Mill Creek Elementary

As a large K-5 school in Mill Creek, Washington, Mill Creek Elementary caters to 694 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Everett School District. That puts it 83% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Mill Creek Elementary is one of 32 schools operated by Everett School District, a district that teaches 20,489 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Mill Creek Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 27% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mill Creek Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Mill Creek Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mill Creek Elementary sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 63.3%; actual is 78.3%, +15.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Snohomish County) records that the typical household earns roughly $111,246 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Mill Creek Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

The closest other public school is Heatherwood Middle School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mill Creek Elementary. On composite proficiency, Mill Creek Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 71.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 667 students in 2018 compared to 694 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 57% to 43%.

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