Lucille Umbarger Elementary

Lucille Umbarger Elementary is an elementary-level community of well-populated scale in BURLINGTON, Washington, run under Burlington-Edison School District, works with 619 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 63% bigger than typical.

Lucille Umbarger Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Burlington-Edison School District, a district that instructs 3,276 students overall.

Demographically, Lucille Umbarger Elementary lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 32% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at Lucille Umbarger Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Skagit County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Lucille Umbarger Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.5%; this one comes in at 19.6%, -16.0 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, census data for Skagit County shows median household earnings sit near $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. Lucille Umbarger Elementary is one of 54 public schools in Skagit County (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students).

Nearest neighbor: BECC, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lucille Umbarger Elementary. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lucille Umbarger Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 34.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lucille Umbarger Elementary has declined 6%, going from 658 students in 2018 to 619 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 37% to 32%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.