Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANACORTES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530015000019
Mount Erie Elementary
1313 41st Street, Anacortes, WA 98221 · (360) 503-1500 · Skagit County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
153 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mount Erie Elementary→Anacortes Middle School
Based on grade levels within Anacortes School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
60.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -6.3pp since 2014
Math
54.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
327
-52 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.7:1
% White
75%
was 82%
% Hispanic
13%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Mount Erie Elementary
Mount Erie Elementary, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Anacortes, Washington, operated by Anacortes School District, caters to 327 students, covering grades K through 5.
Mount Erie Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by Anacortes School District, a district that hosts 2,595 students overall.
On demographics, Mount Erie Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest consists of 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mount Erie Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Skagit County's rate of about 56%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mount Erie Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 58.5%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Skagit County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $89,263 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Skagit County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students), of which Mount Erie Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Island View Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Mount Erie Elementary comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 379 students in 2018 compared to 327 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 82% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.
On this page, the feed for Mount Erie Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Skagit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,328
Census ACS
Median income
$89,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
18,298 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anacortes School District
- Anacortes High SchoolHigh · 766 students
- Anacortes Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Island View ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Fidalgo ElementaryElementary · 339 students
- Cap Sante High SchoolHigh · 50 students
- Whitney Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 36 students
Other schools in Anacortes
- Anacortes High SchoolHigh · 766 students
- Anacortes Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Island View ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Fidalgo ElementaryElementary · 339 students
- Open Doors - Youth Reengagement ProgramHigh · 63 students
- Cap Sante High SchoolHigh · 50 students
Nearby schools
- Island View Elementary1.0 mi · 453
- Anacortes Middle School1.1 mi · 617
- Cap Sante High School1.4 mi · 50
- Anacortes High School1.4 mi · 766
- Open Doors1.4 mi · 7
- Open Doors - Youth Reengagement Program1.6 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Erie ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Erie Elementary?
Mount Erie Elementary enrolls approximately 327 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mount Erie Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Erie Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Mount Erie Elementary have?
Mount Erie Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Erie Elementary?
At Mount Erie Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mount Erie Elementary?
Mount Erie Elementary is overseen by Anacortes School District in Skagit County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.