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What's the most underrated thing about Monte Cristo Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530321002482
Monte Cristo Elementary
1201 100th St NE, Granite Falls, WA 98252 · (360) 691-7718 · Snohomish County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Washington public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
16.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
219 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 181 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 171 | 34% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Granite Falls School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.1pp since 2014
Math
30.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.1% | 32.8% |
| 2021-22 | 36.7% | 28.4% |
| 2018-19 | 44.3% | 31.8% |
| 2017-18 | 44.5% | 31.1% |
| 2016-17 | 42.0% | 36.2% |
| 2015-16 | 31.9% | 30.2% |
| 2014-15 | 38.3% | 36.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Monte Cristo Elementary
Monte Cristo Elementary's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Cristo Elementary this school | 502 | 43.6% | 34.3% |
| Windsor Elementary SPOKANE | 549 | 44.1% | 55.5% |
| North Fork Elementary School Woodland | 473 | 41.4% | N/A |
| Coupeville Elementary School Coupeville | 492 | 43.9% | 57.6% |
| Rainier Elementary School Rainier | 493 | 45.6% | 53.9% |
| Burley Glenwood Elementary PORT ORCHARD | 452 | 42.0% | 53.5% |
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 Monte Cristo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #729 of 936 | #93 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #870 of 1,103 ▼ 36 | #93 of 106 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #841 of 1,102 ▲ 13 | #91 of 106 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #508 of 928 | #66 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #282 of 1,268 | #52 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #618 of 1,085 | #60 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #915 of 1,088 | #105 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #742 of 1,169 | #58 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #134 of 257 | #19 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
502
+84 (+20%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 502 | 31.2 | 16.1:1 | 44% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 28.2 | 17.1:1 | 47% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 30.8 | 15.3:1 | 49% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 40% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 25.4 | 18.2:1 | 49% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 48% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 43% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 26 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monte Cristo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (461 to 502); teachers up 23% (25.4 to 31.2).
About Monte Cristo Elementary
Monte Cristo Elementary is a public elementary school in Granite Falls, Washington. The school enrolls 502 students in grades 3 through 6. On average, elementary schools in Washington enroll around 380, and this school is 32% larger than that mark.
Granite Falls School District has a total of 6 schools and 2,355 students, Monte Cristo Elementary among them.
The share of White students at Monte Cristo Elementary is 76%, a majority. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Snohomish County is roughly 64% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.1:1. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 1.2 students per teacher. By family income, 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Snohomish County is close, at 41%.
Monte Cristo Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Washington public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 34.3%, is 16.6 points below the 50.9% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Washington schools.
In Snohomish County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $111,246, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 227 public schools and about 118,688 students.
Granite Falls High School sits about 0.2 miles from Monte Cristo Elementary. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Monte Cristo Elementary places 4th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 20% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 14.4 in 2020-21 to 16.1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback 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 Granite Falls School District
- Granite Falls High SchoolHigh · 614 students
- Mountain Way ElementaryElementary · 556 students
- Granite Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Crossroads High SchoolHigh · 188 students
- Granite Falls Open DoorsHigh · 47 students
Other schools in Granite Falls
- Granite Falls High SchoolHigh · 614 students
- Mountain Way ElementaryElementary · 556 students
- Granite Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Crossroads High SchoolHigh · 188 students
- Granite Falls Open DoorsHigh · 47 students
Other Monte Cristo Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Monte Cristo Elementary. Monte Cristo Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Monte Cristo Elementary SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 535 students
Nearby schools
- Granite Falls High School0.2 mi · 614
- Mountain Way Elementary0.6 mi · 556
- Crossroads High School0.9 mi · 188
- Granite Falls Open Doors0.9 mi · 47
- Granite Falls Middle School0.9 mi · 448
- Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School6.1 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Monte Cristo ElementaryHow large is Monte Cristo Elementary?
Monte Cristo Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Monte Cristo Elementary serve?
Monte Cristo Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Monte Cristo Elementary?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Monte Cristo Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monte Cristo Elementary?
At Monte Cristo Elementary, the student body is approximately 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Monte Cristo Elementary in?
Monte Cristo Elementary is part of Granite Falls School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.