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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
1062nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 7% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public K–5 school serving 318 students in Mount Vernon, Washington, in the Mount Vernon School District, with several nearby elementary schools located roughly 1.1 to 3.5 miles away. The school serves a relatively high-need population: 80.19% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, the highest rate among the nearby schools compared. It also reports the area’s lowest student-teacher ratio, at 11.6 students per teacher, and the highest per-student spending among nearby Mount Vernon schools, at $27,530.

Academic results are currently a significant concern. For 2025–2026, the school ranked in the 7th percentile statewide, compared with the district’s 18th percentile. Washington’s proficiency rates were 24.49% in English Language Arts, 19.18% in math, and 27.50% in science—below both district and state results. It also ranked below the other nearby Mount Vernon schools shown, including Centennial Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary, Harriet Rowley, Little Mountain Elementary, and Madison Elementary. By comparison, Conway School District 317 ranked in the 78th percentile, while Clear Lake Elementary School ranked in the 72nd percentile.

The most urgent measured issue is fifth-grade math, where only 7.50% of students were proficient, compared with 19.04% districtwide and 43.32% statewide. ELA is a broader schoolwide challenge, with every tested grade below 30% proficient. Science performance has also become less consistent, falling from 41.86% in 2024–2025 to 27.50% in 2025–2026. Overall, the data suggest priorities in upper-grade math, schoolwide literacy, and understanding how the school’s comparatively strong staffing and spending can translate into improved outcomes. The results identify areas for attention but do not explain the specific causes of the performance gaps.

318
Students ?
11.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,530
Per pupil spending ?
80.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1020 McLean Rd
       Mount Vernon, WA  98273-3264

(360) 428-6122

District: Mount Vernon School District


Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    La Venture Middle School
High:    Mount Vernon High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.8%
White:
34.0%
African American:
2.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school22%
District avg32%
Washington avg48%
1,062nd of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 24 pts since 2016
From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 6Elementary Schools in the Mount Vernon School District
196th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20267.51062 of 11386.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.61081 of 11606.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.11065 of 11688.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.4996 of 116914.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.8983 of 116915.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.1956 of 110713.6%★☆☆☆☆
201937.8721 of 113036.2%★★☆☆☆
201827.7792 of 105424.9%★☆☆☆☆
201728.4781 of 105626.0%★☆☆☆☆
201633.3730 of 105330.7%★★☆☆☆
201537.7691 of 106735.2%★★☆☆☆
201337.0745 of 110632.6%★★☆☆☆
201224.9907 of 109717.3%★☆☆☆☆
201132.8810 of 109225.8%★☆☆☆☆
201026.3868 of 108820.2%★☆☆☆☆
200920.0916 of 107214.6%★☆☆☆☆
200820.9911 of 106714.6%★☆☆☆☆
200715.5966 of 10699.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200624.3865 of 105117.7%★☆☆☆☆
200529.0780 of 103124.3%★☆☆☆☆
200423.0846 of 102617.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202231.9153 of 21328.2%★☆☆☆☆
201945.3110 of 24855.6%★★★☆☆
201855.291 of 33372.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202615.8909 of 102010.9%★☆☆☆☆
202527.7815 of 109225.4%★☆☆☆☆
202437.3682 of 109337.6%★★☆☆☆
202322.9874 of 109420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.2961 of 110012.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.6859 of 100814.8%★☆☆☆☆
201943.6641 of 106840.0%★★☆☆☆
201834.6679 of 100432.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20269.0631 of 6492.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202519.0583 of 65911.5%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3573 of 65112.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.7516 of 63318.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.3592 of 69414.7%★☆☆☆☆
202116.5470 of 5016.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201951.1322 of 69753.8%★★★☆☆
201829.3415 of 54023.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202611.3965 of 10084.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202521.7871 of 101314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202422.1882 of 102413.9%★☆☆☆☆
202327.3809 of 101320.1%★☆☆☆☆
202229.5788 of 101922.7%★☆☆☆☆
202127.4665 of 85422.1%★☆☆☆☆
201956.2424 of 97956.7%★★★☆☆
201834.8596 of 83528.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20269.61010 of 10594.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.51053 of 10984.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.41022 of 10997.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.0879 of 109920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.4916 of 111317.7%★☆☆☆☆
202113.0937 of 10258.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.7695 of 107535.3%★★☆☆☆
201822.4814 of 99918.5%★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202241.329 of 4535.6%★★☆☆☆
201978.45 of 6492.2%★★★★★
201853.817 of 6172.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202226.1386 of 47819.2%★☆☆☆☆
201837.5398 of 63737.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202625.7744 of 90117.4%★☆☆☆☆
20256.7983 of 10072.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.7889 of 100911.9%★☆☆☆☆
202326.0814 of 101119.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.1686 of 103133.5%★★☆☆☆
201951.4521 of 102749.3%★★☆☆☆
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 (2022)36th percentile+20 vs school
English Language Learner (2022)28th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2022)19th percentile+3 vs school
White (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Science28%-23 vs state
English Language Arts24%-28 vs state
Math19%-24 vs state

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Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Washington elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Washington Elementary School.

Students at Washington Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 34% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Venture Middle School
High : Mount Vernon High School

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


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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