Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEDRO-WOOLLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530774001274
Clear Lake Elementary School
23631 Lake Street, Clear Lake, WA 98235 · (360) 855-3530 · Skagit County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Washington public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
127 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Clear Lake Elementary School→Cascade Middle School
Based on grade levels within Sedro-Woolley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.2pp since 2014
Math
55.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 58.9% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 54.3% |
| 2021-22 | 58.7% | 68.0% |
| 2018-19 | 76.3% | 72.8% |
| 2017-18 | 68.8% | 72.7% |
| 2016-17 | 74.0% | 69.2% |
| 2015-16 | 66.9% | 69.7% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Clear Lake Elementary School
Clear Lake Elementary School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake Elementary School this school | 314 | 40.4% | 56.0% |
| Columbia River Gorge Elementary School Washougal | 340 | 42.6% | N/A |
| Green Mountain Elementary BREMERTON | 360 | 38.6% | 54.3% |
| Minter Creek Elementary Gig Harbor | 272 | 40.4% | 56.8% |
| Fidalgo Elementary Anacortes | 339 | 36.6% | 64.2% |
| Southwood Elementary School Enumclaw | 358 | 37.4% | 51.3% |
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 Clear Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Skagit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #322 of 936 | #4 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #334 of 1,103 ▼ 58 | #3 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #428 of 1,102 ▲ 47 | #7 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.7pp | #51 of 928 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #918 of 1,268 | #19 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #978 of 1,085 | #18 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #976 of 1,088 | #18 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #794 of 1,169 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #205 of 257 | N/A |
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
314
+83 (+36%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 314 | 17.4 | 18.1:1 | 40% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 16.3 | 18.6:1 | 43% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 44% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 35% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 18.9 | 16.1:1 | 46% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 47% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 182 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 43% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 15 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 262 | 13 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Lake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (304 to 314); teachers down 8% (18.9 to 17.4).
About Clear Lake Elementary School
Clear Lake Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Washington, located in Clear Lake. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 314 students.
Across its 11 schools, Sedro-Woolley School District enrolls 4,600 students. Clear Lake Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Clear Lake Elementary School, 79% of students are White. Other students are 14% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Skagit County at about 75% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Clear Lake Elementary School is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clear Lake Elementary School is 18.1:1, based on 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Lunch program data show 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Skagit County average 56%.
Clear Lake Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Washington public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.1% at Clear Lake Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.0%.
In the surrounding county, Skagit County, median household income comes to about $89,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 54 public schools and about 18,298 students.
Sedro Woolley Senior High School is about 2.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Clear Lake Elementary School's average proficiency of 56.0% compares with 36.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
In 2020-21, Clear Lake Elementary School enrolled 231 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 314. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Skagit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,328
Census ACS
Median income
$89,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
18,298 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sedro-Woolley School District
- Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Mary Purcell Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Big Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
Other Clear Lake Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clear Lake Elementary. Clear Lake Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Clear Lake Elementary SchoolOXFORD, MI · 425 students
- Clear Lake Elementary SchoolKeizer, OR · 317 students
- Clear Lake Elementary - 02Clear Lake, SD · 270 students
- Clear Lake Elementary SchoolEugene, OR · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Sedro Woolley Senior High School2.5 mi · 1,280
- Mary Purcell Elementary School2.5 mi · 465
- Central Elementary School2.5 mi · 476
- State Street High School2.7 mi · 159
- Good Beginnings Center3.1 mi · 86
- Cascade Middle School3.3 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Lake Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clear Lake Elementary School?
Clear Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Clear Lake Elementary School serve?
Clear Lake Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Clear Lake Elementary School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Clear Lake Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clear Lake Elementary School?
At Clear Lake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Clear Lake Elementary School public or private?
Clear Lake Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sedro-Woolley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.