Washington Elementary School

Washington Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in MARYSVILLE, Michigan, part of Marysville Public Schools, with 460 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

Washington Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Marysville Public Schools, a district that hosts 2,655 students overall.

On demographics, Washington Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with St. Clair County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Washington Elementary School records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Washington Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.2%; this one delivers 47.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for St. Clair County shows median household income runs about $71,270, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Clair County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,511 students), of which Washington Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Marysville High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Washington Elementary School comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 58.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Washington Elementary School's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 460). Class-load math has tightened: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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