Central Elementary School

Set in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, Central Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school, one of the schools within Sedro-Woolley School District. It hosts 476 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 25% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Across the 11 schools in Sedro-Woolley School District (4,600 students total), Central Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Central Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder is composed of 31% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Central Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 56% of students at Central Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Central Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.4%; this one delivers 41.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Skagit County shows median household income runs about $89,263, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Skagit County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students), of which Central Elementary School is one.

Mary Purcell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Central Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Central Elementary School's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 458 (now 476). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 25% to 31%.

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