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Glenwood Elementary

2221 103 AVE SE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 · (425) 335-1510 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
184 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten10016%
Grade 19415%
Grade 211217%
Grade 312720%
Grade 410316%
Grade 510516%
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
37358%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
8213%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
122%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
9715%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
7612%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
33652%
Female
30548%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
63.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.5pp since 2014
Math
62.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -2.3pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2563.8%62.0%
2023-2467.7%64.7%
2022-2366.8%60.6%
2021-2270.3%64.8%
2018-1970.8%63.6%
2017-1872.1%63.1%
2016-1773.0%70.8%
2015-1676.9%74.7%
2014-1572.3%64.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →

Where Glenwood Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Snohomish County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.7%#177 of 936#23 of 105
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
62.0%#230 of 1,103#27 of 106
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.8%#235 of 1,102#30 of 106
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-4.7pp#157 of 928#6 of 105
Enrollment
ranked largest first
641#64 of 1,268#18 of 118
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.6:1#714 of 1,085#68 of 109
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.8%#507 of 1,088#73 of 110
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
28.7%#952 of 1,169#80 of 114
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+16.3%#81 of 257#13 of 37
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
641
+87 (+16%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2564138.616.6:129% (184)
2023-246503717.6:128% (179)
2022-2364437.717.1:124% (152)
2020-215543515.8:117% (94)
2017-1855132.417.0:120% (108)
2015-165772820.6:125% (145)
2010-116162822.0:122% (136)
2000-015162421.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood Elementary.

About Glenwood Elementary

Glenwood Elementary, located in Lake Stevens, Washington, is a large elementary school. Enrolled students number 641 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students each.

Lake Stevens School District is responsible for 14 schools, Glenwood Elementary included, with 10,117 students in all.

Roughly 58% of students at Glenwood Elementary are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its teaching staff equals 38.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. Around 29% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 41% average among public schools in Snohomish County.

In Washington, Glenwood Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.7% actual against a predicted 61.0%.

Across Snohomish County, the median household income is $111,246, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Snohomish County has 227 public schools and roughly 118,688 students.

The closest public school to Glenwood Elementary is Skyline Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Glenwood Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes Glenwood Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size.

Enrollment is up 16% from 2020-21, when Glenwood Elementary had 554 students, to 2024-25, when it had 641.

Community posts for Glenwood Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Snohomish County at a glance

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Population
844,430
Census ACS
Median income
$111,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
227
118,688 students

Quick facts

School name
Glenwood Elementary
District
Lake Stevens School District
Address
2221 103 AVE SE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258
Phone
(425) 335-1510
County
Snohomish County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
641
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
184 (29%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
530420000520
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Glenwood Elementary
How large is Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood Elementary enrolls approximately 641 students in grades KG-05.
Is Glenwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glenwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Glenwood Elementary have?
Glenwood Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood Elementary reports a student body of 58% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 15% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Glenwood Elementary in?
Glenwood Elementary is part of Lake Stevens School District.
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