Cascade Elementary

Set in Marysville, Washington, Cascade Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school, operated by Marysville School District. It works with 382 students across grades K through 5.

Cascade Elementary is one of 23 schools operated by Marysville School District, a district that teaches 9,760 students overall.

Demographically, Cascade Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian, 5% Black. By comparison, Snohomish County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Cascade Elementary reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cascade Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 42.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Snohomish County shows median household income runs about $111,246, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Snohomish County's 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), Cascade Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Marysville Pilchuck High School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cascade Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Cascade Elementary's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 382). White enrollment moved from 48% to 39% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.