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Monte Cristo Elementary

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Monte Cristo Elementary ranks 853 rd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Monte Cristo Elementary is a public school in Granite Falls, Washington, serving 502 students in grades 3–5 as part of the Granite Falls School District. The school serves a moderately diverse, economically mixed community, with 43.63% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Its 16:1 student-teacher ratio and $17,807 in per-student spending are broadly comparable with nearby schools. Academically, Monte Cristo ranked at the 25th percentile statewide in 2025–26, an improvement from the 17th percentile the previous year, but it remains in Washington’s lower quarter overall.

Math is the school’s clearest relative strength. In 2025–26, 36.08% of students were proficient in math, about 5.9 percentage points above the district average, and up from 30.88% the year before. However, results declined by grade, from 43.95% in third grade to 26.35% in fifth grade. English Language Arts is the most consistent schoolwide concern: proficiency was 35.08%, below both the district’s 41.06% and the state’s 52.81%, with similar results across all three grades. Science improved to 39.86% after a sharp decline the prior year, but remained below district and state rates. The English Language Learner subgroup performed comparatively well, while results for students receiving special education services remained a significant concern.

Monte Cristo trails nearby higher-performing schools such as Stevens Creek Elementary, Highland Elementary, and Sunnycrest Elementary School, which rank from the 70th to 93rd statewide percentiles and generally serve communities with lower economic-need rates. Comparisons with Grove Elementary, Cascade Elementary, and Kellogg Marsh Elementary School may be more useful because their economic profiles are more similar. Overall, the recent math improvement is encouraging, but the school’s key priorities are building sustained literacy gains, preventing fifth-grade math declines, and strengthening support for students receiving special education services.

502

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,807

Per pupil spending ?

43.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1201 100th St NE
Granite Falls, WA 98252-9808

(360) 691-7718

District: Granite Falls School District

Students who attend Monte Cristo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Granite Falls Middle School
High:	Granite Falls High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

Washington avg48%

853^rd of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

157^th of 238Granite Falls 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	853 of 1138	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	965 of 1160	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	915 of 1168	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	856 of 1169	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	896 of 1169	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	779 of 1107	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	874 of 1130	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	863 of 1054	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	808 of 1056	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	979 of 1053	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	34.6	737 of 1067	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.0	918 of 1106	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	892 of 1097	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	709 of 1092	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.0	887 of 1088	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.7	744 of 1072	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.9	867 of 1067	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.8	780 of 1069	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	837 of 1051	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.9	693 of 1031	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.3	837 of 1026	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	59.6	106 of 320	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	756 of 1020	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	848 of 1092	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	788 of 1093	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	774 of 1094	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	815 of 1100	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	617 of 1008	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	855 of 1068	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	793 of 1004	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	395 of 649	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	515 of 659	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	501 of 651	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	371 of 633	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	363 of 694	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	210 of 501	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	451 of 697	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	260 of 540	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	674 of 1008	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.4	858 of 1013	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	694 of 1024	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	645 of 1013	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	772 of 1019	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	513 of 854	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	814 of 979	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	666 of 835	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	831 of 1059	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	974 of 1098	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	949 of 1099	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	869 of 1099	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	875 of 1113	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	832 of 1025	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	940 of 1075	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	858 of 999	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	117 of 119	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	153 of 188	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	282 of 303	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	404 of 432	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	330 of 363	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	293 of 339	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	302 of 308	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	465 of 478	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	487 of 566	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	428 of 637	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	806 of 901	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	962 of 1007	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	959 of 1009	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	933 of 1011	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	968 of 1031	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	875 of 943	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	903 of 1027	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	791 of 833	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+45 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science40%-11 vs state

Math36%-7 vs state

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th 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 All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monte Cristo Elementary	Public	3-5	1201 100th St NE	Granite Falls	98252	Snohomish County	Granite Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 691-7718	502	31	16.0	43.6%	380 (75.7%)	6 (1.2%)	75 (14.9%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.6%)	25.7	853^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	25.0%		20.1	965^th of 1160 public elementary schools	16.8%	112	39.9	39.9	38.0	34.1	33.1		35.1	44.0	37.3	26.4		36.1			$17,807	$353	$17,454
Mountain Way Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	702 N. Granite Ave	Granite Falls	98252	Snohomish County	Granite Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 691-7719	556	33	16.9	54.7%	383 (68.9%)	7 (1.3%)	100 (18.0%)	15 (2.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.7%)								(n/a)													82.4%	7.7%	$17,928	$729	$17,199
Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School	Public	K-5	12806 20th St NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 335-1525	554	34	16.1	37.2%	377 (68.1%)	15 (2.7%)	95 (17.1%)	19 (3.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	67.5	337^th of 1138 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.9	277^th of 1160 public elementary schools	76.1%	60	71.4	71.4	51.1	54.5	62.3		55.6	61.1	49.0	38.2		50.0	83.1%	15.5%	$18,647	$750	$17,897
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 113th Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1585	557	36	15.5	28.5%	376 (67.5%)	22 (3.9%)	66 (11.8%)	45 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.3%)	79.2	229^th of 1138 public elementary schools	79.9%		79.1	218^th of 1160 public elementary schools	81.2%	11	66.7	66.7	64.8	72.1	62.2		66.7	61.4	64.4	51.1		59.2	86%	5%	$18,544	$69	$18,475
Sunnycrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3411 99th Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1535	695	38	18.4	29.6%	354 (50.9%)	43 (6.2%)	95 (13.7%)	120 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	73 (10.5%)	66.6	347^th of 1138 public elementary schools	69.5%		68.6	326^th of 1160 public elementary schools	71.9%	21	67.0	67.0	54.6	52.4	56.3		54.1	63.0	54.8	47.3		55.1	87.2%	1.7%	$16,038	$132	$15,906
Machias Elementary	Public	K-6	231 147th Avenue SE	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-4825	615	35	17.7	22.4%	483 (78.5%)	12 (2.0%)	65 (10.6%)	13 (2.1%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	59.5	431^st of 1138 public elementary schools	62.1%		69.1	318^th of 1160 public elementary schools	72.6%	113	47.6	47.6	48.8	62.4	45.9	45.8	51.0	58.5	64.9	41.2	45.8	52.9	89.6%	7.5%	$18,057	$76	$17,981
Stevens Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9317 29th St NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 335-1690	701	40	17.5	34.2%	403 (57.5%)	30 (4.3%)	122 (17.4%)	65 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	74 (10.6%)	92.8	82^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	92.8%		87.3	137^th of 1160 public elementary schools	88.2%	55	85.3	85.3	73.6	71.3	78.7		74.5	69.8	75.0	73.6		73.1	93.9%	6.1%	$17,586	$819	$16,767
Kellogg Marsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6325 91st St NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1900	468	29	16.1	54.1%	214 (45.7%)	21 (4.5%)	139 (29.7%)	26 (5.6%)	15 (3.2%)	6 (1.3%)	47 (10.0%)	36.4	731^st of 1138 public elementary schools	35.8%		24.1	923^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	20.4%	192	39.7	39.7	61.3	28.8	41.2	37.7	42.3	73.0	27.5	26.5	25.8	38.7	88.2%	0%	$21,425	$289	$21,136
Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	6510 Grove St	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1700	392	23	17.0	46.4%	184 (46.9%)	36 (9.2%)	90 (23.0%)	35 (8.9%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	38 (9.7%)	48	573^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	49.6%		32.5	788^th of 1160 public elementary schools	32.1%	215	46.9	46.9	49.2	37.3	52.0	46.9	46.5	55.4	41.2	32.7	24.5	39.7	88.3%	1.7%	$21,521	$240	$21,281
Allen Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6505 60th NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1100	437	28	15.8	49.2%	178 (40.7%)	22 (5.0%)	113 (25.9%)	43 (9.8%)	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.4%)	67 (15.3%)	26.9	836^th of 1138 public elementary schools	26.5%		27.4	862^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	25.7%	26	47.8	47.8	37.2	42.0	37.7	22.7	35.2	42.5	42.0	25.4	16.4	32.4	87.5%	1.8%	$20,445	$202	$20,243

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Cristo Elementary

How many students attend Monte Cristo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Monte Cristo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Monte Cristo Elementary?

Students at Monte Cristo Elementary are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Monte Cristo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Cristo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Granite Falls Middle School
High : Granite Falls High School

What district is Monte Cristo Elementary in?

Granite Falls School District

Is Monte Cristo Elementary a good school?

Monte Cristo Elementary ranks 853^rd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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