Westgate Elementary

Located at 9601 220TH ST SW, in EDMONDS, Washington, Westgate Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school that caters to 472 students (grades K through 6), operated by Edmonds School District. Enrollment runs roughly 24% above the state mean of about 380.

Edmonds School District runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 20,955 students. Westgate Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Westgate Elementary reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Snohomish County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at Westgate Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Westgate Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Snohomish County) reports that median household earnings sit near $111,246, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Snohomish County's 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), Westgate Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sherwood Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westgate Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 55.8%.

Westgate Elementary operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westgate Elementary has contracted 6%, going from 504 students in 2018 to 472 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 16% to 24% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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