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Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON-EDISON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530078000159
West View Elementary
515 W VICTORIA AVE, BURLINGTON, WA 98233 · (360) 757-3391 · Skagit County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
267 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
27.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -16.6pp since 2014
Math
20.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -25.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 25 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.5% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 32.5% | 24.7% |
| 2021-22 | 30.6% | 25.9% |
| 2018-19 | 39.6% | 37.9% |
| 2017-18 | 46.2% | 39.1% |
| 2016-17 | 36.8% | 39.1% |
| 2015-16 | 47.1% | 53.2% |
| 2014-15 | 44.1% | 45.9% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
Schools most like West View Elementary
West View Elementary's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West View Elementary this school | 353 | 75.6% | 28.4% |
| Ancient Lakes Elementary Quincy | 385 | 77.4% | 24.2% |
| Warden Elementary WARDEN | 416 | 77.9% | 29.4% |
| Monument Elementary QUINCY | 289 | 73.7% | 25.9% |
| Keene-Riverview Elementary Prosser | 407 | 75.2% | N/A |
| Basin City Elem Mesa | 330 | 79.4% | 34.2% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Skagit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #823 of 936 | #21 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,037 of 1,103 ▼ 42 | #22 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #985 of 1,102 ▼ 3 | #21 of 24 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.3pp | #170 of 928 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #794 of 1,268 | #15 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #298 of 1,085 | #8 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #1,008 of 1,088 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #169 of 1,169 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #540 of 778 | #11 of 16 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
353
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 353 | 23.8 | 14.8:1 | 76% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 23.5 | 16.4:1 | 75% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 25.5 | 15.9:1 | 72% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 56% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 63% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 71% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 81% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 23 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (395 to 353); teachers up 3% (23 to 23.8).
About West View Elementary
West View Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in BURLINGTON, Washington. It reports enrollment of 353 students in kindergarten through 6.
Within Burlington-Edison School District, West View Elementary is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 3,276 students.
By race and ethnicity, West View Elementary is 82% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 17% White. The school's Hispanic share is 63 points above the 19% share among Skagit County residents. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at West View Elementary are from different groups.
For every teacher at West View Elementary, there are about 14.8 students; the school has 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 76%. Public schools in Skagit County average 56%.
The model predicts 29.4% for a school in Washington with West View Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. West View Elementary posts 28.4%.
Looking at the county, Skagit County, median household income comes to about $89,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 54 public schools and about 18,298 students.
Burlington Edison High School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, West View Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies West View Elementary's location as Suburb: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 379 to 353, a 7% decline.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Skagit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,328
Census ACS
Median income
$89,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
18,298 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington-Edison School District
- Burlington Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,047 students
- Lucille Umbarger ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Edison ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- Allen ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- BECCElementary · 47 students
Other schools in BURLINGTON
- Burlington Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,047 students
- Lucille Umbarger ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- BECCElementary · 47 students
- Burlington-Edison Alternative SchoolHigh · 4 students
Other West View Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named West View Elementary. West View Elementary is the 6th largest of the 7.
- West View ElementaryGarner, NC · 969 students
- West View ElementarySpartanburg, SC · 644 students
- West View Elementary SchoolMuncie, IN · 538 students
- West View Elementary SchoolRockford, IL · 521 students
- West View Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Burlington Edison High School0.2 mi · 1,047
- Burlington-Edison Alternative School0.2 mi · 4
- BECC0.9 mi · 47
- Lucille Umbarger Elementary1.2 mi · 619
- Allen Elementary2.7 mi · 386
- Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center3.0 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About West View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West View Elementary?
West View Elementary enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-06.
Is West View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
West View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does West View Elementary have?
West View Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at West View Elementary?
Student demographics at West View Elementary are roughly 17% White, 82% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is West View Elementary in?
West View Elementary is part of Burlington-Edison School District.
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