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Welcome to Cougar Ridge Elementary!

Located in Bellevue, WA, Cougar Ridge Elementary serves approximately 475 students in Kindergarten through 5th Grade. Read more about Our School.

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Kindergarten Registration for 2025-2026 School Year!

It’s Kindergarten Registration season! Do you live in the Issaquah School District and have a student who will be 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2025? It’s time to register your student for kindergarten for the fall of 2025!

Kindergarten Registration

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Students hold their awards with Principal Cornwall
Summer Reading Champions

Over this past summer, Teaching and Learning Services held a Summer Reading Program for 3rd grade students who did not pass the SBA. We offered prizes for completing i-ready minutes over the summer and these students from Cougar Ridge Elementary won a prize!

Prizes earned were based on the number of minutes they read over the summer, so not everyone earned the same prizes.

Congratulations on a great job reading over the summer!

Educational Excursion

Our 5th graders had the opportunity to visit Camp Warm Beach for two nights in June for outdoor Science Education and some fun!

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Cooking Club at Cougar Ridge!

Cooking club is an inclusive class at Cougar Ridge! Through cooking class students have the opportunity to create crafts, bake, or cook while building their social, adaptive, executive functioning, fine motor, and communication skills.

Upcoming Events

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Last Day of School for Students: Half Day High and Middle Schools, Full Day Elementary

*Note: On April 24, the district announced that it had just received the waiver from the state. Here is that announcement:

 

The state has approved Issaquah School District’s request to waive the school day on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. This waiver was requested due to weather-related closures earlier in the school year. As a result, the last day of school for all students will be Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The schedule for June 24 remains the same — elementary schools will attend a full day, and secondary schools will follow a half-day schedule. Students will not attend school on June 25.

The district applied for this waiver under the state’s Emergency School Closure Waiver program, which allows missed days to be waived if certain conditions are met. These include making up at least three missed days, demonstrating reasonable efforts to recover all lost instructional time, and ensuring the district meets the state’s required annual instructional hours.

The web-based calendar will be updated today; the PDF version of the calendar will be updated as soon as possible.

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Hybrid - Board Room and Zoom

The School Board will hold a special meeting on June 26, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The meeting will be called to order at 5:00 PM and the Board will immediately go into Executive Session, expected to last 1 hour. The Board will then call the meeting back to order to adjourn at 6:00 PM.

The Issaquah School Board, Superintendent Tow-Yick, members of the ISD Administration, and legal counsel will be present to discuss litigation or potential litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i). This session will be held in person at the Administration Center (5150 220th Ave. SE, Issaquah, WA 98029) and a Zoom option will be provided. This session is expected to last 1 hour and end at 6:00 PM.

Executive Sessions are not open to the public and no action will be taken.

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Administration Building, 5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah, WA

Please note the agenda and materials may be modified up to 24 hours prior to the meeting; after that time, any agenda modifications will be addressed at the meeting.

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Zoom

The agenda and meeting details will be posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Please note the agenda and materials may be modified up to 24 hours prior to the meeting; after that time, any agenda modifications will be addressed at the meeting.

 

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This meeting was originally scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM, but was moved to 9:00 AM and will take place over Zoom to accommodate School Board Directors' schedules. This change was approved by the Board at the April 10, 2025 regular board meeting.

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By the Numbers

475

Students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year.

We "take pride in the successes of each other, share what we have with others, look for and appreciate the diversity found in our world."

-Excerpt from Cougar Ridge mission statement
 

44

Classroom teachers in the 2022-23 school year.

In the 2022-23 school year, our teachers had an average of 11 years of experience.

61.4%

Of our teachers have a master's degree or higher.

To find the contact information for one of our teachers or staff, visit the directory (use the menu option at the top right to access the directory).

89.5%

Of our students attend regularly.

This data is from the 2021-22 school year, the most recent year available from OSPI.

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School Highlights & Programs

Our students will be prepared for and eager to accept the academic, occupational, personal and practical challenges of life in a dynamic global environment.

Principal Drew Terry

Meet Principal Shaun Cornwall!

Principal Cornwall has worked in education for over 21 years, beginning his career teaching grades 2 through 6 and later serving as Dean of Students at Newcastle Elementary and Assistant Principal at Creekside Elementary. He is excited to join Cougar Ridge Elementary as the new principal, bringing his extensive experience to our community.

Outside of work, Mr. Cornwall enjoys spending time with his wife and their four children, who are in elementary, middle, high school, and college. He is an avid board game enthusiast, loves snowboarding and reading, and is a dedicated WSU Cougars fan.

Mr. Cornwall is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment at Cougar Ridge. He aims to ensure all students feel a sense of belonging and connection to their peers and staff.

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Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

MTSS is shaping the student experience at our school and throughout our district. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, or MTSS, is a nationally recognized, evidence-based framework guiding our approach to academics, social emotional learning, behavior and attendance.

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Cougar Ridge Clubs

Students participation in school sponsored programs, activities, and clubs is an essential part of our school. Whether it's art, a spelling bee, or chess club we help each student find their niche' in the school culture.  

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