2020 Trossachs Blvd SE, Sammamish, WA 98075-7901
Avg years and MA-degree share are direct OSPI publications; the 3-year trend is our derivation. From data.wa.gov/yp28-ks6d.
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Two service tracks at elementary starting in 3rd grade: SAGE (pull-out at neighborhood school) and MERLIN (site-specific self-contained). 2nd-grade universal screening uses i-Ready, CogAT, and TTCT; identified students continue in the program through grade 12 unless they exit.
Curated from district Highly Capable program pages, with observed-at dates and confidence labels.
Issaquah School District · grades K-5 · 391 students · neighborhood "all-walking" school and one of three district Science Technology Magnet sites
Cascade Ridge is what a strong neighborhood elementary looks like when the district hasn't turned it into a program hub. The school sits in a Sammamish subdivision so packed with children that Issaquah classifies it an "all-walking" campus, with no bus routes for resident kids, and its math results land in the top decile even against demographically similar high performers. The one boutique element is small by design: a Science Technology Magnet strand for 4th and 5th graders, capped at 25 incoming seats a year and filled by lottery.
The nuance for ambitious families is what Cascade Ridge does *not* host. Issaquah's full-time gifted classrooms (the MERLIN program) live at Apollo and Endeavour. A Cascade Ridge student who qualifies must transfer out and be driven there by parents, while staying put means SAGE, the district's pull-out enrichment model. For families who want a walkable school, steady outcomes, and a straight-line path to Beaver Lake Middle and Skyline High, this is close to the archetype. For families planning around a self-contained gifted cohort, it's a starting point, not the destination.
Researched 2026-06-10. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.
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