Serene Lake Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary campus in Edmonds, Washington, Serene Lake Elementary enrolls 455 students from grades K through 5, operated by Mukilteo School District.

Across the 23 schools in Mukilteo School District (15,175 students total), Serene Lake Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Serene Lake Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at Serene Lake Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Serene Lake Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.3%, the actual is 47.2%, a residual of +0.9 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Snohomish County put the typical household earns roughly $111,246 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Serene Lake Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

The closest other public school is Picnic Point Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Serene Lake Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Serene Lake Elementary has increased 8%, going from 421 students in 2018 to 455 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 12% to 20%.

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