Best Public Schools in Carbonado, WA

Summary:

Carbonado, Washington is served by a single elementary and middle school, Carbonado Historical School 19, which educates 176 students from kindergarten through 8th grade in a small, close-knit community.

Carbonado Historical School 19 is a standout institution that has shown remarkable improvement, rising from a 3-star to a 4-star rating and climbing to the 81st percentile in state rankings over the past three years. The school consistently outperforms Washington state averages across all core subjects, with particularly strong results in 6th-grade English and math, as well as 5th-grade science. It operates within the highly-ranked Carbonado School District, which is in the 94th percentile statewide, providing strong district-level support.

Key strengths of the school include a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.8-to-1 and significant academic gains, though parents may note a slight dip in 7th-grade English scores that the school can address. As the only school in the area, it offers continuity for students throughout their K-8 journey and benefits from being the educational hub for the entire community, effectively using its resources to deliver strong educational outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Math (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carbonado Historical School 19	Public	K-8	301 O'Ferrell Drive	Carbonado	98323	Pierce County	Carbonado School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 829-0121	176	13	13.8	34.7%	168 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	78.7	223^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	80.8%		75.8	265^th of 1168 public elementary schools	77.3%	42	75.0	66.7	70.0	62.5	62.5	73.3	46.7	58.3	66.4	45.8	62.5	70.0	53.3	66.7	64.1	$18,856	$1,033	$17,824

Cities Near Carbonado

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wilkeson	2.22 mi	1	48^th
Buckley	5.4 mi	10	52^nd
Sumner	7.18 mi	6	35^th
Bonney Lake	7.38 mi	9	15^th
Orting	7.95 mi	5	188^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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