Summary:
ZIP code 98284 has four elementary schools serving kindergarten through sixth grade, all part of the Sedro-Woolley School District. Together, the schools enroll 1,618 students, with enrollment ranging from 166 at Samish Elementary School to 511 at Evergreen Elementary School. The district ranks in the 33rd percentile statewide in the supplied data, so families should expect noticeable differences among schools and grade levels rather than one uniform performance pattern.
Samish Elementary School has the highest current state ranking in the area, at the 38th percentile, along with the lowest student-teacher ratio, 14.6, and the lowest free/reduced-price lunch rate. It also leads in all-grades Math at 35.79%. However, its results have fluctuated considerably, including a substantial recent decline in ELA, and its smaller enrollment can make year-to-year percentages more sensitive to individual student results. Mary Purcell Elementary School has the strongest improvement trend, rising from the 17th to the 36th percentile over three years. It currently leads the group in ELA at 43.38% and Science at 52.17%, the only all-grades Science result above the state average.
Central Elementary School has the strongest overall Math result at 37.54%, including the group’s best 5th-grade Math performance, but its ELA result is lowest among the four schools and its ranking has gradually declined. Evergreen Elementary School serves the most students and showed broad improvement, including the highest individual Math result: 53.42% in 3rd grade. Across the area, Math and Science are relatively stronger than ELA, while literacy—especially in several 3rd- and 4th-grade classrooms—stands out as the main shared challenge. Parents may also wish to compare grade-specific results, class-size indicators, and recent trends rather than relying only on each school’s overall ranking.
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