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Jefferson Elementary

1801 E Blackburn Rd, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 · (360) 428-6128 · Skagit County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
316 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Kindergarten6515%
Grade 15713%
Grade 27417%
Grade 36615%
Grade 49722%
Grade 58619%

This year's kindergarten class (65) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).

Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
15836%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
23352%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
164%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
164%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
184%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
22751%
Female
21849%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
37.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.6pp since 2014
Math
31.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -14.2pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2537.5%31.6%
2023-2432.6%29.7%
2022-2337.8%34.3%
2021-2242.1%37.2%
2018-1953.7%56.5%
2017-1849.1%51.9%
2016-1746.8%46.8%
2015-1645.9%44.1%
2014-1547.1%45.8%
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →

Schools most like Jefferson Elementary

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Jefferson Elementary this school44571.0%33.7%
Harriet Rowley
Mount Vernon
44071.8%35.2%
Hawthorne Elementary School
KENNEWICK
41773.1%N/A
Little Mountain Elementary
Mount Vernon
38173.2%30.4%
Washington Elementary School
KENNEWICK
40566.9%N/A
Harney Elementary School
VANCOUVER
53869.0%N/A
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Jefferson Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Skagit County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.7%#740 of 936#16 of 24
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.6%#845 of 1,103
▲ 16
#13 of 24
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.5%#816 of 1,102
▲ 77
#11 of 24
▲ 6
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-5.1pp#138 of 928#8 of 24
Enrollment
ranked largest first
445#466 of 1,268#7 of 28
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#93 of 1,085#3 of 21
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.6%#534 of 1,088#1 of 21
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
71.0%#246 of 1,169#7 of 24
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.6%#415 of 778#7 of 16
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
445
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2544533.213.4:171% (316)
2023-2444934.413.1:167% (301)
2022-2345534.213.3:165% (295)
2020-214363313.2:163% (275)
2017-1852733.915.5:160% (316)
2015-164752817.0:165% (311)
2010-115502720.4:161% (337)
2000-015452720.2:1N/A
1990-915942821.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (527 to 445); teachers down 2% (33.9 to 33.2).

About Jefferson Elementary

Jefferson Elementary sits in Mount Vernon, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 445 students.

Mount Vernon School District runs Jefferson Elementary along with 13 other schools, enrolling 6,326 students in total.

Hispanic students make up a majority at Jefferson Elementary, at 52%. The remaining shares are 36% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Skagit County's population at about 19%. Jefferson Elementary's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school reported 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.4:1. That is 3.9 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 71%. The 56% average for public schools in Skagit County is 15 points lower.

Jefferson Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.7%, compared with a predicted 32.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.

Census estimates describe Skagit County this way: the median household income is $89,263, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Skagit County has 54 public schools and roughly 18,298 students.

Nearby, Little Mountain Elementary is about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Jefferson Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.1%; Jefferson Elementary's is 33.7%, ranking 2nd of 5.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 436 to 445.

The Jefferson Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Skagit County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
131,328
Census ACS
Median income
$89,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
18,298 students

Quick facts

School name
Jefferson Elementary
District
Mount Vernon School District
Address
1801 E Blackburn Rd, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Phone
(360) 428-6128
County
Skagit County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
445
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
316 (71%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
530540000809
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 46th largest of the 144.

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Frequently asked questions

About Jefferson Elementary
How large is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-05.
Is Jefferson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary.
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary reports a student body of 36% White, 52% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mount Vernon School District.
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