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What clubs or activities at Dutch Hill Elementary are worth joining?
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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SNOHOMISH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530802002029
Dutch Hill Elementary
8231 131st Avenue SE, Snohomish, WA 98290 · (360) 563-4450 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
154 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 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (90).
Student demographics
42%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
61.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.6pp since 2014
Math
58.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 4 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 | 61.8% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 54.5% |
| 2022-23 | 50.4% | 52.6% |
| 2021-22 | 50.6% | 49.2% |
| 2018-19 | 66.1% | 62.2% |
| 2017-18 | 66.4% | 63.5% |
| 2016-17 | 57.6% | 54.1% |
| 2015-16 | 63.8% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.3% | 57.4% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Dutch Hill Elementary
Dutch Hill Elementary's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Hill Elementary this school | 694 | 22.2% | 58.3% |
| Tahoma Elementary Maple Valley | 688 | 20.6% | 65.7% |
| Orchard Elementary Richland | 594 | 24.4% | N/A |
| Woodburn Elementary Camas | 553 | 24.6% | N/A |
| Sunrise Elementary Spokane Valley | 644 | 25.8% | 72.2% |
| Machias Elementary Snohomish | 615 | 22.4% | 55.0% |
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 Dutch Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #285 of 936 | #43 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #275 of 1,103 ▲ 77 | #36 of 106 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #265 of 1,102 ▲ 36 | #34 of 106 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.3pp | #80 of 928 | #5 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #34 of 1,268 | #9 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #955 of 1,085 | #97 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #891 of 1,088 | #103 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #1,010 of 1,169 | #96 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #55 of 257 | #8 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
694
+185 (+36%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 694 | 38.9 | 17.8:1 | 22% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 685 | 37.1 | 18.5:1 | 21% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 36.6 | 17.8:1 | 18% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 31.3 | 18.3:1 | 12% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 17% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 22% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 26 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 25 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dutch Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (572 to 694); teachers up 24% (31.3 to 38.9).
About Dutch Hill Elementary
Dutch Hill Elementary is a large elementary school. Its address is in Snohomish, Washington. Enrollment is 694 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students, so this school is 83% larger than average.
Enrollment across the 18 schools in Snohomish School District totals 9,732 students.
Dutch Hill Elementary is 75% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Snohomish County overall, about 64% of residents are White. Dutch Hill Elementary's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Dutch Hill Elementary is 38.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.8:1. That is close to the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The school counts 154 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 22%. For comparison, public schools in Snohomish County average 41%.
Dutch Hill Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.3%, compared with a predicted 65.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Snohomish County show that the median household income is $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Dutch Hill Elementary is one of 227 public schools in the county.
Central Emerson Elementary is the public school closest to Dutch Hill Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.0%; Dutch Hill Elementary's is 58.3%, ranking 1st of 4.
NCES describes the area around Dutch Hill Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 694, a 36% gain from 509 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Little Cedars Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Machias ElementaryElementary · 615 students
Other schools in Snohomish
- Glacier Peak High SchoolHigh · 1,642 students
- Snohomish High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Little Cedars Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Machias ElementaryElementary · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Central Emerson Elementary1.4 mi · 477
- AIM High School1.6 mi · 174
- Parent Partnership1.6 mi · 90
- High School Re Entry1.6 mi · 40
- Central Primary Center1.8 mi · 69
- Cascade View Elementary2.0 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Dutch Hill ElementaryHow many students attend Dutch Hill Elementary?
Dutch Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 694 students in grades KG-06.
Is Dutch Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dutch Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Dutch Hill Elementary?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Dutch Hill Elementary.
How diverse is Dutch Hill Elementary?
Dutch Hill Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Dutch Hill Elementary?
Dutch Hill Elementary is overseen by Snohomish School District in Snohomish County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.