84.4%
2023	88.19	32^nd	633	94.9%
2024	90.70	18^th	651	97.2%

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Rank History for White students at Emerald Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	90.66	29^th	833	96.5%
2019	83.23	135^th	1027	86.9%
2021	65.86	308^th	943	67.3%
2022	72.15	276^th	1031	73.2%
2023	78.27	207^th	1011	79.5%
2024	69.45	293^rd	1009	71.0%

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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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by a parent
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

We changed schools and love this one. Everyone is so helpful, the teachers truly care, and the staff is awesome. Keep up the good work!!! Go Lakers! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Emerald Hills Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	646	0	3	4	5	n/a	n/a	0	658
1989	600	1	3	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	613
1990	616	2	7	5	6	n/a	n/a	0	636
1991	642	3	7	4	17	n/a	n/a	0	673
1992	650	3	11	10	10	n/a	n/a	0	684
1993	656	2	10	11	14	n/a	n/a	0	693
1994	583	5	15	9	18	n/a	n/a	0	630
1995	594	10	14	10	13	n/a	n/a	0	641
1996	594	10	14	10	13	n/a	n/a	0	641
1997	574	11	13	12	11	n/a	n/a	0	621
1998	587	7	13	14	8	n/a	n/a	0	629
1999	560	8	7	22	6	n/a	n/a	0	603
2000	586	7	8	23	6	n/a	n/a	0	630
2001	565	4	10	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	603
2002	492	6	7	18	7	n/a	n/a	0	530
2003	492	6	7	18	7	n/a	n/a	0	530
2004	468	10	7	24	9	n/a	n/a	0	518
2005	427	9	9	16	9	n/a	n/a	0	470
2006	388	4	12	15	13	n/a	n/a	2	434
2007	344	1	9	18	13	n/a	n/a	8	393
2008	310	1	8	19	9	n/a	n/a	15	362
2009	320	0	6	14	10	n/a	n/a	18	368
2010	343	0	10	14	7	n/a	n/a	25	399
2011	319	2	4	34	7	3	20	0	389
2012	309	3	5	30	7	2	30	0	386
2013	280	2	3	33	6	2	42	0	368
2014	297	2	6	29	5	1	45	0	385
2015	267	3	6	32	7	0	40	0	355
2016	278	8	5	32	4	0	38	0	365
2017	327	5	12	47	5	0	50	0	446
2018	358	5	11	50	3	0	60	0	487
2019	373	5	12	51	3	2	67	0	513
2020	398	3	9	56	2	1	72	0	541
2021	356	2	19	52	4	2	70	0	505
2022	376	2	23	57	2	2	55	0	517
2023	375	7	24	68	1	3	63	0	541
2024	367	11	25	74	1	1	69	0	548

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 Emerald Hills Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	658	23.0	28.6	0
1989	613	26.0	23.5	n/a
1990	636	27.5	23.1	0
1991	673	29.7	22.6	n/a
1992	684	32.5	21.0	n/a
1993	693	33.2	20.9	n/a
1994	630	30.8	20.5	n/a
1995	641	28.4	22.6	n/a
1996	641	28.4	22.6	n/a
1997	621	30.2	20.6	n/a
1998	629	28.3	22.2	n/a
1999	603	28.2	21.4	n/a
2000	630	27.4	23.0	n/a
2001	603	28.7	21.0	n/a
2002	530	27.6	19.2	24.5
2003	530	27.6	19.2	24.5
2004	518	26.0	19.9	25.7
2005	470	25.6	18.4	27.9
2006	434	20.7	21.0	30.6
2007	393	20.1	19.6	23.4
2008	362	18.3	19.8	20.5
2009	368	18.3	20.1	24.6
2010	399	21.6	18.4	29.9
2011	389	22.5	17.2	36
2012	386	21.7	17.7	36.8
2013	368	21.0	17.5	42.1
2014	385	n/a	n/a	35.8
2015	355	29.0	12.2	41.4
2016	365	22.0	16.5	40
2017	446	27.5	16.2	27.8
2018	487	26.5	18.3	24.8
2019	513	25.1	20.3	27.9
2020	541	29.1	18.5	26.2
2021	505	28.5	17.6	29.7
2022	517	29.5	17.5	28
2023	541	29.6	18.2	31.2
2024	548	29.4	18.6	31.8

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 Emerald Hills Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	658	23.0	28.6	0
1989	613	26.0	23.5	n/a
1990	636	27.5	23.1	0
1991	673	29.7	22.6	n/a
1992	684	32.5	21.0	n/a
1993	693	33.2	20.9	n/a
1994	630	30.8	20.5	n/a
1995	641	28.4	22.6	n/a
1996	641	28.4	22.6	n/a
1997	621	30.2	20.6	n/a
1998	629	28.3	22.2	n/a
1999	603	28.2	21.4	n/a
2000	630	27.4	23.0	n/a
2001	603	28.7	21.0	n/a
2002	530	27.6	19.2	24.5
2003	530	27.6	19.2	24.5
2004	518	26.0	19.9	25.7
2005	470	25.6	18.4	27.9
2006	434	20.7	21.0	30.6
2007	393	20.1	19.6	23.4
2008	362	18.3	19.8	20.5
2009	368	18.3	20.1	24.6
2010	399	21.6	18.4	29.9
2011	389	22.5	17.2	36
2012	386	21.7	17.7	36.8
2013	368	21.0	17.5	42.1
2014	385	n/a	n/a	35.8
2015	355	29.0	12.2	41.4
2016	365	22.0	16.5	40
2017	446	27.5	16.2	27.8
2018	487	26.5	18.3	24.8
2019	513	25.1	20.3	27.9
2020	541	29.1	18.5	26.2
2021	505	28.5	17.6	29.7
2022	517	29.5	17.5	28
2023	541	29.6	18.2	31.2
2024	548	29.4	18.6	31.8

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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