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How has Eatonville Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EATONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530237000326
Eatonville Elementary School
209 Lynch Creek Rd, Eatonville, WA 98328 · (360) 641-1200 · Pierce County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
15.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
179 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Eatonville Elementary School→Eatonville Middle School
Based on grade levels within Eatonville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
44.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +13.2pp 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 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 38.7% |
| 2022-23 | 36.7% | 34.8% |
| 2021-22 | 35.6% | 31.4% |
| 2018-19 | 63.1% | 58.3% |
| 2017-18 | 58.3% | 53.4% |
| 2016-17 | 58.7% | 55.0% |
| 2015-16 | 59.6% | 50.5% |
| 2014-15 | 50.3% | 31.0% |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Eatonville Elementary School
Eatonville Elementary School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eatonville Elementary School this school | 406 | 44.1% | 47.5% |
| Napavine Elementary Napavine | 411 | 45.0% | 44.6% |
| Simpson Avenue Elementary Montesano | 402 | 41.3% | 57.6% |
| Elger Bay Elementary CAMANO ISLAND | 376 | 41.2% | 41.7% |
| Burley Glenwood Elementary PORT ORCHARD | 452 | 42.0% | 53.5% |
| Heights Elementary Clarkston | 358 | 43.6% | 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 Eatonville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #478 of 936 | #80 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #555 of 1,103 ▲ 109 | #80 of 142 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #432 of 1,102 ▲ 261 | #61 of 142 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.4pp | #22 of 928 | #4 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #612 of 1,268 | #86 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #504 of 1,085 | #52 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #903 of 1,088 | #136 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #734 of 1,169 | #100 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #155 of 257 | #28 of 43 |
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
406
+80 (+25%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 406 | 25.9 | 15.7:1 | 44% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 46% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 26.8 | 15.4:1 | 46% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 44% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 20.5 | 18.6:1 | 51% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 18 | 20.2:1 | 43% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 45% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 20 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 15 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eatonville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (382 to 406); teachers up 27% (20.5 to 25.9).
About Eatonville Elementary School
Located in Eatonville, Washington, Eatonville Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 406 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Eatonville School District includes 7 schools. Together they enroll 1,995 students.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Eatonville Elementary School. Other students are 13% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. That is higher than the 64% White share among all Pierce County residents. By the diversity index, Eatonville Elementary School comes in at 41%.
At Eatonville Elementary School, 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.7:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 44% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Eatonville Elementary School is B-. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Eatonville Elementary School is 50.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Pierce County, median household income is about $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 287 public schools operate in Pierce County, serving about 138,462 students.
The nearest public school is Eatonville Middle School, at about 0.1 miles. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Eatonville Elementary School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
Eatonville Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Eatonville Elementary School saw enrollment rise 25% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.2:1 in 2020-21, and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eatonville School District
- Eatonville High SchoolHigh · 573 students
- Eatonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
- Weyerhaeuser ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Columbia Crest A-STEM AcademyElementary · 209 students
- ESD New BeginningsHigh · 31 students
- Eatonville Online AcademyMiddle · 7 students
Other schools in Eatonville
- Eatonville High SchoolHigh · 573 students
- Eatonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
- Weyerhaeuser ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- ESD New BeginningsHigh · 31 students
- Eatonville Online AcademyMiddle · 7 students
- Eatonville Developmenal Pre-SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Eatonville Middle School0.1 mi · 425
- Eatonville Online Academy0.1 mi · 7
- Eatonville High School0.2 mi · 573
- ESD New Beginnings0.2 mi · 31
- Weyerhaeuser Elementary5.6 mi · 344
- Kapowsin Elementary10.1 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Eatonville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eatonville Elementary School?
Eatonville Elementary School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Eatonville Elementary School serve?
Eatonville Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Eatonville Elementary School have?
Eatonville Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Eatonville Elementary School?
Eatonville Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Eatonville Elementary School in?
Eatonville Elementary School is part of Eatonville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.