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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530024002248
Eagle Creek Elementary
1216 E 5th, Arlington, WA 98223 · (360) 618-6270 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
16.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
290 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
47.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.4pp since 2014
Math
47.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 51.8% |
| 2022-23 | 49.7% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 43.4% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 59.4% | 53.1% |
| 2017-18 | 51.4% | 48.2% |
| 2016-17 | 52.9% | 47.5% |
| 2015-16 | 57.9% | 50.5% |
| 2014-15 | 48.4% | 43.6% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Eagle Creek Elementary
Eagle Creek Elementary's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Creek Elementary this school | 665 | 43.6% | 49.7% |
| Captain Strong BATTLE GROUND | 649 | 41.1% | N/A |
| Riverbend Elementary School Spokane Valley | 600 | 42.2% | 53.9% |
| Windsor Elementary SPOKANE | 549 | 44.1% | 55.5% |
| Kent Prairie Elementary Arlington | 621 | 43.0% | 53.4% |
| Daybreak Primary Battle Ground | 548 | 46.9% | N/A |
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 Eagle Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #436 of 936 | #61 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #483 of 1,103 ▼ 81 | #59 of 106 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #575 of 1,102 ▼ 24 | #69 of 106 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #353 of 928 | #43 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #47 of 1,268 | #12 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #670 of 1,085 | #65 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #952 of 1,088 | #109 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #743 of 1,169 | #59 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #244 of 257 | #36 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
665
+26 (+4%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 665 | 40.7 | 16.3:1 | 44% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 42.3 | 16.0:1 | 45% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 42.5 | 15.5:1 | 43% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 42% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 34.6 | 19.1:1 | 42% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 48% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 26 | 21.4:1 | 29% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 35 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 34 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eagle Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (660 to 665); teachers up 18% (34.6 to 40.7).
About Eagle Creek Elementary
Among the schools in Arlington, Washington, is Eagle Creek Elementary, a large elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 665 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students each.
The 10 schools in Arlington School District enroll 5,588 students altogether, Eagle Creek Elementary among them.
By race and ethnicity, Eagle Creek Elementary is 77% White. It is also 15% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Snohomish County is roughly 64% White. By the diversity index, Eagle Creek Elementary comes in at 38%.
A ratio of 16.3:1 comes from the school's 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 44% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Snohomish County, the average is about the same, 41%.
Eagle Creek Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Eagle Creek Elementary, the prediction is 51.0% and the result is 49.7%.
In the county around the school, Snohomish County, median household income is about $111,246, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eagle Creek Elementary is among the 227 public schools in Snohomish County.
The school nearest to Eagle Creek Elementary is Stillaguamish Valley Learning Center, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Eagle Creek Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 639 to 665.
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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 Arlington School District
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Post Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Kent Prairie ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Presidents ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Haller Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 501 students
Other schools in Arlington
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 834 students
- Post Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Kent Prairie ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Presidents ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Haller Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
Other Eagle Creek Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Eagle Creek Elementary. Eagle Creek Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- EAGLE CREEK ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 827 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolSHAKOPEE, MN · 625 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Stillaguamish Valley Learning Center0.1 mi · 181
- Post Middle School0.2 mi · 645
- Presidents Elementary0.4 mi · 578
- Haller Middle School0.4 mi · 576
- Kent Prairie Elementary0.8 mi · 621
- Arlington High School1.9 mi · 1,650
Frequently asked questions
About Eagle Creek ElementaryHow large is Eagle Creek Elementary?
Eagle Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 665 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Eagle Creek Elementary serve?
Eagle Creek Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eagle Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eagle Creek Elementary is approximately 16.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eagle Creek Elementary?
At Eagle Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Eagle Creek Elementary in?
Eagle Creek Elementary is part of Arlington School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.