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Central Elementary School

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Central Elementary School ranks 780 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a public K–6 school in central Sedro Woolley, Washington, serving 476 students in the Sedro-Woolley School District, near Mary Purcell Elementary School and Evergreen Elementary School. The school serves a relatively high-need population, with 56.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its student-teacher ratio is 16.0 to 1, and per-student spending was $19,583. Overall, Central is ranked at the 31st percentile among Washington elementary schools and has a two-star rating.

Central’s strongest current area is mathematics. In 2025–26, 37.54% of students were proficient in math, above the district’s 33.09% rate, while science was nearly equal to the district average. English language arts (ELA) is the clearest challenge: 34.84% were proficient, compared with 41.74% districtwide and 52.81% statewide. Both ELA and math have declined over the past four reported years, and Central’s statewide percentile ranking has fallen from 48th percentile in 2018–19 to 31st percentile in 2025–26. Results vary considerably by grade. Fifth grade was the standout, with 47.22% proficiency in both ELA and math; its math result exceeded both district and state rates. Third grade was weakest in both subjects, while sixth-grade ELA and math also lagged. Science dropped from 54.41% to 44.44% in the most recent year, so that change merits attention.

Nearby comparisons offer a mixed picture. Clear Lake Elementary School was the local standout, with 57.98% ELA and 56.15% math proficiency, though it serves a smaller share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Mary Purcell Elementary School, located about 0.12 miles away and similar in size, performed better in ELA and science, while Central performed better in math. Central also outperformed Big Lake Elementary School in math and several nearby schools outside the district, including Allen Elementary and Madison Elementary. A notable strength is special education performance, which ranked at the 77th percentile statewide. The clearest improvement priorities are early-grade literacy, sixth-grade ELA, and understanding the recent science decline while preserving the school’s relative math strengths.

476

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,347

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.9% (any vaccine)

601 Talcott Street
Sedro Woolley, WA 98284

(360) 855-3560

District: Sedro-Woolley School District

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cascade Middle School
High:	Sedro Woolley Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Hispanic:

30.7%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

Washington avg48%

780^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Sedro-Woolley School District

159^th of 238Sedro-Woolley 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	31.0	780 of 1138	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	743 of 1160	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	707 of 1168	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	728 of 1169	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	668 of 1169	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	627 of 1107	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	589 of 1130	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	650 of 1054	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.5	567 of 1056	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.9	660 of 1053	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.6	774 of 1067	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.6	763 of 1106	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.3	792 of 1097	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	938 of 1092	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	794 of 1088	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.4	855 of 1072	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	980 of 1067	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	958 of 1069	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	839 of 1051	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.2	803 of 1031	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	898 of 1026	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	60.4	75 of 333	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	749 of 1020	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	694 of 1092	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	645 of 1093	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	748 of 1094	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	554 of 1100	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	545 of 1008	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	609 of 1068	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	631 of 1004	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	384 of 649	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	425 of 659	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	347 of 651	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	309 of 633	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	392 of 694	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	194 of 501	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	248 of 697	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	559 of 1008	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	543 of 1013	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	560 of 1024	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	500 of 1013	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	487 of 1019	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	407 of 854	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	282 of 979	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	316 of 835	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	725 of 1059	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	734 of 1098	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	703 of 1099	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	640 of 1099	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	730 of 1113	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	633 of 1025	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	474 of 1075	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	631 of 999	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	99 of 432	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	22.0	419 of 478	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.8	83 of 158	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	307 of 566	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	450 of 637	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	723 of 901	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	742 of 1007	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	729 of 1009	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	789 of 1011	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	740 of 1031	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	654 of 943	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	654 of 1027	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	627 of 833	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)77th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science44%-7 vs state

Math38%-6 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 (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 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
Central Elementary School	Public	K-6	601 Talcott Street	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 855-3560	476	30	16.0	56.3%	293 (61.6%)	6 (1.3%)	146 (30.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (5.0%)	31	780^th of 1138 public elementary schools	31.5%		35.4	743^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	35.9%	37	44.4	44.4	23.6	31.9	47.2	36.6	34.8	31.5	37.7	47.2	33.8	37.5	94.1%	5.9%	$20,347	$662	$19,685
Mary Purcell Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 Bennett Street	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 855-3555	465	24	19.0	64.7%	234 (50.3%)	1 (0.2%)	183 (39.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.5%)	36.6	729^th of 1138 public elementary schools	35.9%		28.8	842^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	27.4%	113	52.2	52.2	30.4	40.4	52.2	51.7	43.4	46.4	19.3	37.0	28.3	32.4	91.4%	5.2%	$20,027	$708	$19,320
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-6	1007 McGargile Road	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 856-6386	511	34	14.8	56.9%	317 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (25.4%)	7 (1.4%)	21 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.1%)	29.8	794^th of 1138 public elementary schools	30.2%		22.6	938^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.1%	144	48.4	48.4	46.0	21.8	32.8	42.9	36.0	53.4	23.1	20.0	30.5	31.9	85.2%	5.6%	$23,273	$702	$22,571
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
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
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)
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
Samish Elementary School	Public	K-6	23953 Prairie Road	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 856-4330	166	11	14.6	47.6%	142 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	38.6	701^st of 1138 public elementary schools	38.4%		52.4	527^th of 1160 public elementary schools	54.6%	174	47.8	47.8	18.5	60.0	43.5	50.0	41.1	40.7	46.7	26.1	33.3	35.8	86.4%	4.5%	$23,507	$124	$23,384
Allen Elementary	Public	K-5	17145 Cook Road	Bow	98232	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 757-3352	386	27	14.3	79.0%	114 (29.5%)	9 (2.3%)	244 (63.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	3.9	1093^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	4.0%		12.1	1063^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	8.4%	30	28.8	28.8	16.4	26.7	16.7		19.6	16.2	20.0	7.7		14.6	79.3%	0%	$22,144	$1,464	$20,680
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Central Elementary School.

What district is Central Elementary School in?

Sedro-Woolley School District

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks 780^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Cascade Middle School
High : Sedro Woolley Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 62% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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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

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