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Terrace Park Elementary

5409 228TH ST SW, MTLK TERRACE, WA 98043 · (425) 431-7482 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
91 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
43
Grade 1
53
Grade 2
40
Grade 3
50
Grade 4
28
Grade 5
42
Grade 6
39
Student demographics
White
14449%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
5318%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 27%
Black
165%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5%
Asian
4616%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 9%
Two+
3211%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15954%
Female
13445%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
60.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +12.4pp since 2014
Math
59.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +21.5pp since 2014
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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
295
-30 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 17.4:1
% White
49%
was 48%
% Hispanic
18%
was 21%
% Black
5%
was 7%
% Asian
16%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Terrace Park Elementary

Terrace Park Elementary, an intimate elementary school in MTLK TERRACE, Washington, one of the schools within Edmonds School District, serves 295 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 380.

Edmonds School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 20,955 students; Terrace Park Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Terrace Park Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Snohomish County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Terrace Park Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Terrace Park Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.5%, the actual is 57.8%, a residual of -1.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Snohomish County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,246 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Terrace Park Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

The closest other public school is Challenge Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Terrace Park Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Terrace Park Elementary's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 295). Asian enrollment moved from 9% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.

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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
Terrace Park Elementary
District
Edmonds School District
Address
5409 228TH ST SW, MTLK TERRACE, WA 98043
Phone
(425) 431-7482
County
Snohomish County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
295
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
7.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
91 (31%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
530240002292
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Terrace Park Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Terrace Park Elementary?
Terrace Park Elementary enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-06.
Is Terrace Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Terrace Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Terrace Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Terrace Park Elementary is approximately 7.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Terrace Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Terrace Park Elementary are roughly 49% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 16% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Terrace Park Elementary public or private?
Terrace Park Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Edmonds School District.
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