Lynnwood Elementary

Lynnwood Elementary is an elementary school of large scale in LYNNWOOD, Washington, run under Edmonds School District, hosting 578 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 52% larger than typical.

Within Edmonds School District, which oversees 37 schools and 20,955 students, Lynnwood Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lynnwood Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 25% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 13% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Snohomish County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Lynnwood Elementary reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lynnwood Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.3%, the actual is 41.3%, a residual of -5.0 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Snohomish County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,246, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Lynnwood Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Cedar Valley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lynnwood Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lynnwood Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Lynnwood Elementary's enrollment has rose 11% since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 578). Over the same period, the Black share rose from 6% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.