Stanwood Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary school in STANWOOD, Washington, Stanwood Elementary School works with 430 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Stanwood-Camano School District.

Within Stanwood-Camano School District, which oversees 11 schools and 4,880 students, Stanwood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Stanwood Elementary School records that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Stanwood Elementary School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Stanwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Snohomish County shows median household earnings sit near $111,246, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Stanwood Elementary School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Stanwood Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stanwood Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stanwood Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 49.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stanwood Elementary School has fell 6%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 81% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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