Salem Woods Elementary School

Salem Woods Elementary School is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in Monroe, Washington, operated by Monroe School District, educateing 516 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% above the state mean of about 380.

Within Monroe School District, which oversees 12 schools and 5,874 students, Salem Woods Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Salem Woods Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Salem Woods Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.6%.

Across the wider county, Snohomish County reports that median household income runs about $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Snohomish County's 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), Salem Woods Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Chain Lake Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Salem Woods Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 496 students in 2018 compared to 516 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 79% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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