Carbonado Historical School 19

Carbonado Historical School 19 is one of the cozy K-5 schools in Carbonado, Washington, overseen by Carbonado School District, with 176 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Carbonado Historical School 19 sits 54% smaller than that benchmark.

Carbonado School District is the operating authority for Carbonado Historical School 19, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Carbonado Historical School 19 lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Carbonado Historical School 19 reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carbonado Historical School 19 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carbonado Historical School 19 is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

The closest other public school is Wilkeson Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Carbonado Historical School 19 comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 59.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carbonado Historical School 19 has changed only slightly, going from 176 students in 2018 to 176 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Carbonado Historical School 19 community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.