Jefferson Elementary

Located at 2500 Cadet Way, in Everett, Washington, Jefferson Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary campus that hosts 503 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Everett School District. That puts it 32% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Everett School District runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 20,489 students. Jefferson Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jefferson Elementary lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 23% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Jefferson Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Jefferson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at Jefferson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Jefferson Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.3%; this one delivers 62.1%, a residual of +12.8 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Snohomish County put median household earnings sit near $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Snohomish County runs 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), of which Jefferson Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Eisenhower Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jefferson Elementary. On composite proficiency, Jefferson Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 543 students in 2018 compared to 503 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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