Meredith Hill Elementary School (Ranked Bottom 50% for 2026)

5830 S 300th St
Auburn, WA 98001

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Bottom 50%

Serving 437 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Meredith Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Washington for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 35-39% (which is lower than the Washington state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving is 39% (which is lower than the Washington state average of 53%).

The student-teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Washington state level of 16:1.

Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is higher than the Washington state average of 52% (majority Hispanic and Asian).

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 437 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 75%
: Bottom 50% in WA
: 35-39% (Btm 50%)
: 39% (Btm 50%)
: 40-44% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education

<�鶹��ý class="so-dt-title" id="top-rankings">Top Rankings

Meredith Hill Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Washington for:

Category

Attribute

Diversity

Most diverse schools (Top 5%)

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Meredith Hill Elementary School's student population of 437 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 26 teachers has declined by 16% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Meredith Hill Elementary School
Pre-K	48
Kind	68
1	61
2	67
3	68
4	57
5	68

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Total Students

437 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School
2023	423
2022	417
2021	422
2020	506
2019	506
2018	492
2017	492
2016	448
2015	408
2014	380
2013	356
2012	395
2011	373
2010	398
2009	441
2008	435
2007	441
2006	452
2005	464
2004	441
2003	540
2002	588
2001	592
2000	559
1999	528
1998	510
1997	498
1996	489

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

26 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1998-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School
2023	28
2022	27
2021	31
2020	31
2019	31
2018	28
2017	28
2016	27
2015	28
2013	20
2012	21
2011	21
2010	24
2009	24
2008	24
2007	24
2006	24
2005	23
2004	23
2003	29
2002	29
2001	28
2000	27
1999	24
1998	23

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School Calendar

Last Day of School

Wed. Jun 17, 2026

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="school-rankings">School Rankings

Meredith Hill Elementary School ranks within the bottom 50% of all 2,088 schools in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Meredith Hill Elementary School is 0.81, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.69. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (WA)

#1388 out of 2088 schools
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School
2023	#1388
2022	#1373
2021	#1645
2019	#1645
2018	#1545
2017	#1092
2016	#1047
2015	#817
2014	#886
2013	#735
2012	#781

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35-39%

41%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	37%	41%	24%
2022	38%	40%	23%
2019	39%	50%	35%
2018	43%	51%	35%
2017	51%	51%	36%
2016	54%	51%	37%
2015	52%	49%	39%
2014	52%	65%	54%
2013	67%	64%	57%
2012	62%	63%	59%
2011	67%	60%	58%

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39%

53%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2022	39%	53%	38%
2019	41%	61%	47%
2018	44%	61%	35%
2017	52%	61%	48%
2016	52%	62%	53%
2015	52%	56%	46%
2014	72%	74%	68%
2013	77%	73%	69%
2012	77%	72%	69%
2011	77%	70%	69%
2010	81%	70%	69%

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40-44%

49%

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

16:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1998-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	15:1	16:1	18:1
2022	15:1	16:1	17:1
2021	14:1	16:1	17:1
2020	16:1	17:1	18:1
2019	16:1	17:1	18:1
2018	18:1	19:1	18:1
2017	18:1	18:1	18:1
2016	17:1	19:1	19:1
2015	15:1	18:1	18:1
2013	18:1	19:1	19:1
2012	19:1	20:1	19:1
2011	18:1	19:1	19:1
2010	17:1	19:1	18:1
2009	19:1	19:1	19:1
2008	19:1	19:1	19:1
2007	18:1	19:1	20:1
2006	19:1	19:1	19:1
2005	20:1	19:1	20:1
2004	19:1	19:1	20:1
2003	19:1	19:1	20:1
2002	20:1	19:1	21:1
2001	21:1	20:1	22:1
2000	21:1	20:1	21:1
1999	22:1	21:1	21:1
1998	22:1	20:1	21:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1998-2021)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2021	1%	1%	1%
2014	1%	1%	1%
2013	2%	1%	2%
2010	3%	4%	3%
2007	2%	4%	2%
2003	2%	3%	2%
2002	3%	3%	2%
2001	2%	4%	2%
2000	2%	3%	1%
1999	2%	3%	1%
1998	1%	3%	1%

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Asian

25%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	25%	9%	13%
2022	26%	9%	13%
2021	24%	8%	12%
2020	19%	8%	11%
2019	19%	8%	11%
2018	17%	8%	11%
2017	17%	8%	11%
2016	16%	8%	12%
2015	15%	8%	12%
2014	13%	7%	12%
2013	13%	8%	13%
2012	11%	7%	13%
2011	12%	7%	13%
2010	17%	10%	20%
2009	17%	10%	19%
2008	14%	9%	19%
2007	12%	8%	18%
2006	12%	8%	18%
2005	10%	8%	17%
2004	11%	8%	17%
2003	9%	8%	16%
2002	9%	8%	16%
2001	9%	7%	15%
2000	8%	7%	14%
1999	8%	7%	14%
1998	7%	7%	13%
1997	7%	7%	12%
1996	7%	7%	12%

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Hispanic

20%

26%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	20%	26%	33%
2022	21%	25%	33%
2021	24%	25%	33%
2020	26%	24%	31%
2019	26%	24%	31%
2018	25%	23%	30%
2017	25%	23%	30%
2016	23%	22%	28%
2015	21%	22%	27%
2014	21%	21%	26%
2013	18%	20%	24%
2012	16%	20%	23%
2011	14%	18%	22%
2010	14%	16%	22%
2009	14%	16%	20%
2008	12%	15%	18%
2007	9%	14%	17%
2006	10%	14%	15%
2005	9%	13%	13%
2004	6%	12%	12%
2003	4%	12%	10%
2002	4%	11%	9%
2001	4%	10%	8%
2000	3%	10%	7%
1999	3%	9%	6%
1998	3%	9%	6%
1997	2%	8%	5%
1996	2%	8%	5%

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Black

14%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	11%	5%	16%
2022	9%	5%	16%
2021	10%	5%	16%
2020	10%	5%	15%
2019	10%	5%	15%
2018	6%	4%	13%
2017	6%	4%	13%
2016	6%	4%	13%
2015	5%	4%	12%
2014	5%	5%	11%
2013	6%	5%	11%
2012	8%	5%	12%
2011	7%	5%	12%
2010	8%	6%	13%
2009	7%	5%	14%
2008	8%	6%	14%
2007	9%	6%	14%
2006	7%	6%	13%
2005	9%	6%	14%
2004	6%	6%	13%
2003	7%	6%	13%
2002	6%	5%	12%
2001	7%	5%	12%
2000	6%	5%	11%
1999	2%	5%	11%
1998	2%	5%	10%
1997	1%	5%	10%
1996	1%	4%	9%

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White

25%

48%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	28%	49%	20%
2022	27%	50%	21%
2021	25%	51%	22%
2020	32%	53%	25%
2019	32%	53%	25%
2018	41%	55%	29%
2017	41%	55%	29%
2016	44%	56%	31%
2015	49%	57%	33%
2014	45%	58%	34%
2013	47%	59%	35%
2012	49%	60%	37%
2011	53%	63%	38%
2010	58%	64%	42%
2009	62%	65%	44%
2008	66%	66%	46%
2007	68%	68%	49%
2006	71%	69%	52%
2005	72%	70%	54%
2004	77%	71%	56%
2003	78%	71%	59%
2002	78%	73%	61%
2001	78%	74%	63%
2000	81%	75%	67%
1999	85%	76%	68%
1998	87%	76%	70%
1997	89%	77%	71%
1996	89%	78%	73%

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Hawaiian

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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	4%	1%	6%
2022	4%	1%	6%
2021	2%	1%	6%
2020	2%	1%	6%
2019	2%	1%	6%
2018	2%	1%	5%
2017	2%	1%	5%
2016	1%	1%	4%
2015	1%	1%	4%
2014	3%	1%	4%
2013	4%	1%	4%

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Two or more races

12%

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	12%	9%	11%
2022	13%	9%	11%
2021	14%	9%	10%
2020	11%	8%	11%
2019	11%	8%	11%
2018	9%	8%	12%
2017	9%	8%	12%
2016	10%	7%	12%
2015	9%	7%	12%
2014	12%	7%	12%
2013	10%	6%	11%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.81

0.69

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	0.80	0.68	0.80
2022	0.80	0.68	0.80
2021	0.80	0.67	0.79
2020	0.78	0.65	0.80
2019	0.78	0.65	0.80
2018	0.74	0.64	0.79
2017	0.74	0.64	0.79
2016	0.72	0.63	0.79
2015	0.69	0.62	0.78
2014	0.73	0.61	0.78
2013	0.72	0.61	0.78
2012	0.71	0.60	0.78
2011	0.68	0.58	0.77
2010	0.63	0.56	0.71
2009	0.59	0.55	0.71
2008	0.53	0.54	0.70
2007	0.51	0.51	0.69
2006	0.47	0.49	0.67
2005	0.46	0.49	0.64
2004	0.39	0.48	0.62
2003	0.38	0.47	0.60
2002	0.38	0.45	0.58
2001	0.38	0.44	0.56
2000	0.33	0.42	0.52
1999	0.27	0.40	0.51
1998	0.23	0.40	0.49
1997	0.21	0.39	0.47
1996	0.21	0.39	0.45

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Eligible for

68%

49%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	53%	41%	64%
2022	35%	36%	55%
2021	36%	35%	54%
2020	30%	35%	50%
2019	30%	35%	50%
2018	36%	37%	52%
2017	36%	37%	52%
2016	35%	38%	51%
2015	35%	39%	52%
2014	33%	39%	48%
2013	35%	38%	48%
2012	32%	37%	46%
2011	26%	33%	32%
2010	24%	33%	39%
2009	18%	29%	31%
2008	23%	28%	34%
2007	18%	28%	33%
2006	19%	29%	30%
2005	18%	27%	29%
2004	19%	27%	27%
2003	17%	26%	24%

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Eligible for

10%

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Meredith Hill Elementary School	Washington	Federal Way School District
2023	10%	8%	9%
2022	11%	7%	11%
2021	9%	7%	10%
2020	14%	8%	11%
2019	14%	8%	11%
2018	8%	7%	8%
2017	8%	7%	8%
2016	8%	7%	7%
2015	6%	7%	8%
2014	7%	7%	9%
2013	4%	7%	10%
2012	7%	7%	10%
2011	6%	7%	6%
2010	14%	8%	12%
2009	12%	9%	13%
2008	10%	9%	12%
2007	11%	9%	12%
2006	8%	8%	10%
2005	7%	9%	10%
2004	9%	9%	10%
2003	6%	9%	10%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Federal Way School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

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What is Meredith Hill Elementary School's ranking?

Meredith Hill Elementary School is ranked #1388 out of 2,088 schools, which ranks it among the bottom 50% of public schools in Washington.

What schools are Meredith Hill Elementary School often compared to?

Meredith Hill Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Lake Dolloff Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

35-39% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 41% WA state average), while 39% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 53% WA state average).

How many students attend Meredith Hill Elementary School?

437 students attend Meredith Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

25% of Meredith Hill Elementary School students are Asian, 25% of students are White, 20% of students are Hispanic, 14% of students are Black, 12% of students are Two or more races, and 4% of students are Hawaiian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Meredith Hill Elementary School?

Meredith Hill Elementary School has a student ration of 17:1, which is higher than the Washington state average of 16:1.

What grades does Meredith Hill Elementary School offer ?

Meredith Hill Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Meredith Hill Elementary School part of?

Meredith Hill Elementary School is part of Federal Way School District.

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