Cathcart Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary campus in Snohomish, Washington, Cathcart Elementary caters to 497 students from grades K through 6, operated by Snohomish School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Cathcart Elementary sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

Snohomish School District runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 9,732 students. Cathcart Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Cathcart Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Cathcart Elementary logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 28% of students at Cathcart Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cathcart Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.2%; this one delivers 62.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Snohomish County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,246, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Cathcart Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Nearest neighbor: Maltby Elementary, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cathcart Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 72.2%.

Cathcart Elementary operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cathcart Elementary has edged up 23%, going from 403 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 73% to 69% over that span.

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