Eagle Creek Elementary

Set in Arlington, Washington, Eagle Creek Elementary is a high-enrollment primary school, operated by Arlington School District. It works with 665 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 75% larger than typical.

Across the 10 schools in Arlington School District (5,588 students total), Eagle Creek Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Eagle Creek Elementary logs that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Eagle Creek Elementary reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Eagle Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Snohomish County) reports that median household earnings sit near $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Eagle Creek Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Stillaguamish Valley Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eagle Creek Elementary. On composite proficiency, Eagle Creek Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 660 students in 2018 compared to 665 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 72% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.