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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE STEVENS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530420000654
Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School
12806 20th St NE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 · (425) 335-1525 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
206 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
60.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.4pp since 2014
Math
58.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 54.1% |
| 2022-23 | 55.9% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.3% | 50.9% |
| 2018-19 | 66.4% | 55.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.1% | 54.6% |
| 2016-17 | 69.1% | 63.7% |
| 2015-16 | 72.6% | 65.6% |
| 2014-15 | 69.2% | 60.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Schools most like Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School
Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School this school | 554 | 37.2% | 60.7% |
| Orting Elementary School Orting | 567 | 39.0% | 39.6% |
| East Olympia Elementary Olympia | 579 | 35.6% | 58.2% |
| Pioneer Elementary Arlington | 501 | 39.3% | 43.5% |
| Shadow Lake Elementary Maple Valley | 479 | 35.5% | 60.7% |
| Chautauqua Elementary VASHON | 480 | 35.0% | 59.3% |
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 Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #252 of 936 | #38 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #273 of 1,103 ▲ 84 | #35 of 106 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #285 of 1,102 ▲ 71 | #36 of 106 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #189 of 928 | #16 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #163 of 1,268 | #35 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #622 of 1,085 | #61 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #769 of 1,088 | #92 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #844 of 1,169 | #66 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #480 of 778 | #28 of 68 |
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
554
+86 (+18%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 554 | 34.4 | 16.1:1 | 37% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 31.2 | 16.8:1 | 34% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 32.1 | 16.6:1 | 32% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 26% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 36.6 | 17.5:1 | 33% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 32 | 20.2:1 | 41% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 28 | 21.5:1 | 37% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 23 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 28 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (641 to 554); teachers down 6% (36.6 to 34.4).
About Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School
Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School is an elementary school in Lake Stevens, Washington, reachable at (425) 335-1525. The latest federal count shows 554 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington, enrollment here is 46% higher.
The Lake Stevens School District system has 14 schools and 10,117 students.
Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School's enrollment is 68% White. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. The White share in Snohomish County as a whole is similar, at about 64%. Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 37%.
The model predicts 55.3% for a school in Washington with Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School posts 60.7%.
Snohomish County has these Census figures: median household income is about $111,246, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School is among the 227 public schools in Snohomish County.
The nearest public school is LSSD Open Doors, at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 554 was 18% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 468. Students per teacher rose from 14.6 in 2020-21 to 16.1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Lake Stevens School District
- Lake Stevens Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,205 students
- Cavelero Mid High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- North Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 842 students
- Lake Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Stevens Creek ElementaryElementary · 701 students
Other schools in Lake Stevens
- Lake Stevens Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,205 students
- Cavelero Mid High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- North Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 842 students
- Lake Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Stevens Creek ElementaryElementary · 701 students
Nearby schools
- LSSD Open Doors0.3 mi · 15
- North Lake Middle School0.4 mi · 856
- Lake Stevens Sr High School1.2 mi · 2,205
- Homelink1.2 mi · 31
- Highland Elementary1.3 mi · 557
- Machias Elementary1.9 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Pilchuck Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School?
Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School serve?
Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School have?
Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School public or private?
Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Stevens School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.