Little Mountain Elementary

Little Mountain Elementary operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Mount Vernon, Washington, overseen by Mount Vernon School District. Current enrollment sits at 381 students spanning grades K through 5.

Little Mountain Elementary is one of 14 schools operated by Mount Vernon School District, a district that caters to 6,326 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Little Mountain Elementary logs that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 34% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Skagit County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Little Mountain Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.1%; this one delivers 30.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Skagit County put median household income runs about $89,263, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Skagit County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students), Little Mountain Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Mount Baker Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Little Mountain Elementary at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 30.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 40%: 636 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 39% to 34%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Little Mountain Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.