Everson Elementary

Everson Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Everson, Washington, one of the schools within Nooksack Valley School District. The school enrolls 288 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Nooksack Valley School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,033 students; Everson Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Everson Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 36% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Everson Elementary records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Whatcom County's rate of about 47%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Everson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Whatcom County put median household earnings sit near $81,784, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Whatcom County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students), of which Everson Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Nooksack Valley Middle School, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Everson Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Everson Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Everson Elementary's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 274 (now 288). Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 45% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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