Cougar Ridge Elementary School is part of the Issaquah School District and located in the Vuemont Sky Mountain Community. Students who attend the school are generally from the Cougar Mountain region of Bellevue, Washington with the exception of parts of Collingwood and the neighborhoods south of Forest Drive. In 2001, Cougar Ridge's PTSA was recognized with the Washington State's Outstanding Chapter Award. The school also was recognized as a Washington Blue Ribbon School in 2000, meaning that the school's programs, community, and achievements are exemplary.