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Whittier Elementary

916 Oakes Ave., Everett, WA 98201 · (425) 385-4300 · Snohomish County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
195 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K31%
Kindergarten5413%
Grade 17518%
Grade 27017%
Grade 37217%
Grade 47317%
Grade 57518%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
26463%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
7518%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
174%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
4811%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
21551%
Female
20749%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
76.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
70.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 77 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 up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2576.9%70.3%
2023-2473.8%71.9%
2022-2377.7%73.1%
2021-2279.4%75.8%
2018-1974.1%69.8%
2017-1876.4%69.8%
2016-1770.3%67.2%
2015-1675.8%68.2%
2014-1572.6%64.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Whittier Elementary

Whittier Elementary's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Whittier Elementary this school42246.2%73.5%
Hidden Creek Elementary School
PORT ORCHARD
43948.1%42.5%
Happy Valley Elementary School
Bellingham
45545.5%50.3%
Parkview Elementary School
Bellingham
42244.3%55.0%
Blaine Primary School
BLAINE
41945.8%N/A
Michael T Simmons Elementary
Tumwater
45743.5%58.9%
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 Whittier Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Snohomish County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
73.5%#102 of 936#11 of 105
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
70.3%#123 of 1,103
▼ 11
#13 of 106
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
76.9%#83 of 1,102
▲ 28
#9 of 106
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-4.0pp#179 of 928#8 of 105
Enrollment
ranked largest first
422#544 of 1,268#83 of 118
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#762 of 1,085#72 of 109
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.2%#612 of 1,088#80 of 110
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
46.2%#709 of 1,169#55 of 114
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.0%#497 of 778#30 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. 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 2024-25
Enrollment
422
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2542225.216.7:146% (195)
2023-2443325.217.2:147% (203)
2022-2340524.716.4:143% (174)
2020-214282616.5:136% (156)
2017-1848526.518.3:134% (164)
2015-164692518.8:143% (201)
2010-113841920.2:139% (150)
2000-015032718.6:1N/A
1990-915672522.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whittier Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (485 to 422); teachers down 5% (26.5 to 25.2).

About Whittier Elementary

Whittier Elementary is an elementary school in Everett, Washington, and it is part of Everett School District. A federal count lists 422 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.

The 32 schools of Everett School District, including Whittier Elementary, enroll 20,489 students.

Whittier Elementary's enrollment is 63% White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 64% White, within a few points of the school. Whittier Elementary has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Whittier Elementary operates with 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.7:1. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. Whittier Elementary reports 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Whittier Elementary beats its 49.2% prediction with 73.5%, a top-10% result in Washington.

Among Snohomish County residents, median household income is about $111,246, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Whittier Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County, which together enroll about 118,688 students.

Of nearby public schools, Hawthorne Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 46.2%, lower than Whittier Elementary's 73.5%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 428 in 2020-21 and 422 in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Whittier Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Snohomish County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Whittier Elementary
District
Everett School District
Address
916 Oakes Ave., Everett, WA 98201
Phone
(425) 385-4300
County
Snohomish County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
422
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
195 (46%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
530267000411
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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34 other US public schools in 17 states are named Whittier Elementary. Whittier Elementary is the 17th largest of the 35.

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Frequently asked questions

About Whittier Elementary
How large is Whittier Elementary?
Whittier Elementary enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Whittier Elementary serve?
Whittier Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Whittier Elementary?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Whittier Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Whittier Elementary?
Student demographics at Whittier Elementary are roughly 63% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Whittier Elementary in?
Whittier Elementary is part of Everett School District.
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