Elger Bay Elementary

Elger Bay Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school in CAMANO ISLAND, Washington, operated by Stanwood-Camano School District. The school teaches 376 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 11 schools in Stanwood-Camano School District (4,880 students total), Elger Bay Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Elger Bay Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Island County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Elger Bay Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at Elger Bay Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elger Bay Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 52.5%; this one comes in at 41.7%, -10.8 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Island County put median household earnings sit near $90,551, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Elger Bay Elementary is one of 26 public schools in Island County (combined enrollment of about 8,561 students).

The closest other public school is Utsalady Elementary, roughly 6.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elger Bay Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elger Bay Elementary has climbed 16%, going from 325 students in 2018 to 376 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Elger Bay Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.