Gold Bar Elementary

Gold Bar Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in Gold Bar, Washington, overseen by Sultan School District, with 313 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Gold Bar Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by Sultan School District, a district that hosts 2,139 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Gold Bar Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Snohomish County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gold Bar Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Snohomish County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $111,246 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Snohomish County runs 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), of which Gold Bar Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sky Valley Options, around 5.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Gold Bar Elementary comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gold Bar Elementary has fell 7%, going from 338 students in 2018 to 313 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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