Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530426003156
Cougar Creek Elementary School
16216 11th Ave N.E., Arlington, WA 98223 · (360) 652-4517 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Washington public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
15.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
212 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Based on grade levels within Lakewood 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
36.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -20.5pp since 2014
Math
43.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 41.6% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 41.6% |
| 2021-22 | 33.9% | 35.4% |
| 2018-19 | 60.9% | 49.0% |
| 2017-18 | 55.1% | 52.7% |
| 2016-17 | 59.1% | 51.3% |
| 2015-16 | 56.6% | 52.3% |
| 2014-15 | 57.1% | 55.5% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Cougar Creek Elementary School
Cougar Creek Elementary School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cougar Creek Elementary School this school | 422 | 50.2% | 41.3% |
| Yelm Prairie Elementary Yelm | 427 | 49.9% | 48.3% |
| McKenna Elementary McKenna | 418 | 49.3% | 51.1% |
| Foothills Elementary Buckley | 470 | 49.8% | 53.0% |
| Hidden Creek Elementary School PORT ORCHARD | 439 | 48.1% | 42.5% |
| Mill Pond Elementary School Yelm | 374 | 49.2% | 53.2% |
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 Cougar Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #603 of 936 | #75 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #579 of 1,103 ▲ 22 | #71 of 106 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #831 of 1,102 ▼ 30 | #89 of 106 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #244 of 928 | #26 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #545 of 1,268 | #84 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #424 of 1,085 | #42 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #628 of 1,088 | #81 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #628 of 1,169 | #45 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #166 of 257 | #26 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
422
+57 (+16%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 422 | 27.5 | 15.3:1 | 50% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 27.6 | 15.7:1 | 47% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 46% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 38% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 21.5 | 18.6:1 | 33% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 37% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 35% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cougar Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (400 to 422); teachers up 28% (21.5 to 27.5).
About Cougar Creek Elementary School
Cougar Creek Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Arlington, Washington. The school had 422 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Across its 5 schools, Lakewood School District enrolls 2,713 students. Cougar Creek Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 63% of students at Cougar Creek Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 64% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.3:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligible students account for 50% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Snohomish County report 41%.
Cougar Creek Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Cougar Creek Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.3% and a predicted 46.5%.
Within Snohomish County, the median household income is $111,246, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Snohomish County has 227 public schools and roughly 118,688 students.
The nearest public school is English Crossing Elementary, at about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cougar Creek Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Cougar Creek Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Cougar Creek Elementary School's enrollment grew from 365 in 2020-21 to 422 in 2024-25.
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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 Lakewood School District
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 834 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- English Crossing ElementaryElementary · 331 students
Other schools in Arlington
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 834 students
- Eagle Creek ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Post Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Kent Prairie ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Presidents ElementaryElementary · 578 students
Nearby schools
- English Crossing Elementary0.5 mi · 331
- Lakewood High School0.5 mi · 834
- Lakewood Middle School0.6 mi · 668
- Lakewood Elementary School0.7 mi · 458
- NW Learning Center2.3 mi · 2
- Weston High School2.3 mi · 107
Frequently asked questions
About Cougar Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cougar Creek Elementary School?
Cougar Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cougar Creek Elementary School serve?
Cougar Creek Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cougar Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cougar Creek Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cougar Creek Elementary School?
At Cougar Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Cougar Creek Elementary School public or private?
Cougar Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lakewood School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.