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Glenwood Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 64.7% |
| 2022-23 | 66.8% | 60.6% |
| 2021-22 | 70.3% | 64.8% |
| 2018-19 | 70.8% | 63.6% |
| 2017-18 | 72.1% | 63.1% |
| 2016-17 | 73.0% | 70.8% |
| 2015-16 | 76.9% | 74.7% |
| 2014-15 | 72.3% | 64.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
Where Glenwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 641 | 38.6 | 16.6:1 | 29% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 28% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 37.7 | 17.1:1 | 24% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 17% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 32.4 | 17.0:1 | 20% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 25% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 28 | 22.0:1 | 22% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 24 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
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.
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