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Lynndale Elementary

9521 240TH ST SW, EDMONDS, WA 98020 · (425) 431-7365 · Snohomish County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
238 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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
Pre-K5512%
Kindergarten5512%
Grade 14711%
Grade 25512%
Grade 35813%
Grade 46414%
Grade 55312%
Grade 65512%

This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (55).

Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
16938%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
13130%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
4210%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
4811%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
297%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
102%
DISTRICT 1% · 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
23252%
Female
20145%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
55.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.3pp since 2014
Math
42.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -8.2pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.2%42.6%
2023-2448.9%40.3%
2022-2351.5%42.0%
2021-2247.6%37.0%
2018-1957.5%54.1%
2017-1855.6%47.2%
2016-1753.7%45.0%
2015-1658.4%49.1%
2014-1556.5%50.8%
% 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Lynndale Elementary

Lynndale Elementary's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lynndale Elementary this school44253.8%47.1%
Collins Elementary
Tacoma
46655.4%42.4%
Mountlake Terrace Elementary
Mountlake Terrace
42655.4%40.1%
Chase Lake Elementary
EDMONDS
41357.1%36.5%
Hedden Elementary School
Edgewood
46952.0%48.2%
N.E. Tacoma Elementary School
Tacoma
41853.8%49.9%
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 Lynndale Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Snohomish County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.1%#484 of 936#66 of 105
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.6%#591 of 1,103
▲ 34
#73 of 106
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.2%#404 of 1,102
▲ 123
#52 of 106
▲ 12
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+6.6pp#192 of 928#17 of 105
Enrollment
ranked largest first
442#476 of 1,268#72 of 118
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.9:1#570 of 1,085#55 of 109
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.9%#195 of 1,088#22 of 110
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
53.8%#557 of 1,169#40 of 114
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.1%#239 of 257#35 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
442
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2544227.815.9:154% (238)
2023-2443928.415.5:159% (260)
2022-233862614.8:157% (221)
2020-214202815.0:138% (161)
2017-1843724.218.1:143% (187)
2015-164012416.7:151% (203)
2010-114322021.6:130% (131)
2000-013971822.1:1N/A
1990-915222223.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lynndale Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (437 to 442); teachers up 15% (24.2 to 27.8).

About Lynndale Elementary

Lynndale Elementary sits in EDMONDS, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 442 students enrolled.

Edmonds School District has 37 schools and 20,955 students, and Lynndale Elementary is one of those schools.

At Lynndale Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 38%. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. Snohomish County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school employs the equivalent of 27.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.9:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Lynndale Elementary is 54%. That is higher than the 41% average for public schools in Snohomish County.

Lynndale Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.1%, compared with a predicted 44.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.

Among Snohomish County residents, the median household income is $111,246, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lynndale Elementary is one of 227 public schools in the county.

The nearest public school is Edmonds Career Access Program, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.4%, lower than Lynndale Elementary's 47.1%.

NCES describes the area around Lynndale Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, Lynndale Elementary's enrollment grew 5%, to 442.

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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
Lynndale Elementary
District
Edmonds School District
Address
9521 240TH ST SW, EDMONDS, WA 98020
Phone
(425) 431-7365
County
Snohomish County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
442
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
238 (54%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
530240000343
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lynndale Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Lynndale Elementary?
Lynndale Elementary enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Lynndale Elementary serve?
Lynndale Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lynndale Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Lynndale Elementary.
How diverse is Lynndale Elementary?
Lynndale Elementary reports a student body of 38% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Lynndale Elementary public or private?
Lynndale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Edmonds School District.
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