Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530240002292
Terrace Park Elementary
5409 228TH ST SW, MTLK TERRACE, WA 98043 · (425) 431-7482 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
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
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 13% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
60.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +12.4pp since 2014
Math
59.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +21.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.2% | 49.7% |
| 2021-22 | 51.1% | 44.1% |
| 2018-19 | 50.7% | 46.7% |
| 2017-18 | 49.4% | 46.3% |
| 2016-17 | 48.0% | 51.1% |
| 2015-16 | 50.3% | 48.1% |
| 2014-15 | 47.8% | 38.0% |
% 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
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
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
Where Terrace Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #296 of 936 | #44 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #263 of 1,103 | #33 of 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #301 of 1,102 | #38 of 106 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #52 of 928 | #1 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #963 of 1,268 | #109 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.9:1 | #2 of 1,085 | #1 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #322 of 1,088 | #48 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #922 of 1,169 | #75 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #576 of 778 | #39 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
295
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 144
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 295 | 37.3 | 7.9:1 | 31% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 30.2 | 10.2:1 | 36% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 29.6 | 9.9:1 | 31% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 25% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 18.7 | 17.4:1 | 38% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 18 | 19.2:1 | 36% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 28% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 30 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 144 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terrace Park Elementary.
About Terrace Park Elementary
Terrace Park Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in MTLK TERRACE, Washington, (ZIP code 98043). It enrolls 295 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6. It has 22% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).
Edmonds School District runs 37 schools with a combined 20,955 students. Terrace Park Elementary is one of them.
The largest group at Terrace Park Elementary is White students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Snohomish County is about 64% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
With 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 7.9:1. Elementary schools in Washington have an average ratio of 17.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Terrace Park Elementary, 31% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Snohomish County average 41%.
Compared with Washington schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Terrace Park Elementary's results are 1.7 points below predicted: 57.8% against 59.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Snohomish County show that the median household earns about $111,246 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Snohomish County has 227 public schools with about 118,688 students, including Terrace Park Elementary.
The closest school to Terrace Park Elementary is Challenge Elementary, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Terrace Park Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Terrace Park Elementary is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 295, starting from 289. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 7.9:1, from 13.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Edmonds School District
- Edmonds Woodway High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Meadowdale High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Mountlake Terrace High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Lynnwood High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Meadowdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Alderwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
Other schools in MTLK TERRACE
- Mountlake Terrace High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Cedar Way ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Challenge ElementaryElementary · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Challenge Elementary0.0 mi · 414
- Mountlake Terrace Elementary0.5 mi · 426
- Cedar Way Elementary0.9 mi · 522
- Mountlake Terrace High School1.1 mi · 1,456
- Brier Elementary1.2 mi · 389
- Cascade K-8 Community School1.3 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Terrace Park ElementaryWhat 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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