Washington Elementary School

Located at 1020 McLean Rd, in Mount Vernon, Washington, Washington Elementary School is a close-knit primary school that hosts 318 students (grades K through 5), part of Mount Vernon School District.

Across the 14 schools in Mount Vernon School District (6,326 students total), Washington Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington Elementary School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 34% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Skagit County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Washington Elementary School records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Washington Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Skagit County's rate of about 56%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Washington Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Skagit County) records that median household earnings sit near $89,263, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Skagit County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students), of which Washington Elementary School is one.

Mount Vernon Special Ed is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.0%.

Washington Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 24%: 417 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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