Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 330 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 58% Hispanic, 34% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : La Venture Middle School High : Mount Vernon High School

Washington Elementary School

Summary:

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mount Vernon, Washington, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the Mount Vernon School District, which is ranked 199 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of elementary schools in Washington, with a ranking between 956-1065 out of 1107-1169 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 26.28% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.63% statewide and 34.46% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the nearby Centennial Elementary, Harriet Rowley, Jefferson Elementary, and Little Mountain Elementary schools generally perform better than Washington Elementary on academic measures.

The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Washington Elementary, as indicated by the 78.79% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a significant factor contributing to the school's lower academic performance. While the school's spending per student has increased significantly over the past few years, reaching $29,843 in 2021-2022, this investment has not yet translated into substantial improvements in student outcomes. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.6 in 2022-2023 could be an asset, but it does not appear to be driving higher academic achievement. Overall, Washington Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, and targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address the disparities in student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

1020 McLean Rd
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-3264

(360) 428-6122

District: Mount Vernon School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1065^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,843

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	La Venture Middle School
High:	Mount Vernon High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 330

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.6%

White:

33.9%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary School ranks worse than 91.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.13. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Washington Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Mount Vernon School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.6%), White (33.9%), two or more races (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mount Vernon School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is 11.6, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary School is $29,843, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary School 1065^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Mount Vernon School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Vernon School District 199^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Washington Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	22.98	846^th	1026	17.5%
2005	28.97	780^th	1031	24.3%
2006	24.33	865^th	1051	17.7%
2007	15.45	966^th	1069	9.6%
2008	20.86	911^th	1067	14.6%
2009	20.02	916^th	1072	14.6%
2010	26.27	868^th	1088	20.2%
2011	32.75	810^th	1092	25.8%
2012	24.87	907^th	1097	17.3%
2013	36.99	745^th	1106	32.6%
2015	37.65	691^st	1067	35.2%
2016	33.31	730^th	1053	30.7%
2017	28.37	781^st	1056	26.0%
2018	27.70	792^nd	1054	24.9%
2019	37.85	721^st	1130	36.2%
2021	16.08	956^th	1107	13.6%
2022	18.79	983^rd	1169	15.9%
2023	18.44	996^th	1169	14.8%
2024	13.13	1065^th	1168	8.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.22	91^st	333	72.7%
2019	45.26	110^th	248	55.6%
2022	31.87	153^rd	213	28.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	37.52	398^th	637	37.5%
2022	26.08	386^th	478	19.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	34.76	596^th	835	28.6%
2019	56.23	424^th	979	56.7%
2021	27.36	665^th	854	22.1%
2022	29.48	788^th	1019	22.7%
2023	27.27	809^th	1013	20.1%
2024	22.15	882^nd	1024	13.9%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.75	17^th	61	72.1%
2019	78.41	5^th	64	92.2%
2022	41.32	29^th	45	35.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	34.60	679^th	1004	32.4%
2019	43.55	641^st	1068	40.0%
2021	18.60	859^th	1008	14.8%
2022	17.15	961^st	1100	12.6%
2023	22.89	874^th	1094	20.1%
2024	37.28	682^nd	1093	37.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	22.44	814^th	999	18.5%
2019	37.68	695^th	1075	35.3%
2021	12.97	937^th	1025	8.6%
2022	20.41	916^th	1113	17.7%
2023	22.99	879^th	1099	20.0%
2024	11.39	1022^nd	1099	7.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.29	415^th	540	23.1%
2019	51.11	322^nd	697	53.8%
2021	16.47	470^th	501	6.2%
2022	23.26	592^nd	694	14.7%
2023	24.67	516^th	633	18.5%
2024	19.29	573^rd	651	12.0%

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Rank History for White students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	51.38	521^st	1027	49.3%
2022	36.10	686^th	1031	33.5%
2023	26.04	814^th	1011	19.5%
2024	18.66	889^th	1009	11.9%

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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 Washington Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	309	9	2	79	8	n/a	n/a	0	407
1989	286	6	2	87	5	n/a	n/a	0	386
1990	297	3	5	77	4	n/a	n/a	0	386
1991	278	1	6	82	3	n/a	n/a	0	370
1992	259	1	4	115	5	n/a	n/a	0	384
1993	288	4	7	108	5	n/a	n/a	0	412
1994	307	1	12	138	8	n/a	n/a	0	466
1995	288	0	11	154	9	n/a	n/a	0	462
1996	288	0	11	154	9	n/a	n/a	0	462
1997	278	0	9	171	7	n/a	n/a	0	465
1998	306	0	8	182	7	n/a	n/a	0	503
1999	284	0	11	135	8	n/a	n/a	0	438
2000	298	3	9	166	12	n/a	n/a	0	488
2001	283	7	7	209	9	n/a	n/a	0	515
2002	248	4	5	250	8	n/a	n/a	0	515
2003	248	4	5	250	8	n/a	n/a	0	515
2004	232	3	4	231	7	n/a	n/a	0	477
2005	225	4	5	243	6	n/a	n/a	0	483
2006	214	2	7	297	6	n/a	n/a	8	534
2007	182	7	11	289	2	n/a	n/a	4	495
2008	156	7	9	273	6	n/a	n/a	4	455
2009	179	6	9	272	8	n/a	n/a	3	477
2010	164	5	7	279	11	n/a	n/a	0	466
2011	157	5	4	295	6	3	10	0	480
2012	139	6	1	291	9	3	8	0	457
2013	132	2	2	292	7	0	5	0	440
2014	132	3	2	285	7	0	7	0	436
2015	142	3	4	223	6	0	9	0	387
2016	166	4	7	245	4	1	15	0	442
2017	135	1	6	261	1	1	9	0	414
2018	141	3	4	260	0	0	9	0	417
2019	142	3	2	264	0	0	5	0	416
2020	116	4	5	215	0	0	7	0	347
2021	113	4	5	195	0	0	6	0	323
2022	116	7	4	193	0	0	4	0	324
2023	112	9	6	190	0	0	13	0	330

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 Washington Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	407	18.0	22.6	0
1989	386	18.0	21.4	n/a
1990	386	18.7	20.6	0
1991	370	18.8	19.6	n/a
1992	384	17.8	21.5	n/a
1993	412	21.5	19.2	n/a
1994	466	23.1	20.2	n/a
1995	462	23.0	20.1	n/a
1996	462	23.0	20.1	n/a
1997	465	21.5	21.6	n/a
1998	503	25.0	20.1	n/a
1999	438	23.0	19.0	n/a
2000	488	26.3	18.6	n/a
2001	515	28.0	18.4	n/a
2002	515	29.7	17.3	61.4
2003	515	29.7	17.3	61.4
2004	477	27.0	17.7	65.2
2005	483	26.9	18.0	63.6
2006	534	27.4	19.5	77.9
2007	495	26.8	18.5	66.4
2008	455	26.4	17.2	69.6
2009	477	26.4	18.1	83.5
2010	466	26.7	17.4	75.3
2011	480	25.3	18.9	74.8
2012	457	23.3	19.5	80.5
2013	440	26.3	16.7	83.6
2014	436	n/a	n/a	80
2015	387	31.0	12.4	78.8
2016	442	28.0	15.7	77.4
2017	414	29.3	14.1	78.3
2018	417	30.0	13.8	77.7
2019	416	31.1	13.3	78.8
2020	347	29.4	11.7	78.4
2021	323	28.4	11.3	74
2022	324	29.2	11.0	75.3
2023	330	28.4	11.6	78.8

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 Washington Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	407	18.0	22.6	0
1989	386	18.0	21.4	n/a
1990	386	18.7	20.6	0
1991	370	18.8	19.6	n/a
1992	384	17.8	21.5	n/a
1993	412	21.5	19.2	n/a
1994	466	23.1	20.2	n/a
1995	462	23.0	20.1	n/a
1996	462	23.0	20.1	n/a
1997	465	21.5	21.6	n/a
1998	503	25.0	20.1	n/a
1999	438	23.0	19.0	n/a
2000	488	26.3	18.6	n/a
2001	515	28.0	18.4	n/a
2002	515	29.7	17.3	61.4
2003	515	29.7	17.3	61.4
2004	477	27.0	17.7	65.2
2005	483	26.9	18.0	63.6
2006	534	27.4	19.5	77.9
2007	495	26.8	18.5	66.4
2008	455	26.4	17.2	69.6
2009	477	26.4	18.1	83.5
2010	466	26.7	17.4	75.3
2011	480	25.3	18.9	74.8
2012	457	23.3	19.5	80.5
2013	440	26.3	16.7	83.6
2014	436	n/a	n/a	80
2015	387	31.0	12.4	78.8
2016	442	28.0	15.7	77.4
2017	414	29.3	14.1	78.3
2018	417	30.0	13.8	77.7
2019	416	31.1	13.3	78.8
2020	347	29.4	11.7	78.4
2021	323	28.4	11.3	74
2022	324	29.2	11.0	75.3
2023	330	28.4	11.6	78.8

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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