The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Science. The lowest is 53% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Cle Elum Roslyn Elementary
Cle Elum Roslyn Elementary serves students in prekindergarten through fifth grade and is the sole elementary school in the Cle Elum-Roslyn School District. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and sits on the corridor between Cle Elum and Roslyn, two small towns in the eastern Cascade foothills. The school draws from a community that blends historic residential neighborhoods with a tourism-driven economy anchored by the Suncadia resort and outdoor recreation along the Yakima River and nearby lakes.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students and students who identify with two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, though exact counts for students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the data reviewed. The total enrollment is moderate for an elementary school, and class sizes appear to be maintained across the primary grades.
State assessment results from the 2024-25 school year give a mixed but generally solid picture. In math, proficiency rates varied by grade, with one grade falling just below half of students meeting the bar and another climbing well above half. English language arts performance showed a wider spread: the lowest tested grade had fewer than half proficient, while the highest grade posted a rate well above two-thirds. Fifth-grade science proficiency was around that same higher level. Only one year of testing data was available, so trends cannot be assessed. On an overall proficiency index that combines all tested subjects and grades, the school placed above the midpoint relative to the handful of districts in Kittitas County that reported results, a position that suggests strong academic footing compared with nearby peers.
The community context matters for families considering this school. Cle Elum is a small historic town that rebuilt its compact brick downtown after an early fire and now functions as an eastern Cascades gateway on Interstate 90. Publicly reported sources describe a walkable downtown core with coffee shops, local retailers, and the Coal Mines Trail, a converted rail bed that connects Cle Elum to Roslyn. No public transit serves the town directly. The largest employer is Suncadia, a master-planned resort on a large acreage just outside town. The residential fabric consists of older homes on tree-lined streets and newer development tied to tourism growth.
That growth has been complicated. Publicly reported accounts detail a protracted legal dispute over a large planned development called Ederra, which led to a court ruling against the city, and Cle Elum subsequently filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in 2025, only the second Washington city to do so. A regional water treatment plant completed in recent years serves Cle Elum, South Cle Elum, and Suncadia with capacity for expansion. Housing values in the area are above the national level and roughly in line with Washington's overall average, reflecting the town's desirability as a recreation destination.
No recent district-level changes, referendums, or curriculum shifts were publicly reported for the Cle Elum-Roslyn district, so the school appears to be operating in a stable administrative environment. Several data points that some families use to evaluate a school were absent: discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, and special education enrollment figures were not available. A parent may want to ask the school directly about those areas.
Cle Elum Roslyn Elementary fits a family looking for a small-town elementary school with a predominantly white student body and a modestly above-average academic profile relative to its county peers. The school sits in a community with a strong recreation economy, a walkable historic downtown, and ongoing municipal financial challenges that may affect local services. The lack of trend data means the performance snapshot should be treated as a single-year point rather than a trajectory.
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