Tambark Creek Elementary School

As a high-enrollment elementary school in Bothell, Washington, Tambark Creek Elementary School hosts 740 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Everett School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Tambark Creek Elementary School sits 95% bigger than that benchmark.

Everett School District comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 20,489 students; Tambark Creek Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Tambark Creek Elementary School lists that 68% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 19% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 14% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Tambark Creek Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Snohomish County's rate of about 41%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tambark Creek Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 72.8%; this one delivers 88.2%, a residual of +15.4 points.

In the broader community, Snohomish County reports that the typical household earns roughly $111,246 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Snohomish County's 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), Tambark Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cedar Wood Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tambark Creek Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tambark Creek Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 75.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

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