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What's the one class at Silver Lake Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530267000409
Silver Lake Elementary
12815 Bothell-Everett Hwy., Everett, WA 98208 · (425) 385-6900 · Snohomish County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
393 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
50.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.9pp since 2014
Math
53.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.3% | 52.1% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 45.7% |
| 2018-19 | 59.0% | 59.8% |
| 2017-18 | 60.3% | 59.0% |
| 2016-17 | 61.4% | 58.6% |
| 2015-16 | 62.9% | 54.8% |
| 2014-15 | 59.9% | 53.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Silver Lake Elementary
Silver Lake Elementary's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Elementary this school | 550 | 71.5% | 55.2% |
| Lowell Elementary Everett | 531 | 69.3% | 50.2% |
| Evergreen Elementary Spanaway | 530 | 66.4% | 42.1% |
| Firgrove Elementary Puyallup | 593 | 68.3% | 35.4% |
| Fawcett Elementary School Tacoma | 426 | 65.3% | 32.4% |
| Camas Prairie Elementary Spanaway | 529 | 67.9% | 55.1% |
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 Silver Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #344 of 936 | #52 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #369 of 1,103 ▼ 80 | #51 of 106 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #509 of 1,102 ▼ 57 | #63 of 106 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #413 of 928 | #50 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #169 of 1,268 | #36 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #540 of 1,085 | #52 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #157 of 1,088 | #12 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #235 of 1,169 | #12 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #203 of 778 | #6 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
550
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 550 | 34.8 | 15.8:1 | 71% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 31.9 | 18.1:1 | 74% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 33.1 | 17.6:1 | 60% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 51% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 36.6 | 19.9:1 | 41% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 33 | 20.5:1 | 48% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 46% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 26 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (728 to 550); teachers down 5% (36.6 to 34.8).
About Silver Lake Elementary
Silver Lake Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Washington, with an address in Everett. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 550 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students.
Silver Lake Elementary is one school in Everett School District, a system of 32 schools with 20,489 students.
The most common group at Silver Lake Elementary is White students, at 39%. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among all residents of Snohomish County, the White share is about 64%. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 15.8:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Silver Lake Elementary is 71%. That rate is above the 41% average among public schools in Snohomish County.
A school in Washington with Silver Lake Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 32.3%. Silver Lake Elementary scores 55.2%.
Snohomish County has about 844,430 residents, and the median household income is $111,246, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Silver Lake Elementary, Snohomish County has 226 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Henry M. Jackson High School, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Silver Lake Elementary's average proficiency of 55.2% compares with 58.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Silver Lake Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Silver Lake Elementary's enrollment declined 5%, to 550. By 2024-25, the school had 15.8 students per teacher, compared with 17.0 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Silver Lake Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Everett School District
- Henry M. Jackson High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Cascade High SchoolHigh · 1,651 students
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Heatherwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,031 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
Other schools in Everett
- Mariner High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Cascade High SchoolHigh · 1,651 students
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Voyager Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
Other Silver Lake Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Silver Lake Elementary. Silver Lake Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Silver Lake Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 382 students
- Silver Lake ElementaryEAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT · 870 students
- Silver Lake Elementary SchoolMiddletown, DE · 552 students
- Silver Lake ElementaryRENO, NV · 491 students
- Silver Lake Elementary SchoolGRAPEVINE, TX · 450 students
Nearby schools
- Henry M. Jackson High School0.6 mi · 2,148
- Heatherwood Middle School0.7 mi · 1,031
- Monroe Elementary1.3 mi · 487
- Penny Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 791
- Mariner High School1.5 mi · 2,106
- Discovery Elementary1.5 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Lake ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Silver Lake Elementary?
Silver Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Silver Lake Elementary serve?
Silver Lake Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Silver Lake Elementary?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Silver Lake Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Silver Lake Elementary?
Student demographics at Silver Lake Elementary are roughly 39% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Silver Lake Elementary in?
Silver Lake Elementary is part of Everett School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.