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Lake Stickney Elementary School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 137 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (137) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (121).
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.7% | 39.9% |
| 2021-22 | 41.3% | 37.2% |
| 2018-19 | 51.0% | 40.6% |
| 2017-18 | 52.9% | 44.1% |
| 2016-17 | 54.3% | 48.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Stickney Elementary School this school | 628 | 59.6% | 38.6% |
| Spruce Elementary LYNNWOOD | 632 | 64.9% | 38.7% |
| Fairmount Elementary Everett | 510 | 61.4% | 35.6% |
| Des Moines Elementary Des Moines | 500 | 62.6% | 37.1% |
| Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School Tacoma | 592 | 54.9% | 58.0% |
| Odyssey Elementary Everett | 526 | 62.4% | 35.7% |
Where Lake Stickney Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 628 | 39.6 | 15.9:1 | 60% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 39.1 | 16.1:1 | 66% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 39.4 | 15.8:1 | 63% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 54% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 36.5 | 15.5:1 | 53% (300) |
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.
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