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If you could change one rule at Mill Creek Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530267002209
Mill Creek Elementary
3400 148th St. SE, Mill Creek, WA 98012 · (425) 385-6800 · Snohomish County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Washington public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
175 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 68% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.5pp since 2014
Math
75.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 75.5% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 76.2% |
| 2022-23 | 78.3% | 76.8% |
| 2021-22 | 74.5% | 71.7% |
| 2018-19 | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2017-18 | 87.9% | 84.7% |
| 2016-17 | 80.9% | 85.8% |
| 2015-16 | 81.1% | 83.4% |
| 2014-15 | 74.9% | 79.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Mill Creek Elementary
Mill Creek Elementary's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Elementary this school | 694 | 25.2% | 78.3% |
| Glacier Park Elementary Maple Valley | 803 | 19.6% | 66.9% |
| Hilltop Elementary LYNNWOOD | 562 | 19.6% | 63.8% |
| Silver Firs Elementary Everett | 538 | 22.1% | 79.8% |
| Seattle Hill Elementary Everett | 567 | 20.3% | 66.9% |
| Frank Love Elementary Bothell | 492 | 23.6% | 60.8% |
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 Mill Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #62 of 936 | #8 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #80 of 1,103 ▼ 5 | #10 of 106 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #49 of 1,102 ▲ 26 | #5 of 106 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #265 of 928 | #30 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #33 of 1,268 | #8 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,021 of 1,085 | #107 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #258 of 1,088 | #32 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #986 of 1,169 | #88 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #188 of 257 | #27 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 2024-25Enrollment
694
+55 (+9%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 788
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 694 | 37 | 18.8:1 | 25% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 37.8 | 17.5:1 | 27% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 39.1 | 17.1:1 | 25% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 22% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 34.4 | 19.4:1 | 9% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 32 | 20.7:1 | 14% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 711 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 14% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 32 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 788 | 29 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (667 to 694); teachers up 7% (34.4 to 37).
About Mill Creek Elementary
Mill Creek Elementary is an elementary school located in Mill Creek, Washington, in Snohomish County. There are 694 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 83% above the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington.
Everett School District has 32 schools and 20,489 students, and Mill Creek Elementary is one of those schools.
The biggest share of students at Mill Creek Elementary, 43%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Snohomish County overall, about 64% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
On staff are 37 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. Elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Mill Creek Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 25%. That is lower than the 41% average for public schools in Snohomish County.
Among Washington public elementary schools, Mill Creek Elementary outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Mill Creek Elementary ranks in the top 10% in Washington. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.3%, against a prediction of 63.3%.
For Snohomish County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $111,246, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 227 public schools in the county, enrolling about 118,688, Mill Creek Elementary among them.
Heatherwood Middle School is about 1.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Mill Creek Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 71.2%; Mill Creek Elementary's is 78.3%, ranking 3rd of 9.
Federal data place Mill Creek Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.8:1 to 18.8:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Snohomish County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Everett School District
- Henry M. Jackson High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Cascade High SchoolHigh · 1,651 students
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Heatherwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,031 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
Other schools in Mill Creek
- Henry M. Jackson High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Heatherwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,031 students
Other Mill Creek Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Mill Creek Elementary. Mill Creek Elementary is the 5th largest of the 14.
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolLevittown, PA · 974 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 965 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolKnoxville, TN · 754 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolWarrington, PA · 729 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolNolensville, TN · 625 students
Nearby schools
- Heatherwood Middle School1.2 mi · 1,031
- Henry M. Jackson High School1.2 mi · 2,148
- Cedar Wood Elementary1.2 mi · 682
- Penny Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 791
- Woodside Elementary1.5 mi · 581
- Forest View Elementary School1.5 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Mill Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mill Creek Elementary?
Mill Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 694 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mill Creek Elementary serve?
Mill Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mill Creek Elementary?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Mill Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Mill Creek Elementary?
Mill Creek Elementary reports a student body of 43% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 27% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Mill Creek Elementary?
Mill Creek Elementary is overseen by Everett School District in Snohomish County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.