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What's the most underrated thing about Stanwood Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANWOOD-CAMANO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530834001425
Stanwood Elementary School
10227 273RD PL NW, STANWOOD, WA 98292 · (360) 629-1250 · Snohomish County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Washington public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
171 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
56.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.8pp since 2014
Math
45.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -20.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 53.5% |
| 2022-23 | 53.2% | 52.2% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| 2018-19 | 71.3% | 62.9% |
| 2017-18 | 68.2% | 59.8% |
| 2016-17 | 61.9% | 63.9% |
| 2015-16 | 62.5% | 62.3% |
| 2014-15 | 62.2% | 65.9% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Stanwood Elementary School
Stanwood Elementary School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanwood Elementary School this school | 430 | 39.8% | 53.4% |
| Simpson Avenue Elementary Montesano | 402 | 41.3% | 57.6% |
| Burley Glenwood Elementary PORT ORCHARD | 452 | 42.0% | 53.5% |
| Edison Elementary EDISON | 390 | 38.7% | 55.3% |
| North Fork Elementary School Woodland | 473 | 41.4% | N/A |
| Elger Bay Elementary CAMANO ISLAND | 376 | 41.2% | 41.7% |
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 Stanwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #380 of 936 | #55 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #526 of 1,103 ▼ 157 | #65 of 106 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #379 of 1,102 ▲ 59 | #48 of 106 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #415 of 928 | #51 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #520 of 1,268 | #80 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #907 of 1,085 | #92 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #896 of 1,088 | #104 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #801 of 1,169 | #63 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #660 of 778 | #56 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
430
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 430 | 24.6 | 17.5:1 | 40% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 27.3 | 17.1:1 | 36% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 29.5 | 17.4:1 | 33% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 27% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 36% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 40% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 35% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 27 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 26 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (457 to 430); teachers up 7% (23 to 24.6).
About Stanwood Elementary School
Stanwood Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in STANWOOD, Washington. It serves 430 students in pre-K through 5.
Stanwood-Camano School District includes 11 schools. Together they enroll 4,880 students.
By race and ethnicity, Stanwood Elementary School is 75% White. It is also 11% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Snohomish County is roughly 64% White. By the diversity index, Stanwood Elementary School comes in at 42%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.5:1, with 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in Washington average about 17.3:1, a similar figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Stanwood Elementary School is 40%. Across public schools in Snohomish County, the average is about the same, 41%.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, Stanwood Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Stanwood Elementary School would be expected to post about 53.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Snohomish County, median household income is about $111,246, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Stanwood Elementary School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County, which together enroll about 118,688 students.
The nearest other public school, Stanwood Middle School, is about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Stanwood Elementary School. By average proficiency, Stanwood Elementary School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
Stanwood Elementary School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 423 in 2020-21 and 430 in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 16.3:1 to 17.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Stanwood-Camano School District
- Stanwood High SchoolHigh · 1,384 students
- Port Susan Middle SchoolMiddle · 530 students
- Stanwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Twin City ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Cedarhome Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Utsalady ElementaryElementary · 391 students
Other schools in STANWOOD
- Stanwood High SchoolHigh · 1,384 students
- Port Susan Middle SchoolMiddle · 530 students
- Stanwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Twin City ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Cedarhome Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Saratoga SchoolCombined · 218 students
Other Stanwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Stanwood Elementary. Stanwood Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Stanwood Elementary SchoolNew Stanton, PA · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Stanwood Middle School0.6 mi · 528
- Lincoln Academy1.6 mi · 20
- Saratoga School1.6 mi · 218
- Stanwood High School1.8 mi · 1,384
- Port Susan Middle School1.8 mi · 530
- Lincoln Hill High School1.8 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Stanwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Stanwood Elementary School?
Stanwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stanwood Elementary School serve?
Stanwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stanwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stanwood Elementary School is approximately 17.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stanwood Elementary School?
At Stanwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Stanwood Elementary School public or private?
Stanwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stanwood-Camano School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.