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How has Evergreen Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEDRO-WOOLLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530774001275
Evergreen Elementary School
1007 McGargile Road, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284 · (360) 856-6386 · Skagit County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
291 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Evergreen Elementary School→Cascade Middle School
Based on grade levels within Sedro-Woolley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
35.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -6.4pp since 2014
Math
27.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 33.5% |
| 2022-23 | 38.2% | 37.6% |
| 2021-22 | 38.5% | 37.3% |
| 2018-19 | 42.6% | 37.4% |
| 2017-18 | 47.6% | 46.4% |
| 2016-17 | 42.0% | 46.1% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 40.5% |
| 2014-15 | 41.5% | 40.8% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Evergreen Elementary School
Evergreen Elementary School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Elementary School this school | 511 | 56.9% | 35.6% |
| Central Elementary School Sedro-Woolley | 476 | 56.3% | 41.5% |
| Naches Valley Elementary School Naches | 482 | 54.4% | 44.9% |
| Marcus Whitman Elementary Richland | 467 | 59.7% | N/A |
| Lakewood Elementary School Marysville | 458 | 54.1% | 24.9% |
| Jason Lee Elementary School Richland | 518 | 62.2% | 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 Evergreen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Skagit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #711 of 936 | #12 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #928 of 1,103 ▼ 143 | #17 of 24 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #858 of 1,102 ▼ 46 | #15 of 24 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.8pp | #95 of 928 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #263 of 1,268 | #2 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #297 of 1,085 | #7 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #655 of 1,088 | #6 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #503 of 1,169 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #558 of 778 | #12 of 16 |
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
511
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 511 | 34.5 | 14.8:1 | 57% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 36.5 | 14.8:1 | 59% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 35.5 | 15.6:1 | 63% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 62% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 37.5 | 15.2:1 | 61% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 64% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 59% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 32 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 34 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evergreen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (568 to 511); teachers down 8% (37.5 to 34.5).
About Evergreen Elementary School
Evergreen Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Sedro-Woolley School District in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Enrolled students number 511 students, in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 34% higher than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
Evergreen Elementary School is part of a district of 11 schools: Sedro-Woolley School District, with 4,600 students.
Roughly 62% of students at Evergreen Elementary School are White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. By comparison, Skagit County residents are about 75% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Evergreen Elementary School operates with 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.8:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. About 57% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 56% average for public schools in Skagit County.
Test results at Evergreen Elementary School are 6.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.6% actual, 42.0% predicted).
In Skagit County (population about 131,328), the median household income is $89,263, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 54 public schools in Skagit County, enrolling about 18,298 students in all.
The closest public school, Cascade Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from Evergreen Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Evergreen Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Evergreen Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 31 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Skagit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,328
Census ACS
Median income
$89,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
18,298 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sedro-Woolley School District
- Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Mary Purcell Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Clear Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Big Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
Other schools in Sedro-Woolley
- Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Mary Purcell Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Samish Elementary SchoolElementary · 166 students
- State Street High SchoolHigh · 159 students
Other Evergreen Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 13 states are named Evergreen Elementary. Evergreen Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 30.
- Evergreen ElementarySpanaway, WA · 530 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolJBLM Lewis Main, WA · 442 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolSPOKANE, WA · 433 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolShelton, WA · 378 students
- Evergreen ElementaryLakebay, WA · 336 students
Nearby schools
- Cascade Middle School0.2 mi · 670
- State Street High School0.8 mi · 159
- Central Elementary School1.0 mi · 476
- Mary Purcell Elementary School1.0 mi · 465
- Sedro Woolley Senior High School1.2 mi · 1,280
- Good Beginnings Center1.5 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Evergreen Elementary SchoolHow large is Evergreen Elementary School?
Evergreen Elementary School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades KG-06.
Is Evergreen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Evergreen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Evergreen Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Evergreen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Evergreen Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Evergreen Elementary School in?
Evergreen Elementary School is part of Sedro-Woolley School District.
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