Rock Creek Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Maple Valley, Washington

Rock Creek Elementary in Maple Valley, Washington enrolled 686 students in 2024-25 with 40.5 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 81% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 70% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

725 students in 2022-23, 698 students in 2023-24, 686 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 40.5.

Students enrolled at Rock Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 725, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 68602004006008002022-237252023-246982024-25686
Students enrolled at Rock Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 725, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 68602004006008002022-237252023-246982024-25686
Students enrolled at Rock Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 725, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 68602004006008002022-237252023-246982024-25686
Students enrolled at Rock Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 725, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 68602004006008002022-237252023-246982024-25686
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2372543.516.7
2023-2469844.515.7
2024-2568640.517.0

17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Washington elementary schools

Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; Rock Creek Elementary 17.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRock Creek Elementary 17.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; Rock Creek Elementary 17.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRock Creek Elementary 17.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; Rock Creek Elementary 17.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRock Creek Elementary 17.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; Rock Creek Elementary 17.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRock Creek Elementary 17.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 710 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rock Creek Elementary enrolled 710 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 710 of the 710 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent25.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.8% of students were White, 24.3% Asian, 12.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White47.8%
  2. Asian24.3%
  3. Two or more races12.0%
  4. Hispanic9.6%
  5. Black5.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Rock Creek Elementary scored proficient or above: 81% in reading in 2021-22 and 70% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2281%70%53.4%
Math, 2022-2370%62% (2021-22)41.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Maple Valley

6 public elementary schools in Maple Valley report 2024-25 enrollment; Rock Creek Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lake Wilderness Elementary92319.015.4%
Glacier Park Elementary80317.615.2%
Tahoma Elementary68816.915.7%
Rock Creek Elementary68617.012.2%
Cedar River Elementary59316.612.3%
Shadow Lake Elementary47915.726.3%

All public schools in Maple Valley →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rock Creek Elementary

  1. Lake Wilderness ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 923 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Glacier Park ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 803 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Rock Creek Elementary with Lake Wilderness ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tahoma School District spends per student$16,955 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,955
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonRock Creek Elementary is the number 40 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#40 of 1,223
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.17.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Rock Creek Elementary

  1. How many students attend Rock Creek Elementary?
    686 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 725 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Maple Valley, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Creek Elementary?
    17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Rock Creek Elementary a Title I school?
    Rock Creek Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Rock Creek Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rock Creek Elementary scored proficient or above: 81% in reading in 2021-22 and 70% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Rock Creek Elementary in?
    Tahoma School District, NCES district ID 5308760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530876000692 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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