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Lake Stickney Elementary School

1625 Madison Way, Lynnwood, WA 98087 · (425) 366-3600 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Washington public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools

Enrollment
628
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
374 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Grade 113722%
Grade 212219%
Grade 313722%
Grade 411118%
Grade 512119%

This year's 1st grade class (137) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (121).

Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
18630%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
17227%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
10216%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
10417%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
447%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
183%
DISTRICT 2% · 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
31851%
Female
31049%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
37.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -16.4pp since 2016
Math
36.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.1pp since 2016

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 36 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 16 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2537.9%36.4%
2023-2439.2%33.0%
2022-2341.7%39.9%
2021-2241.3%37.2%
2018-1951.0%40.6%
2017-1852.9%44.1%
2016-1754.3%48.5%
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Lake Stickney Elementary School

Lake Stickney Elementary School's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lake Stickney Elementary School this school62859.6%38.6%
Spruce Elementary
LYNNWOOD
63264.9%38.7%
Fairmount Elementary
Everett
51061.4%35.6%
Des Moines Elementary
Des Moines
50062.6%37.1%
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School
Tacoma
59254.9%58.0%
Odyssey Elementary
Everett
52662.4%35.7%
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 Lake Stickney Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Snohomish County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.6%#657 of 936#82 of 105
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.4%#743 of 1,103
▲ 56
#79 of 106
▲ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.9%#800 of 1,102
▼ 47
#86 of 106
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.1pp#274 of 928#19 of 105
Enrollment
ranked largest first
628#77 of 1,268#22 of 118
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.9:1#559 of 1,085#54 of 109
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
77.8%#74 of 1,088#1 of 110
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
59.6%#456 of 1,169#28 of 114
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+11.2%#115 of 257#15 of 37
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
628
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2562839.615.9:160% (374)
2023-2462839.116.1:166% (416)
2022-2362139.415.8:163% (394)
2020-215973915.3:154% (322)
2017-1856536.515.5:153% (300)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Stickney Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (565 to 628); teachers up 9% (36.5 to 39.6).

About Lake Stickney Elementary School

Lake Stickney Elementary School is a large elementary school in Lynnwood, Washington, under Mukilteo School District. It educates 628 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 65% larger than the 380 average for elementary schools in Washington.

The district for Lake Stickney Elementary School is Mukilteo School District, with 23 schools and 15,175 students.

Enrollment at Lake Stickney Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 30%. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 16% Black, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 64% White share among all Snohomish County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Lake Stickney Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 78%.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1 at Lake Stickney Elementary School, with 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 60% of enrollment. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Snohomish County, the school's rate is higher.

Lake Stickney Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.3% for Lake Stickney Elementary School. The school posts 38.6%, 1.6 points below the prediction.

In Snohomish County (population about 844,430), median household income is about $111,246, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Lake Stickney Elementary School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County, which together enroll about 118,688 students.

The nearest public school is Odyssey Elementary, at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lake Stickney Elementary School places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

For locale, NCES codes Lake Stickney Elementary School as Suburb: Large.

Lake Stickney Elementary School had 597 students in 2020-21 and 628 in 2024-25, a 5% gain.

The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Snohomish County at a glance

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Population
844,430
Census ACS
Median income
$111,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
227
118,688 students

Quick facts

School name
Lake Stickney Elementary School
District
Mukilteo School District
Address
1625 Madison Way, Lynnwood, WA 98087
Phone
(425) 366-3600
County
Snohomish County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
628
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
374 (60%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
530543003577
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lake Stickney Elementary School
How many students attend Lake Stickney Elementary School?
Lake Stickney Elementary School enrolls approximately 628 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lake Stickney Elementary School serve?
Lake Stickney Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Stickney Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Stickney Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lake Stickney Elementary School?
Lake Stickney Elementary School reports a student body of 30% White, 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Lake Stickney Elementary School public or private?
Lake Stickney Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mukilteo School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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