Is Evergreen Elementary a good school?

Evergreen Elementary ranks 671 st of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Evergreen Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 533 students attended Evergreen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Evergreen Elementary?

Students at Evergreen Elementary are 33% White, 24% Hispanic, 22% Two or more races, 8% African American, 6% Pacific Islander, 6% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Evergreen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Evergreen Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cedarcrest Middle School High : Spanaway Lake High School

Evergreen Elementary

Summary:

Evergreen Elementary is a public elementary school in Spanaway, Washington, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Bethel School District. With a diverse student population, the school has faced challenges in academic performance, though it has shown strengths in supporting certain student subgroups.

Evergreen Elementary's academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts (48.09%) and Math (38.26%) have been lower than the Bethel School District (49.89% and 36.67%) and the state of Washington (52.63% and 41.68%). However, the school has performed better on the science assessment, with 50.72% of students proficient or better, compared to the district (42.02%) and state (49.73%). The school's performance for African American and Hispanic students has been relatively strong, ranking among the top schools in the state for these subgroups, while White and multi-racial students have struggled.

Evergreen Elementary's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.09% to 63.45% over the past three years, suggests the school serves a population with greater socioeconomic challenges. The school's per-student spending has also increased significantly, from $10,673 in 2019-2020 to $19,108 in 2021-2022, potentially indicating efforts to support its diverse student body. When compared to nearby schools, such as Clover Creek Elementary and Katherine G. Johnson Elementary, Evergreen Elementary generally performs below the district average in academic proficiency, though these nearby schools also face similar challenges with their diverse student populations.

Detail:

Public K-5

1311 172nd Street East
Spanaway, WA 98387-5916

(253) 800-8200

District: Bethel School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
671^st of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,108

Students who attend Evergreen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cedarcrest Middle School
High:	Spanaway Lake High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.2

Number of students: 533

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.6%

Hispanic:

24.0%

Two or more races:

21.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Evergreen Elementary ranks worse than 57.4% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 12^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.59. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Evergreen Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.6%), Hispanic (24%), two or more races (21.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Evergreen Elementary is 15.2, which is the 9^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)

Compare Evergreen Elementary employs 34.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Evergreen Elementary is $19,108. 10 elementary schools in the Bethel School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Evergreen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Evergreen Elementary 671^st of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Evergreen Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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White students:

Bethel School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bethel School District 141^st of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Evergreen Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	15.45	913^th	1026	11.0%
2005	16.63	905^th	1031	12.2%
2006	19.90	917^th	1051	12.7%
2007	17.25	947^th	1069	11.4%
2008	27.82	840^th	1067	21.3%
2009	24.61	872^nd	1072	18.7%
2010	38.03	716^th	1088	34.2%
2011	63.30	394^th	1092	63.9%
2012	52.94	555^th	1097	49.4%
2013	65.33	381^st	1106	65.6%
2015	78.46	204^th	1067	80.9%
2016	82.22	163^rd	1053	84.5%
2017	85.14	138^th	1056	86.9%
2018	83.90	152^nd	1054	85.6%
2019	81.97	187^th	1130	83.5%
2021	19.52	893^rd	1107	19.3%
2022	43.52	637^th	1169	45.5%
2023	38.54	712^th	1169	39.1%
2024	40.59	671^st	1168	42.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	71.71	56^th	212	73.6%
2019	77.79	41^st	303	86.5%
2021	26.38	96^th	128	25.0%
2022	37.78	164^th	252	34.9%
2023	25.15	162^nd	194	16.5%
2024	43.05	115^th	188	38.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	93.91	7^th	248	97.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	59.96	189^th	637	70.3%
2019	45.72	261^st	566	53.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	97.52	2^nd	835	99.8%
2019	96.82	4^th	979	99.6%
2021	33.91	588^th	854	31.1%
2022	65.61	266^th	1019	73.9%
2023	58.66	367^th	1013	63.8%
2024	55.98	425^th	1024	58.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	82.55	141^st	1004	86.0%
2019	76.65	232^nd	1068	78.3%
2021	10.94	964^th	1008	4.4%
2022	36.74	693^rd	1100	37.0%
2023	41.12	625^th	1094	42.9%
2024	37.20	684^th	1093	37.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	83.26	147^th	999	85.3%
2019	86.86	123^rd	1075	88.6%
2021	27.87	733^rd	1025	28.5%
2022	49.94	521^st	1113	53.2%
2023	39.56	646^th	1099	41.2%
2024	44.16	593^rd	1099	46.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	60.90	82^nd	169	51.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	97.43	2^nd	107	98.1%
2023	90.57	6^th	66	90.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	96.42	14^th	540	97.4%
2019	87.70	53^rd	697	92.4%
2022	63.69	174^th	694	74.9%
2023	60.30	212^th	633	66.5%
2024	53.86	294^th	651	54.8%

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Rank History for White students at Evergreen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	74.96	205^th	833	75.4%
2019	74.91	248^th	1027	75.9%
2021	15.56	838^th	943	11.1%
2022	40.40	631^st	1031	38.8%
2023	23.75	836^th	1011	17.3%
2024	30.74	740^th	1009	26.7%

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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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Reviews:

by a citizen
Monday, March 28, 2022

The parents need to let the teachers teach let the kids ride busses. The parents are what make the school horrible. They need to stay home and let those kids ride the bus they don’t vote for anything with the school the school is now filled with entitlement from the kids and parents. Every years it gets worse and worse. I hate the school. And it’s not because of the teachers. It’s the parents ruining their kids and the school. Let the kids learn to be responsible citizens stop being helicopter parents. Close Quote

by a teacher
Saturday, October 5, 2013

School of Distinction 2011, 2012, and 2013. Only 1% of Washington states' schools can say they've done that. Evergreen's teachers are getting the very most from their students. Nice job Evergreen! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 4, 2011

This school has great staff that really care about the children's success. It may be in a poor neighborhood but that shouldn't discredit the school by any means. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 14, 2011

My son has attended this school for the past 2 years. I have had issues with one of the teachers not letting him use the bathroom and he also was not allowed to go back to the classroom to get his lunch when he accidentally grabbed the wrong lunch bag, so he had nothing to eat but the breakfast he had before school til 3pm when he got home. He has had many incidences of getting picked on, on the playground, which there have been no adults to stop the bullying. Both years the school, as a whole has failed all state testing. I would definitely recommend another school, if you have that option. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Evergreen Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	440	57	60	24	4	n/a	n/a	0	585
1989	377	36	49	20	10	n/a	n/a	0	492
1990	342	31	38	25	8	n/a	n/a	0	444
1991	355	38	44	48	11	n/a	n/a	0	496
1992	310	42	34	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	415
1993	279	44	44	19	7	n/a	n/a	0	393
1994	279	63	39	28	6	n/a	n/a	0	415
1995	271	56	27	28	14	n/a	n/a	0	396
1996	271	56	27	28	14	n/a	n/a	0	396
1997	270	61	27	34	18	n/a	n/a	0	410
1998	324	81	50	40	21	n/a	n/a	0	516
1999	340	77	57	33	15	n/a	n/a	0	522
2000	382	94	62	44	14	n/a	n/a	0	596
2001	359	101	50	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	559
2002	350	119	55	54	16	n/a	n/a	0	594
2003	350	119	55	54	16	n/a	n/a	0	594
2004	361	119	70	56	20	n/a	n/a	0	626
2005	319	113	83	62	22	n/a	n/a	0	599
2006	316	119	91	95	15	n/a	n/a	0	636
2007	302	101	86	122	18	n/a	n/a	0	629
2008	324	125	65	148	17	n/a	n/a	0	679
2009	327	102	62	169	20	n/a	n/a	0	680
2010	273	113	68	115	19	n/a	n/a	0	588
2011	262	83	62	128	11	8	17	0	571
2012	251	92	45	152	8	18	35	0	601
2013	252	58	48	146	9	28	50	0	591
2014	233	42	33	113	6	22	50	0	499
2015	190	31	33	111	5	37	60	0	467
2016	193	36	38	121	5	47	58	0	498
2017	191	47	37	113	5	48	80	0	521
2018	180	48	41	126	2	48	91	0	536
2019	176	42	38	124	0	40	102	0	522
2020	189	51	25	120	4	40	104	0	533
2021	185	57	30	113	7	42	88	1	523
2022	174	46	31	110	11	29	117	0	518
2023	165	48	32	120	12	31	131	0	539
2024	174	42	32	128	8	34	115	0	533

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Evergreen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	585	28.0	20.8	0
1989	492	25.0	19.6	n/a
1990	444	21.8	20.3	0
1991	496	24.3	20.4	n/a
1992	415	23.2	17.8	n/a
1993	393	21.2	18.5	n/a
1994	415	21.6	19.2	n/a
1995	396	19.5	20.3	n/a
1996	396	19.5	20.3	n/a
1997	410	19.1	21.5	n/a
1998	516	24.5	21.1	n/a
1999	522	23.1	22.6	n/a
2000	596	26.7	22.3	n/a
2001	559	25.8	21.7	n/a
2002	594	27.3	21.8	55.1
2003	594	27.3	21.8	55.1
2004	626	32.0	19.6	63.1
2005	599	32.3	18.5	59.4
2006	636	36.1	17.6	60.2
2007	629	37.8	16.6	59.5
2008	679	37.6	18.1	66.1
2009	680	37.6	18.1	66.5
2010	588	28.6	20.5	63.3
2011	571	29.6	19.2	43.1
2012	601	30.0	19.9	68.7
2013	591	28.9	20.4	50.9
2014	499	n/a	n/a	66.3
2015	467	32.0	14.5	67.7
2016	498	30.0	16.6	63.9
2017	521	30.2	17.2	69.7
2018	536	29.7	18.0	63.1
2019	522	32.6	15.9	60.3
2020	533	34.5	15.4	61.5
2021	523	36.2	14.4	57.4
2022	518	38.4	13.4	53.1
2023	539	35.4	15.1	63.5
2024	533	34.9	15.2	65.9

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 Evergreen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	585	28.0	20.8	0
1989	492	25.0	19.6	n/a
1990	444	21.8	20.3	0
1991	496	24.3	20.4	n/a
1992	415	23.2	17.8	n/a
1993	393	21.2	18.5	n/a
1994	415	21.6	19.2	n/a
1995	396	19.5	20.3	n/a
1996	396	19.5	20.3	n/a
1997	410	19.1	21.5	n/a
1998	516	24.5	21.1	n/a
1999	522	23.1	22.6	n/a
2000	596	26.7	22.3	n/a
2001	559	25.8	21.7	n/a
2002	594	27.3	21.8	55.1
2003	594	27.3	21.8	55.1
2004	626	32.0	19.6	63.1
2005	599	32.3	18.5	59.4
2006	636	36.1	17.6	60.2
2007	629	37.8	16.6	59.5
2008	679	37.6	18.1	66.1
2009	680	37.6	18.1	66.5
2010	588	28.6	20.5	63.3
2011	571	29.6	19.2	43.1
2012	601	30.0	19.9	68.7
2013	591	28.9	20.4	50.9
2014	499	n/a	n/a	66.3
2015	467	32.0	14.5	67.7
2016	498	30.0	16.6	63.9
2017	521	30.2	17.2	69.7
2018	536	29.7	18.0	63.1
2019	522	32.6	15.9	60.3
2020	533	34.5	15.4	61.5
2021	523	36.2	14.4	57.4
2022	518	38.4	13.4	53.1
2023	539	35.4	15.1	63.5
2024	533	34.9	15.2	65.9

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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