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Lucille Umbarger Elementary

Public Grades K-8

1078^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Lucille Umbarger Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 619 students in Burlington, WA, within the consistently low-ranked Burlington-Edison School District.

Academic performance at the school is critically low, with only about a quarter of students proficient in English and less than one-fifth proficient in math, placing it in the bottom 7% of all Washington schools. This underperformance is persistent and lags behind even nearby schools in the same district, such as West View Elementary and Allen Elementary, which face similar student demographics but achieve slightly better results. Notably, schools in neighboring districts like Clear Lake Elementary in the Sedro-Woolley School District perform significantly higher, demonstrating that improvement is possible in the region.

Despite having a favorable student-teacher ratio and per-student spending comparable to other local schools, these advantages have not translated into better academic outcomes. Performance is uneven across grade levels, suggesting inconsistent curriculum implementation. The school's long-term stagnation indicates deep-rooted challenges, though temporary spikes in subjects like science show there is potential for improvement with effective, sustained interventions.

619

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,215

Per pupil spending ?

66.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 S Skagit St
Burlington, WA 98233-2499

(360) 757-3366

District: Burlington-Edison School District

Students who attend Lucille Umbarger Elementary usually attend:

High:

Burlington Edison High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

White:

32.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg36%

Washington avg48%

Elementary school

1,078^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

494^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Burlington-Edison School District

182^nd of 247Burlington-Edison School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1078 of 1160	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1140 of 1168	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1112 of 1169	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1116 of 1169	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1032 of 1107	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1093 of 1130	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1034 of 1054	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	1039 of 1056	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	1011 of 1053	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	1025 of 1067	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	968 of 1106	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.6	886 of 1097	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	743 of 1092	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.5	849 of 1088	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	861 of 1072	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	763 of 1067	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	830 of 1069	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.0	799 of 1051	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.2	643 of 1031	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.6	822 of 1026	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	26.5	288 of 333	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	967 of 1092	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1037 of 1093	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	998 of 1094	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1049 of 1100	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	930 of 1008	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1017 of 1068	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	976 of 1004	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	600 of 659	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	629 of 651	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	603 of 633	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	674 of 694	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	477 of 501	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	667 of 697	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	528 of 540	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	913 of 1013	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	993 of 1024	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	949 of 1013	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	967 of 1019	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	815 of 854	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	940 of 979	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	830 of 835	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1052 of 1098	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1077 of 1099	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1042 of 1099	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1066 of 1113	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	984 of 1025	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1035 of 1075	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	982 of 999	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	400 of 478	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	537 of 637	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	954 of 1007	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	992 of 1009	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	973 of 1011	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	989 of 1031	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	897 of 943	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1017 of 1027	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	823 of 833	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	494 of 534	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	505 of 535	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	453 of 539	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	448 of 541	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	448 of 529	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	499 of 512	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	418 of 437	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	405 of 435	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	382 of 443	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	363 of 445	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	392 of 498	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	367 of 497	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.3	320 of 492	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.1	257 of 483	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	224 of 476	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.2	277 of 466	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.0	271 of 463	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.7	247 of 449	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.5	269 of 425	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.7	238 of 421	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	421 of 471	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	424 of 464	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	392 of 464	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	392 of 479	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	385 of 469	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	446 of 452	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	368 of 376	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	326 of 347	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	325 of 344	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	253 of 336	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	280 of 360	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	273 of 353	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	343 of 344	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	257 of 259	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	430 of 457	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	442 of 455	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	388 of 463	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	397 of 475	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	393 of 458	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	445 of 448	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	346 of 349	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	443 of 472	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	446 of 466	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	375 of 470	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	407 of 480	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	415 of 476	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	442 of 453	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	356 of 371	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	20.5	245 of 268	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	380 of 488	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	399 of 486	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	382 of 488	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	360 of 488	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	372 of 480	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	433 of 470	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	269 of 325	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2022)16th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)14th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2018)9th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Math19%-23 vs state

Science17%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)							SBAC Math (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lucille Umbarger Elementary	Public	K-8	820 S Skagit St	Burlington	98233	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 757-3366	619	42	14.8	66.6%	200 (32.3%)	5 (0.8%)	351 (56.7%)	16 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.5%)	33 (5.3%)	10.8	1078^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.1%		5.7	1140^th of 1168 public elementary schools	2.4%	62	16.3	16.8	16.7	23.0	26.0	16.7	26.4	35.0	18.0	24.8	28.3	36.0		20.8	23.0	7.1	19.4											$20,215	$1,055	$19,161
West View Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	515 W Victoria Ave	Burlington	98233	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(360) 757-3391	353	24	14.8	75.6%	60 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	289 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13.7	1044^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.0%		19.4	980^th of 1168 public elementary schools	16.1%	64	34.9		34.9	38.3	12.5	29.5	32.5			28.1	29.8	12.5	17.5	25.0			20.7	91.8	95.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	96.5	95.3	96.5	96.5	96.5	$21,468	$1,185	$20,283
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	3100 Martin Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6138	430	28	15.2	79.5%	128 (29.8%)	3 (0.7%)	280 (65.1%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	25	904^th of 1160 public elementary schools	22.1%		19.8	974^th of 1168 public elementary schools	16.6%	70	27.8		27.8	39.0	29.4	33.3				34.1	48.1	51.5	15.3				38.3	89.0	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	91.8	94.5	91.8	91.8	91.8	$21,194	$901	$20,293
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	400 53rd St	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6131	498	34	14.4	68.3%	94 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	393 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	14.5	1032^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.9	996^th of 1168 public elementary schools	14.7%	36	38.4		38.4	26.4	22.8	40.7				30.2	34.1	15.2	20.9				23.7	94.3	95.5	96.6	96.6	96.6	95.5	95.5	96.6	95.5	95.5	$19,410	$713	$18,697
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1020 McLean Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6122	318	27	11.6	80.2%	108 (34.0%)	7 (2.2%)	187 (58.8%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	10.6	1081^st of 1160 public elementary schools	6.8%		13.1	1065^th of 1168 public elementary schools	8.8%	16	41.9		41.9	27.5	10.3	27.9				22.6	26.4	15.4	16.3				20.0	92.2	93.5	94.8	94.8	94.8	96.1	96.1	93.5	96.1	96.1	$27,530	$1,305	$26,224
Harriet Rowley	Public	K-5	400 53rd St	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6199	440	35	12.7	71.8%	149 (33.9%)	6 (1.4%)	239 (54.3%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.5%)	20.4	962^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	17.1%		26.9	870^th of 1168 public elementary schools	25.5%	92	36.1		36.1	44.7	25.0	32.9				34.7	41.2	26.0	24.4				30.7	88.0	92.0	93.3	93.3	93.3	90.7	93.3	92.0	90.7	90.7	$21,029	$838	$20,191
Allen Elementary	Public	K-8	17145 Cook Road	Bow	98232	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 757-3352	386	27	14.3	79.0%	114 (29.5%)	9 (2.3%)	244 (63.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	12.1	1063^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	8.4%		7.4	1120^th of 1168 public elementary schools	4.1%	57	28.2	20.0	23.6	36.8	10.5	25.6	17.5	14.0	30.6	22.7	48.7	18.0	7.7	12.2	13.0	28.0	21.3	81.6	86.8	81.6	81.6	81.6	84.2	86.8	81.6	84.2	84.2	$20,011	$1,537	$18,474
Clear Lake Elementary School	Public	K-6	23631 Lake Street	Clearlake	98235	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3530	314	17	18.0	40.4%	248 (79.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	65.6	371^st of 1160 public elementary schools	68.0%		65.3	380^th of 1168 public elementary schools	67.5%	9	64.6		64.6	50.0	54.7	66.7	44.4			54.7	61.4	58.5	56.3	47.2			56.4	88.9	91.1	93.3	93.3	93.3	91.1	93.3	91.1	91.1	91.1	$17,939	$200	$17,740
Little Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	1514 S LaVenture RD	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6125	381	27	14.3	73.2%	130 (34.1%)	7 (1.8%)	215 (56.4%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	17.3	995^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.2%		15.9	1027^th of 1168 public elementary schools	12.1%	32	33.3		33.3	32.9	26.5	46.2				35.1	34.3	20.4	22.6				26.7	84.3	88.6	91.4	91.4	91.4	88.6	90.0	85.7	88.6	88.6	$20,801	$1,080	$19,721
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 E Blackburn Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6128	445	33	13.3	71.0%	158 (35.5%)	16 (3.6%)	233 (52.4%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	24.9	908^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.7%		19.5	979^th of 1168 public elementary schools	16.2%	71	45.0		45.0	17.7	42.4	48.2				37.5	27.5	36.7	28.8				31.6	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	$20,800	$649	$20,151

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What schools do graduates of Lucille Umbarger Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lucille Umbarger Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Burlington Edison High School

What district is Lucille Umbarger Elementary in?

Burlington-Edison School District

What is the racial makeup of Lucille Umbarger Elementary?

Students at Lucille Umbarger Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 32% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Lucille Umbarger Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Lucille Umbarger Elementary.

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Lucille Umbarger Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Washington elementary schools.

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.