Summary
Darrington Elementary School is a small public school in the community of Darrington, Washington, serving 351 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade. About 61.82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, indicating substantial economic need. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 and spent $19,628 per student in 2023–24. It operates within the Darrington School District, which ranks 199th of 238 Washington districts.
Academic results are well below state averages. In 2025–26, 22.28% of students met standards in English language arts, compared with 52.81% statewide; math proficiency was 20.97%, compared with 43.11% statewide; and science proficiency was 32.69%, compared with 50.95%. The school was close to district results in ELA and math but trailed the district in science. Results varied by grade: fifth grade was the strongest across subjects, while fourth-grade ELA, at 13.33%, and sixth-grade math, at 13.89%, were notable areas of concern. ELA and math declined from the prior year, although science improved.
The school’s latest statewide ranking was at the 9th percentile, slightly better than 6th percentile the year before but still among the lowest statewide. Female students ranked at the 20th percentile, compared with the 5th percentile for male students, while the low-socioeconomic-status subgroup fell to the 3rd percentile from the 21st percentile in 2023–24. These patterns suggest that school leaders may need to examine engagement, attendance, intervention quality, and instructional consistency. No other schools are listed within 20 miles, so the most useful comparisons are with the district, Washington averages, and the school’s own history.
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