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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 793 rd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

793^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a K–5 school in the Mount Vernon School District serving 445 students in an area with relatively high economic need, with 71.01% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Jefferson is one of the stronger schools in its immediate Mount Vernon comparison group, ranking at the 30th percentile statewide in 2025–26—behind Centennial Elementary School at the 34th percentile but ahead of Little Mountain Elementary, Harriet Rowley, Madison Elementary, and Washington Elementary School. Its standing has improved from the 16th percentile in 2023–24 and 22nd percentile in 2024–25. Jefferson also exceeded the district averages in ELA and math and was especially strong in science: 48.45% of students were proficient, the highest rate among the six Mount Vernon schools compared. Its 13.3 student-teacher ratio is favorable relative to most nearby schools.

The clearest academic strength is science, while the biggest concern is third grade. Third-grade proficiency was 22.67% in ELA and 18.67% in math, well below Jefferson’s fourth- and fifth-grade results; by contrast, fourth- and fifth-grade performance generally exceeded district averages. Math is another opportunity, especially compared with Centennial, which reached 42.18% proficiency versus Jefferson’s 31.01%, while Jefferson had a substantial science advantage over Centennial. Jefferson remains below statewide averages overall, and its special education subgroup ranked at the 1st percentile in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, signaling an important area for school review. For broader context, Clear Lake Elementary School and Conway School District 317 rank much higher statewide, but they serve different communities and districts.

445

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,155

Per pupil spending ?

71.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

89.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8.6% (any vaccine)

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: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg32%

Washington avg48%

793^rd of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

196^th of 238Mount 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
2026	29.8	793 of 1138	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	25.6	257 of 326	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.7	703 of 1020	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.9	494 of 649	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.9	633 of 1008	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	28.0	802 of 1059	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.4	429 of 432	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.7	635 of 901	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+7 vs school

Migrant (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

White (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science48%-3 vs state

English Language Arts38%-14 vs state

Math31%-12 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 (2025)
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 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	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
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%)	29.8	793^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	30.3%		24.9	908^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.7%	115	48.5		48.5	22.7	43.9	45.5				38.4	18.7	41.5	31.7				31.0	89.7%	8.6%	$22,155	$603	$21,552
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%)	20.6	901^st of 1138 public elementary schools	20.8%		17.3	995^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.2%	94	26.0		26.0	36.2	40.5	30.0				36.3	37.7	31.1	20.0				30.6	86.8%	6.6%	$22,097	$596	$21,501
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	976^th of 1138 public elementary schools	14.2%		14.5	1032^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	11.0%	56	21.0		21.0	31.3	36.1	24.7				30.8	33.8	32.6	7.4				24.7	97.3%	1.3%	$21,508	$467	$21,041
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%)	7.5	1062^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	6.7%		10.6	1081^st of 1160 public elementary schools	6.8%	19	27.5		27.5	23.7	29.8	19.5				24.5	20.3	27.7	7.5				19.2	84.2%	1.8%	$26,024	$800	$25,224
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%)	16.9	945^th of 1138 public elementary schools	17.0%		20.4	962^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	17.1%	17	33.3		33.3	38.0	36.5	37.8				37.4	38.0	32.4	20.0				29.2	93%	5.3%	$24,774	$682	$24,092
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%)	33.7	753^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	33.8%		25	904^th of 1160 public elementary schools	22.1%	151	29.9		29.9	40.3	44.2	31.3				38.9	53.7	52.0	19.4				42.2	92.4%	4.5%	$22,030	$799	$21,231
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%)	39.9	679^th of 1138 public elementary schools	40.3%		53.1	514^th of 1160 public elementary schools	55.7%	165	50.0		50.0	40.0	58.3	40.9	48.7			46.8	44.1	41.7	23.3	30.8			34.2	73.7%	13.2%	$19,283	$117	$19,166
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%)	77.2	245^th of 1138 public elementary schools	78.5%		68.7	322^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	72.2%	77	71.7	57.5	65.1	52.6	64.7	67.4	53.1	51.0	50.0	56.7	55.3	74.5	47.8	59.2	58.8	47.5	57.8	89.2%	0%	$19,610	$634	$18,976
West View Early Learning and Community Center	Public	PK-K	515 W Victoria Ave	Burlington	98233	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(360) 757-3306	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	69.7	318^th of 1138 public elementary schools	72.1%		65.6	371^st of 1160 public elementary schools	68.0%	53				41.7	61.9	72.0	56.3			58.0	54.2		52.0	45.8			56.2	84.4%	12.5%	$18,663	$114	$18,549

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 793^rd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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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