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Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SNOHOMISH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530802003184
Little Cedars Elementary School
7408 144th Pl SE, Snohomish, WA 98296 · (360) 563-2912 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
86 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 68% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
67.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +7.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.1% | 68.6% |
| 2022-23 | 72.2% | 68.7% |
| 2021-22 | 67.9% | 69.4% |
| 2018-19 | 75.1% | 72.0% |
| 2017-18 | 73.3% | 70.3% |
| 2016-17 | 70.6% | 68.6% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 67.9% |
| 2014-15 | 63.7% | 60.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Little Cedars Elementary School
Little Cedars Elementary School's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cedars Elementary School this school | 646 | 13.3% | 69.2% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School SNOQUALMIE | 607 | 12.0% | 79.4% |
| Cedar River Elementary Maple Valley | 593 | 15.3% | 77.3% |
| Lockwood Elementary Bothell | 525 | 16.6% | 77.8% |
| Moorlands Elementary Kenmore | 579 | 10.7% | 75.8% |
| Peter Kirk Elementary Kirkland | 592 | 6.1% | 78.0% |
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 Little Cedars Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #144 of 936 | #18 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #165 of 1,103 ▼ 19 | #17 of 106 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #191 of 1,102 ▼ 49 | #23 of 106 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #306 of 928 | #25 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #60 of 1,268 | #17 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #855 of 1,085 | #84 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #385 of 1,088 | #58 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.3% | #1,093 of 1,169 | #108 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #587 of 778 | #40 of 68 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
646
+74 (+13%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 646 | 37.7 | 17.2:1 | 13% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 36.8 | 17.7:1 | 15% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 33.7 | 18.1:1 | 14% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 40.5 | 17.5:1 | 12% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 33 | 21.5:1 | 11% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 36 | 21.5:1 | 11% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little Cedars Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (708 to 646); teachers down 7% (40.5 to 37.7).
About Little Cedars Elementary School
Little Cedars Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Snohomish, Washington. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 646 students. Elementary schools in Washington have about 380 students on average; enrollment here is 70% higher.
Snohomish School District has a total of 18 schools and 9,732 students, Little Cedars Elementary School among them.
White students make up 49% of enrollment at Little Cedars Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 28% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Snohomish County's population at about 64%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. The school has 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Federal data show 13% of students (86) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 28 points below the 41% average for public schools in Snohomish County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Little Cedars Elementary School is -2.1 points: 69.2% actual, 71.3% predicted.
In the wider Snohomish County area, median household income comes to about $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Snohomish County counts 227 public schools with about 118,688 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Little Cedars Elementary School from the closest public school, Glacier Peak High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Little Cedars Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 69.2% against a local average of 70.5%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 74 students, from 572 to 646.
On allk12, people connected to Little Cedars Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Snohomish County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Snohomish School District
- Glacier Peak High SchoolHigh · 1,642 students
- Snohomish High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Dutch Hill ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Machias ElementaryElementary · 615 students
Other schools in Snohomish
- Glacier Peak High SchoolHigh · 1,642 students
- Snohomish High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Dutch Hill ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Machias ElementaryElementary · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Glacier Peak High School0.2 mi · 1,642
- Totem Falls0.5 mi · 412
- Silver Firs Elementary0.9 mi · 538
- Forest View Elementary School1.2 mi · 634
- Gateway Middle School1.3 mi · 1,057
- Valley View Middle School1.5 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Little Cedars Elementary SchoolHow large is Little Cedars Elementary School?
Little Cedars Elementary School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Little Cedars Elementary School serve?
Little Cedars Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Little Cedars Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Little Cedars Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Little Cedars Elementary School?
Student demographics at Little Cedars Elementary School are roughly 49% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 28% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Little Cedars Elementary School?
Little Cedars Elementary School is overseen by Snohomish School District in Snohomish County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.