Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEDRO-WOOLLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530774001278
Samish Elementary School
23953 Prairie Road, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284 · (360) 856-4330 · Skagit County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
79 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Samish Elementary School→Cascade Middle School
Based on grade levels within Sedro-Woolley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.0pp since 2014
Math
44.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 21.2% |
| 2022-23 | 38.8% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.9% | 28.0% |
| 2018-19 | 37.0% | 34.6% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 51.6% |
| 2016-17 | 73.7% | 67.4% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.3% | 53.1% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Samish Elementary School
Samish Elementary School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samish Elementary School this school | 166 | 47.6% | 42.4% |
| Pomeroy Elementary School POMEROY | 201 | 46.3% | 62.2% |
| Waitsburg Elementary School Waitsburg | 148 | 47.3% | 63.5% |
| Rose Valley Elementary Kelso | 186 | 41.4% | N/A |
| Willapa Elementary Raymond | 140 | 45.0% | 55.2% |
| Lyman Elementary School Lyman | 185 | 55.1% | 47.0% |
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 Samish Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Skagit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #573 of 936 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #556 of 1,103 ▲ 453 | #7 of 24 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #403 of 1,102 ▲ 419 | #5 of 24 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.4pp | #23 of 928 | #1 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #1,121 of 1,268 | #24 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #685 of 1,169 | #17 of 24 |
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
166
+10 (+6%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 120
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 166 | 11.3 | 14.7:1 | 48% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 10.8 | 15.6:1 | 47% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 10.9 | 16.1:1 | 49% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | 10 | 15.6:1 | 40% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 171 | 11.6 | 14.8:1 | 44% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 47% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 9 | 20.1:1 | 29% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 10 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 120 | 4 | 30.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samish Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (171 to 166); teachers down 2% (11.6 to 11.3).
About Samish Elementary School
Samish Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. The school has 166 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Washington have about 380 students on average; enrollment here is 56% lower.
Federal data list 11 schools in Sedro-Woolley School District, with 4,600 students enrolled.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Samish Elementary School. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Skagit County overall, about 75% of residents are White. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Samish Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.7:1. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Of all students at Samish Elementary School, 48% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Skagit County, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
Samish Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.4%) and its predicted rate (48.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
The county, Skagit County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,263 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Skagit County has 54 public schools with about 18,298 students, including Samish Elementary School.
Samish Elementary School's nearest public school is Evergreen Elementary School (about 5.0 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. On state test proficiency, Samish Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school grew from 156 students in 2020-21 to 166 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Samish Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Sedro-Woolley School District
- Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Mary Purcell Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Clear Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in Sedro-Woolley
- Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Mary Purcell Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- State Street High SchoolHigh · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Elementary School5.0 mi · 511
- Cascade Middle School5.1 mi · 670
- Good Beginnings Center5.5 mi · 86
- State Street High School5.7 mi · 159
- Central Elementary School5.9 mi · 476
- Mary Purcell Elementary School5.9 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Samish Elementary SchoolHow large is Samish Elementary School?
Samish Elementary School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Samish Elementary School serve?
Samish Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Samish Elementary School have?
Samish Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Samish Elementary School?
Student demographics at Samish Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Samish Elementary School in?
Samish Elementary School is part of Sedro-Woolley School District.
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