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Shoultes Elementary

13525 51st Ave NE, Marysville, WA 98271 · (360) 965-1400 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
207 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4914%
Grade 15917%
Grade 25616%
Grade 36619%
Grade 46920%
Grade 54914%
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
15143%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
10630%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
185%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
298%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
4413%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 9% · US 5%
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
Male
16848%
Female
18052%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
26.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.9pp since 2014
Math
31.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.8pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.8%31.6%
2023-2432.3%31.3%
2022-2335.5%33.9%
2021-2233.8%28.3%
2018-1953.0%48.0%
2017-1851.4%46.0%
2016-1745.1%41.9%
2015-1644.5%41.8%
2014-1541.7%29.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →

Where Shoultes Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Snohomish County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.1%#732 of 936#94 of 105
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.6%#844 of 1,103#91 of 106
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.8%#994 of 1,102#102 of 106
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.9pp#285 of 928#21 of 105
Enrollment
ranked largest first
348#805 of 1,268#102 of 118
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.9:1#965 of 1,085#100 of 109
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.3%#305 of 1,088#44 of 110
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
59.5%#457 of 1,169#29 of 114
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.2%#162 of 778#4 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
348
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534819.417.9:159% (207)
2023-2437125.614.5:156% (208)
2022-233912416.3:155% (216)
2020-213832614.7:152% (200)
2017-1847826.717.9:153% (254)
2015-164812618.5:159% (282)
2010-114101921.6:152% (214)
2000-014542716.8:1N/A
1990-915482323.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shoultes Elementary.

About Shoultes Elementary

Shoultes Elementary is an elementary school in Marysville, Washington, and it is part of Marysville School District. Federal data show 348 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.

Marysville School District (23 schools, 9,760 students) runs Shoultes Elementary.

About 43% of students at Shoultes Elementary are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. Among all residents of Snohomish County, the White share is about 64%. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Shoultes Elementary are from different groups.

The school had 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 59%. That is 18 points above the 41% average for public schools in Snohomish County.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.3%.

Snohomish County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $111,246 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Shoultes Elementary shares Snohomish County with 226 other public schools.

Shoultes Elementary's closest public school neighbor is ECEAP, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Shoultes Elementary is 3rd of 5 on proficiency.

The NCES locale for Shoultes Elementary is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 35 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 14.7:1 in 2020-21 and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.

Shoultes Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Snohomish County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Shoultes Elementary
District
Marysville School District
Address
13525 51st Ave NE, Marysville, WA 98271
Phone
(360) 965-1400
County
Snohomish County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
348
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
17.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
207 (59%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
530486000739
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Shoultes Elementary
How many students attend Shoultes Elementary?
Shoultes Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Shoultes Elementary serve?
Shoultes Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shoultes Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shoultes Elementary is approximately 17.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Shoultes Elementary?
Shoultes Elementary reports a student body of 43% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Shoultes Elementary in?
Shoultes Elementary is part of Marysville School District.
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