Chain Lake Elementary School

As a reasonably sized primary school in Snohomish, Washington, Chain Lake Elementary School serves 434 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Monroe School District.

Monroe School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 5,874 students; Chain Lake Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chain Lake Elementary School lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chain Lake Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.9%; this one delivers 56.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Snohomish County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Snohomish County's 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), Chain Lake Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Salem Woods Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chain Lake Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chain Lake Elementary School has decreased 18%, going from 532 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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