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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

908^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 445 students in the Mount Vernon School District, a community facing significant economic challenges where over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade and now sits in the lower percentiles. However, it performs slightly above the district average in core subjects like English and Math, and its 45% proficiency in Science is a notable strength, ranking highest among its district peers. A promising pattern shows student performance improving significantly by 5th grade. It's important to understand that Jefferson is part of a broader trend, as all elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District struggle with low rankings, highlighting district-wide challenges in a high-needs area.

Despite having a low student-teacher ratio, the school faces severe difficulties in serving specific student groups, particularly those in Special Education, where it ranks among the very lowest in the state. When compared to nearby schools in other districts, such as Clear Lake Elementary School in the Sedro-Woolley School District or Conway School District 317, which have lower poverty rates and achieve significantly higher proficiency and rankings, the performance gap is stark, underscoring how outcomes can differ sharply across nearby community and district lines.

445

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,800

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 E Blackburn Rd
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-9139

(360) 428-6128

District: Mount Vernon School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mount Baker Middle School
High:	Mount Vernon High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

White:

35.5%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg32%

Washington avg48%

908^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Mount Vernon School District

194^th of 247Mount Vernon 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
2025	24.9	908 of 1160	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	979 of 1168	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	839 of 1169	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	669 of 1169	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	600 of 1107	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	554 of 1130	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	613 of 1054	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	682 of 1056	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.9	754 of 1053	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.3	660 of 1067	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.7	646 of 1106	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.2	761 of 1097	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.8	764 of 1092	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.2	792 of 1088	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.6	707 of 1072	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.4	687 of 1067	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.7	660 of 1069	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	632 of 1051	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.5	727 of 1031	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	47.5	551 of 1026	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	190 of 213	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	137 of 248	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	88 of 333	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	776 of 1092	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	910 of 1093	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	733 of 1094	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	605 of 1100	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	519 of 1008	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	495 of 1068	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	713 of 1004	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	575 of 659	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	596 of 651	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	478 of 633	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	481 of 694	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	248 of 501	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	350 of 697	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	312 of 540	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	764 of 1013	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	898 of 1024	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	640 of 1013	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	505 of 1019	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	549 of 854	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	430 of 979	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	552 of 835	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	912 of 1098	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	950 of 1099	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	844 of 1099	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	657 of 1113	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	609 of 1025	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	541 of 1075	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	474 of 999	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	38 of 45	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	22 of 64	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	12 of 61	80.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	359 of 363	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	351 of 478	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	426 of 566	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	319 of 637	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	774 of 1007	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	874 of 1009	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	656 of 1011	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	410 of 1031	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	402 of 943	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	367 of 1027	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	411 of 833	50.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)11th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science45%-4 vs state

English Language Arts38%-16 vs state

Math32%-11 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
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
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
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
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
Big Lake Elementary School	Public	K-6	16802 Lake View Blvd.	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3525	288	15	19.1	30.2%	221 (76.7%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.9%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	53.1	514^th of 1160 public elementary schools	55.7%		62.5	418^th of 1168 public elementary schools	64.2%	96	63.4		63.4	26.3	46.5	58.5	77.1			51.6	52.6	41.9	24.4	60.0			44.0	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	$18,117	$205	$17,912
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
Conway School District 317	Public	K-8	19710 State Route 534	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 445-5785	421	25	16.7	29.9%	345 (81.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (13.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	68.7	322^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	72.2%		57.7	476^th of 1168 public elementary schools	59.2%	154	68.6	39.5	56.2	51.8	46.5	60.8	66.0	52.3	52.6	55.3	60.7	55.8	47.1	66.0	56.8	39.5	55.0	86.1	88.4	88.4	88.4	88.4	86.1	88.4	88.4	86.1	86.1	$17,876	$732	$17,145
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mount Baker Middle School
High : Mount Vernon High School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 36% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Mount Vernon School District

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Washington elementary schools.

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