Carbonado School District

Summary:

The Carbonado School District is a small, rural district in Washington consisting of a single K-8 school, Carbonado Historical School 19, which serves 176 students from kindergarten through eighth grade.

Carbonado Historical School 19 stands out as a high-performing institution, currently ranked 16th out of 247 elementary schools in the state. The school has shown remarkable improvement, jumping nearly 300 spots in statewide rankings over the past three years. Students here consistently outperform state averages across all subjects, with particularly strong results in mathematics and science.

This small school environment, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.8 to 1, appears to offer significant advantages, allowing for personalized attention and a cohesive learning community. The school's trajectory of consistent improvement and its ability to outperform much larger districts make it a notable success story in rural education within the Carbonado School District.

District Detail

301 O'Ferrel Dr
Carbonado, WA 98323-0131

(360) 829-0121

SchoolDigger Rank:
16^th of 247 Washington districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 176

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
White River School District	1.51 mi	11	33^rd
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	6.35 mi	15	11^th
Orting School District	7.4 mi	5	158^th
Enumclaw School District	7.44 mi	9	59^th
Puyallup School District	9.64 mi	37	88^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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