Fernwood Elementary

Set in Bothell, Washington, Fernwood Elementary is a large elementary campus, part of Northshore School District. It caters to 714 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 88% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Northshore School District runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 22,735 students. Fernwood Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Fernwood Elementary records that Asian students make up the majority at 76%; the rest is composed of 16% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fernwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.2%; this one delivers 85.0%.

Around the school, Snohomish County reports that median household income runs about $111,246, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Fernwood Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Nearest neighbor: North Creek High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fernwood Elementary. On composite proficiency, Fernwood Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 74.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fernwood Elementary has declined 8%, going from 776 students in 2018 to 714 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged up from 45% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.