Is Presidents Elementary a good school?

Presidents Elementary ranks 649 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Presidents Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 576 students attended Presidents Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Presidents Elementary?

Students at Presidents Elementary are 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Presidents Elementary attend?

Students who attend Presidents Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Haller Middle School High : Arlington High School

Presidents Elementary

Summary:

Presidents Elementary is a public elementary school in Arlington, Washington, serving 551 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Arlington School District, which is ranked 132 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Presidents Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (72.78%) compared to nearby schools, it generally underperforms on standardized tests, particularly in Math, where its proficiency rate of 40.08% trails the state average of 41.68% and the district average of 36%. However, the school's Hispanic and Special Education students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 40 and top 258 out of over 600 Washington elementary schools, respectively. Despite these bright spots, Presidents Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Washington elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's demographics and performance have been somewhat inconsistent in recent years, with a declining percentage of White students and fluctuating test scores. Nearby schools, such as Pioneer Elementary, Kent Prairie Elementary, and Stillaguamish Valley Learning Center, generally outperform Presidents Elementary on standardized tests and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. The school's relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 30.46% to 41.92%, may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance compared to the state and district averages.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

505 East Third
Arlington, WA 98223

(360) 618-6240

District: Arlington School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
649^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,801

Students who attend Presidents Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Haller Middle School
High:	Arlington High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 576

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

Hispanic:

18.2%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Presidents Elementary ranks worse than 55.6% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Arlington School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.67. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.1%), Hispanic (18.2%), two or more races (8.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Presidents Elementary is 15.7, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Arlington School District. (See more...)

Compare Presidents Elementary employs 36.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Presidents Elementary is $19,801, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Arlington School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Presidents Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Presidents Elementary 649^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Presidents Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

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White students:

Arlington School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Arlington School District 132^nd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Presidents Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Presidents Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	68.01	277^th	1026	73.0%
2005	52.34	503^rd	1031	51.2%
2006	49.63	551^st	1051	47.6%
2007	59.02	433^rd	1069	59.5%
2008	64.35	377^th	1067	64.7%
2009	51.24	535^th	1072	50.1%
2010	49.72	564^th	1088	48.2%
2011	37.82	736^th	1092	32.6%
2012	49.49	589^th	1097	46.3%
2013	47.45	630^th	1106	43.0%
2015	48.64	554^th	1067	48.1%
2018	59.07	428^th	1054	59.4%
2019	57.29	486^th	1130	57.0%
2021	32.77	717^th	1107	35.2%
2022	52.09	528^th	1169	54.8%
2023	46.50	601^st	1169	48.6%
2024	42.67	649^th	1168	44.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Presidents Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	54.25	234^th	637	63.3%
2022	54.39	164^th	478	65.7%
2024	29.56	258^th	339	23.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Presidents Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.72	379^th	835	54.6%
2019	66.51	267^th	979	72.7%
2021	29.46	644^th	854	24.6%
2022	58.38	359^th	1019	64.8%
2023	50.76	485^th	1013	52.1%
2024	54.02	451^st	1024	56.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Presidents Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	63.19	374^th	1004	62.7%
2019	50.64	557^th	1068	47.8%
2021	27.76	735^th	1008	27.1%
2022	48.26	540^th	1100	50.9%
2023	40.40	637^th	1094	41.8%
2024	44.03	592^nd	1093	45.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Presidents Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	64.05	373^rd	1075	65.3%
2021	37.09	614^th	1025	40.1%
2022	54.64	467^th	1113	58.0%
2023	52.01	489^th	1099	55.5%
2024	39.77	657^th	1099	40.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Presidents Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	48.29	353^rd	697	49.4%
2022	48.17	311^th	694	55.2%
2023	60.75	207^th	633	67.3%
2024	86.25	40^th	651	93.9%

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Rank History for White students at Presidents Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	48.57	437^th	833	47.5%
2019	46.25	586^th	1027	42.9%
2021	28.10	704^th	943	25.3%
2022	46.40	548^th	1031	46.8%
2023	33.03	723^rd	1011	28.5%
2024	30.35	746^th	1009	26.1%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Presidents Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	676	2	9	4	12	n/a	n/a	0	703
1989	728	2	10	7	5	n/a	n/a	0	752
1990	757	0	10	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	783
1991	833	0	12	7	6	n/a	n/a	0	858
1992	888	1	12	9	7	n/a	n/a	0	917
1993	893	1	12	14	8	n/a	n/a	0	928
1994	684	0	13	12	17	n/a	n/a	0	726
1995	628	2	8	25	22	n/a	n/a	0	685
1996	628	2	8	25	22	n/a	n/a	0	685
1997	606	2	8	31	20	n/a	n/a	0	667
1998	624	4	9	32	29	n/a	n/a	0	698
1999	592	5	8	34	27	n/a	n/a	0	666
2000	591	6	5	39	32	n/a	n/a	0	673
2001	578	5	8	49	34	n/a	n/a	0	674
2002	577	7	8	39	20	n/a	n/a	0	651
2003	577	7	8	39	20	n/a	n/a	0	651
2004	550	10	7	46	13	n/a	n/a	0	626
2005	592	8	9	47	11	n/a	n/a	0	667
2006	623	11	13	54	14	n/a	n/a	2	717
2007	498	11	13	59	17	n/a	n/a	5	603
2008	474	8	18	62	22	n/a	n/a	6	590
2009	489	11	20	58	16	n/a	n/a	4	598
2010	475	9	18	51	15	n/a	n/a	5	573
2011	463	8	4	48	11	2	19	0	555
2012	457	4	3	60	4	2	41	0	571
2013	455	3	1	61	7	1	38	0	566
2014	442	3	1	70	6	1	45	0	568
2015	436	5	0	68	11	0	51	0	571
2016	413	0	5	66	7	0	51	0	542
2017	408	2	3	75	5	0	43	0	536
2018	426	2	3	63	5	0	46	0	545
2019	425	0	2	64	5	1	46	0	543
2020	447	2	3	63	3	1	58	0	577
2021	382	3	4	58	4	0	48	0	499
2022	381	5	4	60	6	0	43	0	499
2023	401	4	7	87	5	0	46	1	551
2024	398	6	11	105	6	0	49	1	576

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Presidents Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	703	27.0	26.0	0
1989	752	34.0	22.1	n/a
1990	783	40.2	19.4	0
1991	858	43.9	19.5	n/a
1992	917	47.4	19.3	n/a
1993	928	45.9	20.2	n/a
1994	726	38.3	19.0	n/a
1995	685	39.7	17.3	n/a
1996	685	39.7	17.3	n/a
1997	667	37.2	17.9	n/a
1998	698	38.4	18.2	n/a
1999	666	38.7	17.2	n/a
2000	673	40.8	16.5	n/a
2001	674	38.1	17.7	n/a
2002	651	39.6	16.4	27.2
2003	651	39.6	16.4	27.2
2004	626	38.0	16.5	30.5
2005	667	38.2	17.5	29.2
2006	717	35.6	20.1	24.6
2007	603	34.2	17.6	29.3
2008	590	32.6	18.1	23.6
2009	598	32.6	18.3	25.9
2010	573	27.0	21.1	26.2
2011	555	28.6	19.4	14.8
2012	571	27.0	21.1	34.7
2013	566	27.7	20.3	40.5
2014	568	n/a	n/a	39.6
2015	571	32.0	17.8	42.9
2016	542	31.0	17.4	39.1
2017	536	30.5	17.5	35.8
2018	545	31.4	17.3	34.3
2019	543	33.0	16.4	36.5
2020	577	36.4	15.8	36.7
2021	499	35.5	14.0	35.1
2022	499	38.1	13.0	30.5
2023	551	36.5	15.0	41.9
2024	576	36.4	15.7	42.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Presidents Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	703	27.0	26.0	0
1989	752	34.0	22.1	n/a
1990	783	40.2	19.4	0
1991	858	43.9	19.5	n/a
1992	917	47.4	19.3	n/a
1993	928	45.9	20.2	n/a
1994	726	38.3	19.0	n/a
1995	685	39.7	17.3	n/a
1996	685	39.7	17.3	n/a
1997	667	37.2	17.9	n/a
1998	698	38.4	18.2	n/a
1999	666	38.7	17.2	n/a
2000	673	40.8	16.5	n/a
2001	674	38.1	17.7	n/a
2002	651	39.6	16.4	27.2
2003	651	39.6	16.4	27.2
2004	626	38.0	16.5	30.5
2005	667	38.2	17.5	29.2
2006	717	35.6	20.1	24.6
2007	603	34.2	17.6	29.3
2008	590	32.6	18.1	23.6
2009	598	32.6	18.3	25.9
2010	573	27.0	21.1	26.2
2011	555	28.6	19.4	14.8
2012	571	27.0	21.1	34.7
2013	566	27.7	20.3	40.5
2014	568	n/a	n/a	39.6
2015	571	32.0	17.8	42.9
2016	542	31.0	17.4	39.1
2017	536	30.5	17.5	35.8
2018	545	31.4	17.3	34.3
2019	543	33.0	16.4	36.5
2020	577	36.4	15.8	36.7
2021	499	35.5	14.0	35.1
2022	499	38.1	13.0	30.5
2023	551	36.5	15.0	41.9
2024	576	36.4	15.7	42.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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