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Best kept secret at Washington Elementary School?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARYSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262304005990
Washington Elementary School
905 16TH ST, MARYSVILLE, MI 48040 · (810) 364-7101 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
229 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Marysville Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 460 | 49.8% | 47.3% |
| Washington Street Elementary School OTSEGO | 448 | 48.0% | 45.6% |
| CLK Elementary School CALUMET | 496 | 49.4% | 42.1% |
| Sandusky Elementary School SANDUSKY | 471 | 53.9% | 42.5% |
| Woodworth Elementary School LESLIE | 410 | 51.5% | 44.1% |
| Lincoln Heights Elem School GREENVILLE | 398 | 50.0% | 50.4% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #496 of 1,085 | #11 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #391 of 1,072 | #8 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #409 of 1,139 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #408 of 1,630 | #3 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,098 of 1,424 | #22 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #1,229 of 1,424 | #14 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #899 of 1,563 | #16 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #322 of 440 | #8 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
460
+37 (+9%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 460 | 26.1 | 17.7:1 | 50% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 28.1 | 17.0:1 | 52% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 25.4 | 17.7:1 | 54% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 43% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 22.9 | 19.4:1 | 40% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 36% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 22 | 20.9:1 | 33% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 17 | 21.5:1 | 10% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (443 to 460); teachers up 14% (22.9 to 26.1).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of MARYSVILLE, Michigan. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 460 students. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 25% bigger than average.
Washington Elementary School is part of Marysville Public Schools, where 5 schools serve 2,655 students.
The large majority of students at Washington Elementary School, 92%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 91% White share among all St. Clair County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Washington Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1 at Washington Elementary School, with 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 50% of enrollment.
Washington Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Washington Elementary School is 3.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
St. Clair County census figures show that median household income is about $71,270, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 57 public schools operate in St. Clair County, serving about 20,511 students.
The school nearest to Washington Elementary School is Marysville High School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Within five miles of Washington Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Washington Elementary School is 4th of 4 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Washington Elementary School is Suburb: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 460 was 9% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 423. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.1:1 to 17.7:1.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,221
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
20,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marysville Public Schools
- Marysville High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Marysville Middle SchoolMiddle · 603 students
- Gardens Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Other schools in MARYSVILLE
- Marysville High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Marysville Middle SchoolMiddle · 603 students
- Gardens Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Woodland Developmental CenterCombined · 132 students
- Technical Education CenterHigh
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 35th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolWASHINGTON, MI · 428 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolWYANDOTTE, MI · 379 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolBAY CITY, MI · 362 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolCHARLOTTE, MI · 255 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolSAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Marysville High School0.7 mi · 806
- Marysville Middle School0.8 mi · 603
- Gardens Elementary School1.1 mi · 469
- Woodland Developmental Center1.2 mi · 132
- Morton Elementary School1.4 mi · 317
- St Clair County Intervention Academy2.6 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary School public or private?
Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marysville Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.