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Penny Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
201st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 82% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Penny Creek Elementary is a PK–5 school in Everett, Washington, serving 791 students in the Everett School District. It is a relatively large elementary school in an area with several highly rated nearby schools. Penny Creek has a four-star rating and ranks 201st among Washington elementary schools, placing it in the 82nd percentile statewide. The school performs above Washington averages in all three tested subjects: 69.32% of students are proficient in English language arts, 64.90% in math, and 62.38% in science.

Penny Creek’s strongest comparisons are within its district. Its ELA and math results exceed district averages of 65.49% and 57.23%, respectively, while its science performance is essentially equal to the district average. However, several nearby schools post higher results, including Forest View Elementary School, Mill Creek Elementary, Silver Firs Elementary, and Cedar Wood Elementary. Penny Creek’s third-grade results are particularly encouraging, with 75.93% proficiency in ELA and 80.37% in math. Its overall standing is solid, but it looks more middle-of-the-pack locally because the surrounding area includes schools ranked in the top 5% to 6% statewide.

Parents may want to watch two areas closely. Fifth-grade math proficiency is 51.49%, below the district’s 60.92% and most nearby competitors, while science fell sharply from 76.60% to 62.38% in the latest year. Penny Creek’s statewide rank has also declined from the high 80s and low 90s in earlier years, although it remains well above average. On the positive side, the school’s low-income student subgroup ranks in the 92nd percentile statewide, and its student-teacher ratio improved to 17.1. Overall, Penny Creek appears to be a strong school with notable strengths in ELA, math, and support for low-income students, along with recent science and upper-grade math results that merit monitoring.

791
Students ?
17.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,781
Per pupil spending ?
35.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
84.6%
Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)
Exemptions: 11.1% (any vaccine)
 4117 132nd St. SE
       Everett, WA  98208-6190

(425) 385-7200

District: Everett School District


Students who attend Penny Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Eisenhower Middle School
High:    Cascade High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
38.3%
Asian:
30.7%
Hispanic:
15.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Washington average (66% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 18% of Washington elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school66%
District avg62%
Washington avg48%
201st of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Top 18%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 18Elementary Schools in the Everett School District
37th of 238Everett 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202682.5201 of 113882.3%★★★★☆
202585.6157 of 116086.5%★★★★☆
202487.6135 of 116888.4%★★★★☆
202387.7135 of 116988.5%★★★★☆
202288.6121 of 116989.6%★★★★☆
202184.8159 of 110785.6%★★★★☆
201988.7109 of 113090.4%★★★★★
201890.577 of 105492.7%★★★★★
201785.2137 of 105687.0%★★★★☆
201679.3198 of 105381.2%★★★★☆
201579.0202 of 106781.1%★★★★☆
201381.0156 of 110685.9%★★★★☆
201271.7275 of 109774.9%★★★★☆
201183.5126 of 109288.5%★★★★☆
201070.0277 of 108874.5%★★★★☆
200973.5242 of 107277.4%★★★★☆
200878.8165 of 106784.5%★★★★☆
200778.6158 of 106985.2%★★★★☆
200672.6238 of 105177.4%★★★★☆
200572.9246 of 103176.1%★★★★☆
200456.6447 of 102656.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202283.99 of 10891.7%★★★★★
201968.425 of 11077.3%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202578.645 of 18976.2%★★★★☆
202486.325 of 16384.7%★★★★☆
202384.928 of 17083.5%★★★★☆
202277.743 of 18777.0%★★★★☆
202174.744 of 13166.4%★★★☆☆
201986.514 of 20193.0%★★★★★
201883.423 of 16986.4%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202663.086 of 32673.6%★★★★☆
202584.235 of 30388.4%★★★★☆
202478.044 of 32086.3%★★★★☆
202383.130 of 25488.2%★★★★☆
202293.18 of 21396.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202683.1161 of 102084.2%★★★★☆
202586.3133 of 109287.8%★★★★☆
202487.9113 of 109389.7%★★★★☆
202390.485 of 109492.2%★★★★★
202286.9128 of 110088.4%★★★★☆
202183.1152 of 100884.9%★★★★☆
201988.491 of 106891.5%★★★★★
201886.1107 of 100489.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202680.157 of 64991.2%★★★★★
202574.8111 of 65983.2%★★★★☆
202473.2129 of 65180.2%★★★★☆
202375.594 of 63385.2%★★★★☆
202291.629 of 69495.8%★★★★★
201991.231 of 69795.6%★★★★★
201897.710 of 54098.1%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202682.978 of 100892.3%★★★★★
202584.178 of 101392.3%★★★★★
202482.490 of 102491.2%★★★★★
202381.5109 of 101389.2%★★★★☆
202290.429 of 101997.2%★★★★★
202186.646 of 85494.6%★★★★★
201980.688 of 97991.0%★★★★★
201889.418 of 83597.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202686.0138 of 105987.0%★★★★☆
202583.3168 of 109884.7%★★★★☆
202487.2121 of 109989.0%★★★★☆
202383.8161 of 109985.4%★★★★☆
202289.2101 of 111390.9%★★★★★
202183.4159 of 102584.5%★★★★☆
201988.6103 of 107590.4%★★★★★
201891.660 of 99994.0%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202459.566 of 18864.9%★★★☆☆
202274.755 of 25278.2%★★★★☆
202163.639 of 12869.5%★★★★☆
201986.020 of 30393.4%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202665.2112 of 43274.1%★★★★☆
202553.9155 of 36357.3%★★★☆☆
202462.597 of 33971.4%★★★★☆
202384.525 of 30891.9%★★★★★
201981.655 of 56690.3%★★★★★
201889.838 of 63794.0%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202678.5159 of 90182.4%★★★★☆
202580.1172 of 100782.9%★★★★☆
202477.8207 of 100979.5%★★★★☆
202376.4226 of 101177.6%★★★★☆
202281.6156 of 103184.9%★★★★☆
202175.9201 of 94378.7%★★★★☆
201982.0151 of 102785.3%★★★★☆
201880.2138 of 83383.4%★★★★☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+10 vs school
African American (2022)92nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)87th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)84th percentile~ school
White (2026)82nd percentile~ school
Asian (2025)76th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)74th percentile-8 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)74th percentile-9 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)65th percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts69%+17 vs state
Math65%+22 vs state
Science62%+11 vs state

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Penny Creek Elementary ranks 201st of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Penny Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eisenhower Middle School
High : Cascade High School

Students at Penny Creek Elementary are 38% White, 31% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Penny Creek Elementary.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026
2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026


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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