Fidalgo Elementary

Fidalgo Elementary, an average-sized elementary-level community in Anacortes, Washington, one of the schools within Anacortes School District, instructs 339 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Anacortes School District, which oversees 8 schools and 2,595 students, Fidalgo Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Fidalgo Elementary reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Skagit County (around 56%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Fidalgo Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Skagit County put median household earnings sit near $89,263, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Skagit County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students), of which Fidalgo Elementary is one.

Mount Erie Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fidalgo Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fidalgo Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fidalgo Elementary has edged down 8%, going from 367 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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