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Which teacher or staff member at Central Emerson Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SNOHOMISH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530802001324
Central Emerson Elementary
1103 Pine Street, Snohomish, WA 98290 · (360) 563-7150 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
233 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
48.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
35.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 34.4% |
| 2021-22 | 38.5% | 26.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.4% | 36.1% |
| 2017-18 | 50.2% | 41.3% |
| 2016-17 | 42.1% | 32.6% |
| 2015-16 | 44.3% | 37.8% |
| 2014-15 | 46.3% | 42.2% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Central Emerson Elementary
Central Emerson Elementary's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Emerson Elementary this school | 477 | 48.8% | 42.1% |
| Yelm Prairie Elementary Yelm | 427 | 49.9% | 48.3% |
| Sacajawea Elementary Richland | 474 | 49.6% | N/A |
| McKenna Elementary McKenna | 418 | 49.3% | 51.1% |
| Foothills Elementary Buckley | 470 | 49.8% | 53.0% |
| Fryelands Elementary Monroe | 414 | 48.8% | 50.9% |
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 Central Emerson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #580 of 936 | #72 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #764 of 1,103 ▼ 58 | #81 of 106 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #559 of 1,102 ▲ 48 | #67 of 106 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.1pp | #102 of 928 | #6 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #355 of 1,268 | #62 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #798 of 1,085 | #74 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #783 of 1,088 | #94 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #664 of 1,169 | #48 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +50.9% | #7 of 257 | #1 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
477
+272 (+133%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 477 | 28.2 | 16.9:1 | 49% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 32.5 | 14.5:1 | 51% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 15.2 | 30.4:1 | 59% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 12 | 17.1:1 | 48% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 19.9 | 15.9:1 | 46% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 49% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 55% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 20 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 29 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Emerson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (316 to 477); teachers up 42% (19.9 to 28.2).
About Central Emerson Elementary
Central Emerson Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Snohomish, Washington. The school's 477 students are in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 26% higher than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
Snohomish School District includes 18 schools. Together they enroll 9,732 students.
Roughly 66% of students at Central Emerson Elementary are White. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 64% White share among all Snohomish County residents. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Central Emerson Elementary, 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 49% of enrollment.
Central Emerson Elementary is 5.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (42.1% versus 47.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.
Central Emerson Elementary is located in Snohomish County, where the median household income is $111,246, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Central Emerson Elementary, Snohomish County has 226 other public schools.
Nearby, AIM High School is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Central Emerson Elementary at 4th of 4.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment figures are 205 for 2020-21 and 477 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
Discussions about Central Emerson Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Snohomish School District
- Glacier Peak High SchoolHigh · 1,642 students
- Snohomish High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Dutch Hill ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Little Cedars Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
Other schools in Snohomish
- Glacier Peak High SchoolHigh · 1,642 students
- Snohomish High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Dutch Hill ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Little Cedars Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
Nearby schools
- AIM High School0.2 mi · 174
- High School Re Entry0.2 mi · 40
- Parent Partnership0.2 mi · 90
- Snohomish High School0.8 mi · 1,496
- Snohomish Center0.8 mi · 37
- Central Primary Center0.9 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About Central Emerson ElementaryHow large is Central Emerson Elementary?
Central Emerson Elementary enrolls approximately 477 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Central Emerson Elementary serve?
Central Emerson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Central Emerson Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Central Emerson Elementary.
How diverse is Central Emerson Elementary?
Central Emerson Elementary reports a student body of 66% White, 26% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Central Emerson Elementary in?
Central Emerson Elementary is part of Snohomish School District.
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