Jefferson Elementary

Jefferson Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Mount Vernon, Washington, overseen by Mount Vernon School District, with 445 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within Mount Vernon School District, which oversees 14 schools and 6,326 students, Jefferson Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Jefferson Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 36% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Skagit County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Jefferson Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Skagit County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jefferson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Skagit County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,263, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Jefferson Elementary is one of 54 public schools in Skagit County (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students).

The closest other public school is Little Mountain Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jefferson Elementary comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Jefferson Elementary's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 527 (now 445). White enrollment moved from 44% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.