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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Canyon Creek Elementary?
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Enrollment
866
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530591000878
Canyon Creek Elementary
21400 35 AV SE, Bothell, WA 98021 · (425) 408-5700 · Snohomish County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
132 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 166 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 174 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 178 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (178).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 68% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
79.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +4.6pp since 2014
Math
79.7%
WA avg 51.2% . +9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.3% | 79.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.4% | 80.3% |
| 2022-23 | 79.3% | 81.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.1% | 79.9% |
| 2018-19 | 73.0% | 69.9% |
| 2017-18 | 69.1% | 68.4% |
| 2016-17 | 71.3% | 70.1% |
| 2015-16 | 73.4% | 72.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.6% | 69.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Canyon Creek Elementary
Canyon Creek Elementary's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Creek Elementary this school | 866 | 15.2% | 80.4% |
| Forest View Elementary School Everett | 634 | 14.8% | 83.0% |
| Sunny Hills Elementary SAMMAMISH | 574 | 11.3% | 82.5% |
| Cedar Wood Elementary Bothell | 682 | 22.6% | 84.4% |
| Grand Ridge Elementary Issaquah | 558 | 8.6% | 82.9% |
| Ruby Bridges Elementary Woodinville | 503 | 13.1% | 68.9% |
Matched among Washington 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 Canyon Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #45 of 936 | #5 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #49 of 1,103 ▼ 6 | #5 of 106 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #60 of 1,102 ▲ 2 | #7 of 106 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #357 of 928 | #28 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #6 of 1,268 | #1 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #821 of 1,085 | #77 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #406 of 1,088 | #60 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #1,081 of 1,169 | #105 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.4% | #43 of 257 | #5 of 37 |
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
866
-48 (-5%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 866 | 51 | 17.0:1 | 15% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 920 | 56.9 | 16.2:1 | 15% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 986 | 61.8 | 15.9:1 | 14% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 914 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 8% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 43.3 | 16.1:1 | 14% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 742 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 17% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 30 | 21.0:1 | 11% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 24 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 26 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canyon Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (696 to 866); teachers up 18% (43.3 to 51).
About Canyon Creek Elementary
Canyon Creek Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school found in Bothell, Washington. Enrollment stands at 866 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 128% larger than the average for elementary schools in Washington.
Canyon Creek Elementary is in Northshore School District, a district with 22,735 students across 37 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Canyon Creek Elementary is Asian, with 50% of students. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The school's Asian share is 36 points above the 14% share among Snohomish County residents. The diversity index for Canyon Creek Elementary is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 51 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. About 15% of students at Canyon Creek Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Snohomish County report 41%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Canyon Creek Elementary would be expected to post about 70.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.4%.
In the surrounding county, Snohomish County, median household income comes to about $111,246, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 227, with about 118,688 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Skyview Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Canyon Creek Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% drop, from 914 to 866.
People who know Canyon Creek Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Snohomish County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
844,430
Census ACS
Median income
$111,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
227
118,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northshore School District
- North Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Bothell High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Woodinville HSHigh · 1,662 students
- Inglemoor HSHigh · 1,441 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,215 students
- Canyon Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
Other schools in Bothell
- North Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Bothell High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Lynnwood High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,215 students
- Canyon Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Northshore Middle SchoolMiddle · 753 students
Other Canyon Creek Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Canyon Creek Elementary. Canyon Creek Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Canyon Creek Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 477 students
- Canyon Creek ElementaryLenexa, KS · 459 students
- Canyon Creek Elementary SchoolRICHARDSON, TX · 374 students
- Canyon Creek Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Skyview Middle School0.2 mi · 1,215
- Secondary Academy for Success0.8 mi · 76
- Ruby Bridges Elementary1.0 mi · 503
- Innovation Lab High School1.0 mi · 252
- Fernwood Elementary1.1 mi · 714
- North Creek High School1.4 mi · 1,910
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon Creek ElementaryHow large is Canyon Creek Elementary?
Canyon Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 866 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Canyon Creek Elementary serve?
Canyon Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Canyon Creek Elementary have?
Canyon Creek Elementary employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Canyon Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Canyon Creek Elementary are roughly 29% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 50% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Canyon Creek Elementary in?
Canyon Creek Elementary is part of Northshore School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.