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English Crossing Elementary

16728 16th Dr N.E., Marysville, WA 98271 · (360) 652-4515 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Washington public elementary schools
  • C+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.
  • C+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

Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
179 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5115%
Grade 14112%
Grade 27121%
Grade 35316%
Grade 44714%
Grade 56821%

This year's kindergarten class (51) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).

Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
18556%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
8726%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
3711%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
17051%
Female
16149%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
English Crossing Elementary→Lakewood Middle School→Lakewood High School
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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
42.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.5pp since 2014
Math
33.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -26.8pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 27 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2542.9%33.7%
2023-2442.9%38.8%
2022-2343.2%48.6%
2021-2239.0%37.2%
2018-1946.5%42.0%
2017-1847.4%43.6%
2016-1743.7%42.2%
2015-1652.1%60.1%
2014-1557.3%60.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 English Crossing Elementary

English Crossing Elementary's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
English Crossing Elementary this school33154.1%41.6%
Carl Cozier Elementary School
Bellingham
32553.2%40.1%
Burnt Bridge Creek Elementary Sch
Vancouver
31251.3%N/A
Suquamish Elementary School
Suquamish
31455.7%45.3%
Ida Nason Aronica Elementary
Ellensburg
36155.7%39.3%
Mt. Stuart Elementary
Ellensburg
33650.0%41.8%
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 English Crossing Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Snohomish County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.6%#598 of 936#74 of 105
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.7%#808 of 1,103
▼ 149
#87 of 106
▼ 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.9%#671 of 1,102
▼ 20
#77 of 106
▼ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.2pp#543 of 928#72 of 105
Enrollment
ranked largest first
331#860 of 1,268#104 of 118
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#229 of 1,085#19 of 109
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.5%#512 of 1,088#74 of 110
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.1%#550 of 1,169#38 of 114
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.2%#236 of 257#34 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 2024-25
Enrollment
331
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-44% since 2000-01, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533122.814.5:154% (179)
2023-243262214.8:154% (177)
2022-2332521.615.1:152% (170)
2020-213202016.0:143% (136)
2017-1832718.617.6:141% (135)
2015-163171817.6:142% (132)
2010-113421720.1:144% (151)
2000-015882622.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for English Crossing Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (327 to 331); teachers up 23% (18.6 to 22.8).

About English Crossing Elementary

English Crossing Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Washington, located in Marysville. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 331 students.

English Crossing Elementary is run by Lakewood School District, whose 5 schools enroll 2,713 students.

Of every 100 students at English Crossing Elementary, about 56 are White. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Snohomish County, the White share is about 64%. The diversity index for English Crossing Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

English Crossing Elementary lists 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.5 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1. About 54% of students at English Crossing Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 41% average for public schools in Snohomish County is 13 points.

On the allk12 Grade, English Crossing Elementary lands at C, ahead of 25% of Washington public elementary schools.

Compared with Washington schools that have similar shares of low-income students, English Crossing Elementary's results are 2.3 points below predicted: 41.6% against 43.9%.

The school is in Snohomish County, where the median household earns about $111,246 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Snohomish County, 227 public schools serve about 118,688 students.

Measured in a straight line, Lakewood Middle School is about 0.1 miles from English Crossing Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 41.6% is above the 32.4% average for nearby schools.

The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.

From 320 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 331 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.5:1, from 16.0:1.

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Snohomish County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
English Crossing Elementary
District
Lakewood School District
Address
16728 16th Dr N.E., Marysville, WA 98271
Phone
(360) 652-4515
County
Snohomish County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
331
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
179 (54%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
530426002478
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Lakewood School District
Other schools in Marysville
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Frequently asked questions

About English Crossing Elementary
What is the total enrollment at English Crossing Elementary?
English Crossing Elementary enrolls approximately 331 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does English Crossing Elementary serve?
English Crossing Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does English Crossing Elementary have?
English Crossing Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at English Crossing Elementary?
At English Crossing Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is English Crossing Elementary in?
English Crossing Elementary is part of Lakewood School District.
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