Glenwood Elementary

Glenwood Elementary, an expansive elementary-level community in Lake Stevens, Washington, overseen by Lake Stevens School District, enrolls 641 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 69% larger than the state mean of about 380.

Within Lake Stevens School District, which oversees 14 schools and 10,117 students, Glenwood Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Glenwood Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 15% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at Glenwood Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Glenwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.0%; this one delivers 66.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Snohomish County shows median household income runs about $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Glenwood Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

The closest other public school is Skyline Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glenwood Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

Glenwood Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 16%: 551 students in 2018 compared to 641 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 78% to 58% over that span.

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