Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SNOHOMISH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530802002432
Totem Falls
14211 Snohomish-Cascade Drive, Snohomish, WA 98296 · (360) 563-4750 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
45 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.7pp since 2014
Math
69.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
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
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
412
-27 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.6:1
% White
60%
was 82%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
19%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Totem Falls
As a reasonably sized elementary school in Snohomish, Washington, Totem Falls teaches 412 students from grades K through 6, run under Snohomish School District.
Within Snohomish School District, which oversees 18 schools and 9,732 students, Totem Falls is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Totem Falls reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder consists of 19% Asian, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Totem Falls tighter than the state norm the norm. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Totem Falls sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.9%; this one delivers 71.4%.
In the area at large, Snohomish County reports that median household income runs about $111,246, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Totem Falls is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).
Nearest neighbor: Silver Firs Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Totem Falls. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Totem Falls ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 70.3%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Totem Falls's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 412). The White share of enrollment declined from 82% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.
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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 Snohomish School District
- Glacier Peak High SchoolHigh · 1,642 students
- Snohomish High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Dutch Hill ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Little Cedars Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
Other schools in Snohomish
- Glacier Peak High SchoolHigh · 1,642 students
- Snohomish High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Dutch Hill ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Little Cedars Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Silver Firs Elementary0.4 mi · 538
- Little Cedars Elementary School0.5 mi · 646
- Glacier Peak High School0.5 mi · 1,642
- Forest View Elementary School0.9 mi · 634
- Gateway Middle School1.0 mi · 1,057
- Seattle Hill Elementary1.3 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Totem FallsHow many students attend Totem Falls?
Totem Falls enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Totem Falls serve?
Totem Falls serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Totem Falls have?
Totem Falls employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is Totem Falls?
Totem Falls reports a student body of 60% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Totem Falls?
Totem Falls is overseen by Snohomish School District in Snohomish County.
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